Journey to South Africa: Exploring the Principle of Unity

It is finally departure time on our long awaited South Africa journey. The sixteen students who have just completed their junior year at Mount Madonna School are about to step […]
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Mount Madonna Students Win President’s Environmental Youth Award for Snowy Plover Project
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 6/10/2017, “Mount Madonna students win President’s Environmental Youth Award for snowy plover project,” by Jondi Gumz. Photo by Shmuel Thaler. Read the story
Students Receive Presidents’ Environmental Youth Award

On June 8 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the 2015-16 fifth grade class at Mount Madonna School (MMS) in Watsonville will receive the President’s Environmental Youth Award […]
2017 Valedictorian, Salutatorian and Seniors’ College Choices

Mount Madonna School (MMS) is pleased to announce Tara Ching as the 2017 Valedictorian and Caroline Smith as Salutatorian. These students earned this distinction through hard work and focused effort, […]
Students Recognized by Watsonville Mayor for Achievement

On May 9, sophomores Imogen Cockrum and Mara Peruzzi, who were two of six nationwide winners in Yes! Magazine’s National Essay Competition earlier this year, were awarded Mayor’s Certificates of […]
An Expanding Circle of Love: Sarojani Rohan Faculty Spotlight

I am finishing my 36th year this June as a part of the Mount Madonna School community. The years have gone by quickly. Born on the front seat of a […]
India West: Mount Madonna School’s Grand ‘Ramayana’ Production Slated for June 9-11

India West, 5/31/2017, “Mount Madonna School’s Grand Ramayana! Production Slated for June 9-11. Read more
ServiceSpace.org: Teaching + Transformation – The Karuna Project

ServiceSpace.org, 5/30/2017, “Teaching + Transformation: The Karuna Project,” a documentary film by Devin Kumar (’06) about Mount Madonna senior students’ recent travels in India. Watch the video
Student Volunteers Upgrade Rainwater Catchment System for School Garden

Eagle Scout candidate and Mount Madonna School (MMS) junior Will Murphy, along with volunteers from Boy Scout of America (BSA) Troop #711, recently spent two days working on a service […]
Athletic Teams Honored With Top Academic Honors

The girls and boys track and field teams and the boys varsity volleyball team have each received the Central Coast Section (CCS) highest academic honor by the California Interscholastic Federation: […]