CSI: Mount Madonna – High School “Sleuths” to Investigate School’s Annual Career Forum
Collaborating in grade-level teams, high school students at Mount Madonna School (MMS) will brush up on their sleuthing skills and question “suspects” to learn about their “crimes” (i.e. career paths) […]
Watersheds and Ocean Ecosystems: Science Center Visit Enhances Learning
Recently, Mount Madonna School (MMS) fourth and fifth grade students visited the Seymour Marine Science Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz; this off-campus learning adventure was included to […]
Gilroy Dispatch, Morgan Hill Times and Hollister Free Lance Mount Madonna School to Present “Into the Woods”
Gilroy Dispatch, Morgan Hill Times and Hollister Free Lance: “Mount Madonna School to present ‘Into the Woods’,” January 4, 2024. On Jan. 27 and 28 at 2:00pm, Mount Madonna School […]
Learning Happens in Community: Meet High School English Teacher Sangita Diaz-Houston (’99)
Sangita Yolanda Diaz-Houston (‘99) is the new Mount Madonna School (MMS) high school English and creative writing teacher. She holds a Ph.D. in education from the University of California, Santa […]
Growing Up in Santa Cruz: High School Chemistry Students Conduct Seasonal Experiment
Growing up in Santa Cruz, January 2024, “High School Chemistry Students Conduct Seasonal Experiment.” Recently, Mount Madonna School (MMS) 10th grade students explored “redox reactions” – a high school chemistry […]
Silver Deposits and Redox Reactions: High School Chemistry Students Conduct “Seasonal” Experiment
Recently, Mount Madonna School (MMS) 10th grade students explored “redox reactions” – a high school chemistry class version of holiday crafting – during a lab activity. A redox reaction, also […]
Aptos Times: Watersheds and Ocean Ecosystems
Aptos Times, 12/13/2023, ” Watersheds and Ocean Ecosystems.”
Agricultural Museum Provides First Graders with Hands-On History Lesson
Recently, Mount Madonna School (MMS) first grade students visited the Agricultural History Museum at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds in Watsonville for a learning adventure. Knowledgeable docents guided students through […]
Stem Cells and Planarian Regeneration: Science with Humanity
Recently students in the Mount Madonna School (MMS) 12th grade Honors Science with Humanities course investigated stem cells by conducting a Planarian Regeneration lab. Students observed how planarians regenerate and […]
Love, Loyalty and Sacrifice: Students to Perform “Into the Woods” January 27-28
Careful the things you say \ Children will listen \ Careful the things you do \ Children will see and learn \ Children may not obey, but children will listen \ Children […]
