Author: Robyn Pearson

Morgan Hill Times: Students Learn History from the Trenches

Morgan Hill Times, 12/31/2014, “Students learn history from the trenches,” submitted (By Prema Gammons). Read the story

Photo by Maureen Pramanik

The Gilroy Dispatch: Students Learn History from the Trenches

The Gilroy Dipatch, 12/20/2014, “Students Learn History from the Trenches.” Read the story

Art in Motion: Students’ Art Selected for Santa Cruz Exhibition

Motion and transportation — featuring wings, wheels, rails and water — are featured themes for an array of mixed media works created by Mount Madonna School (MMS) middle and high […]

Whales’ Tale: Students Learn About Marine Mammals

Under a covered walkway at Mount Madonna School (MMS), boys and girls stood alongside one another, their small fingers curled around pieces of braided nylon rope. The rope was precut […]

MMS Sophomore to Perform in “The Nutcracker”

Mount Madonna School sophomore Amelia Busenhart, a longtime dancer with Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre (SCBT) will perform in its upcoming 12th anniversary production of  “The Nutcracker,” featuring a 51-piece orchestra conduced by Maestro Pamela Martin.

Photos of “Seussical” Characters and Performances Available for Download

The reviews are in and the audience says “two thumbs up!”   “Seussical, Jr.’ was amazing from top to bottom, truffula trees to McElligot’s Pool; from the colorful sets and […]

Mount Madonna Center Location of CBS 60 Minutes Segment on Mindfulness

On Mindfulness: Anderson Cooper reports on what it’s like to try to achieve “mindfulness,” a self-awareness scientists say is very healthy, but rarely achieved in today’s world of digital distractions.

Alumni Spotlight: Casey Lightner (’06)

Read about alumnus Casey Lightner’s thoughts during his current solo cycle tour from Santa Cruz to Patagonia in an excerpt this year’s Connection newsletter.

Read more and see beautiful images on his blog post at www.patagoniaorbust.tumblr.com

Student Spotlight: Rami Walker

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Featured Videos: Singing Shosholoza in Tembisa and Visiting Botshabelo

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