Government Accountability and Individual Responsibility: Juniors Participate in Civics Summit
This fall, the Mount Madonna School (MMS) eleventh grade U.S. Government and Politics class joined 200 other local high schoolers at the Santa Cruz County Civics Summit held at Cabrillo […]
Student Spotlight: Lillian Wayne
Name, age, and grade: Lillian Wayne, 16, junior What inspires you? My feminist idols such as my mom, Beyoncé, and Hillary Clinton. I am inspired because they are strong, independent, […]
Fresh, Relevant and Provocative: ‘Urinetown, The Musical” Onstage
Can you afford to pay to pee? Can you afford not to? Set in a dystopian “near future” where decades of drought have led to water shortages and private toilets […]
The New York Times: How We Know It Was Climate Change
The New York Times, 12/29/2017, “How We Know It Was Climate Change,” by Noah S. Diffenbaugh (’92), Op-Ed Contributor. STANFORD, Calif. — This was a year of devastating weather, including […]
Students Bond Over Whale Project, Marine Studies and Reducing Plastic Debris
With a distinct body shape, large pectoral fins and knobby head, humpbacks whales have long captured people’s imagination and interest. Intelligent and vocal, each humpback population communicates in its own […]
Register-Pajaronian: Mount Madonna School Presents “Lion King Jr.”
Register-Pajaronian, 12/9/2017, “Mount Madonna School presents “Lion King, Jr.” “For our production, students are taking on the challenge of personalizing their roles and investing deeply into the world of the […]
When Schools Are Working: Improving Education in China
In the following article, faculty member Lisa Catterall offers a perspective based on her recent guest teaching experiences in China and her work with STEM and creativity-based curriculum development. Over […]
gmh Today: Relationships – Opening the Door to Transformational Learning
gmh Today, November-December 2017, pages 102-103, “Relationships – Opening the Door to Transformational Learning,” by Ward “SN” Mailliard. Photos by Shmuel Thaler. I am often asked, “How do you manage […]
Agricultural Adventure: Elementary Students Explore a Local Organic Farm
Most everyone can enjoy a trip to the farm, especially with an enthusiastic buddy by your side! Earlier this fall, Mount Madonna School (MMS) preschool, kindergarten (Pre/K) and second grade […]
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Mount Madonna Volleyball Rallies But Falls Short of State
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/25/2017, “Mount Madonna volleyball rallies but falls short of state,” by Ian Ross. Read this story
