Public Screening of “Shore Wars: The Shore Awakens,” fifth grade’s educational movie related to their Western Snowy Plover environmental project
The Western Snowy Plover, a “cute little shorebird” that lives along the California coast, is the subject of Shore Wars: The Shore Awakens, an educational movie written, filmed, edited and […]
Traditions, Industry, Arts and Environment: Students Explore the Cultural Diversity of Spanish Speaking Countries
From mariachi and marimba to flamenco, from Dia de los Muertos to the Running of the Bulls, empañadas to tortillas, and songs celebrating the Earth, childhood and more – elementary […]
What We Talk About When We Talk About Writing; Creative Writing Reading on March 18
When I realized as a child that books are not merely sovereign entities and that instead they are painstakingly crafted by real people, literature became even more fascinating to me. […]
New High School Director for 2016-17 Announced – A Letter from our Head of School
Dear MMS Community, We are pleased to announce the selection of Shannon Kelly as our new high school director for the 2016-17 school year. Shannon is an MMS alumna (’92) […]
Santa Cruz Symphony Guests Visit MMS Fifth Grade Students
A great hands-on presentation from Santa Cruz Symphony representatives; helping to excited students for their visit to the symphony this week! Photos by Jessica Cambell
Ramayana! 2016 Cast List
Congratulations to All! Casting Reflections 12th Grade Alex: Lord Shiva Cameron: Hooknose CeCe: Prince Angad, Queen Kaikaya Clio: Nala the Monkey Elise: […]
Lessons in Motion: Students Build Model Roller Coasters
Eighth grade science at Mount Madonna School (MMS) is anything but “stationary.” The hands-on physical science curriculum engages students in a variety of projects over the course of the school […]
2016-2017 School Calendar Dates
We have confirmed our school and non-school days for the upcoming 2016-2017 school year. Please review the dates in the attached document. We request that you schedule vacations accordingly. […]
Ramayana! 2016 Casting Reflections
Congratulations to all for completing the audition process. You’ve done your part. Now comes the next step- casting of the play. As we know, casting can be challenging for both […]
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Sixth Graders Hold Solar Oven Cookout
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 2/19/2016, “Sixth-grades hold solar oven cookout.” Read the story
