Author: Robyn Pearson

Convenient and Helpful: After School Program Offers Affordable Care, Homework Help and Fun!

On a recent Monday after school, three students and MMS second grade teacher Jenni Leach relaxed atop a platform on a playground structure and shared a nutritious picnic of hummus, […]

Building Together: Fourth Graders Study Electricity and Construct Holiday Houses

Hammer in one hand and a tiny nail in the other, Mount Madonna School fourth grader Sofia Brevis used her fingers to nimbly position the nail’s sharp tip along the […]

WINNERS of Digital Short Movie Competition!

We’re excited to announce the winners of the Play It Forward! DIGITAL SHORT MOVIE COMPETITION!

$150 PRIZE for the WINNING TEAM of seniors Daniel Clifton and Roger Hooker.

Check out all the entries on the MMS YouTube Channel

Complex Issues and Global Resolutions: Students Participate in Model U.N.

The 6th year of the Model United Nations (MUN) club at Mount Madonna School (MMS) got underway recently with an assembly at Stanford University. Ten MMS high school students participated in the event held November 15-17. The participating students were: Preethi Balagani, 12th; Alyssa Feskanin, Chris Colip, Lena Wiley, Lexi Julien, Renata Massion, Tobin Mitchell and Zoe Kelly, 11th; Sophia Saavedra, 10th; Isabella Bettencourt, 9th, along with honorary member Lekha Duvvoori.

Electrochemistry Lab: Students Silver Plate Holiday Ornaments

As part of their study of redox reactions and electrochemistry, Mount Madonna School’s sophomore class participated in a hands-on lab activity by silver plating holiday ornaments.  

Santa Cruz Sentinel: “Aladdn Jr.” to Swing Through MMS Stage

Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12/1/2013, Education Digest, “‘Aladdin Jr.’ to swing through MMS stage.” Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/santacruz/ci_24629683/education-digest-dec-1-2013-apply-college-workshop?IADID=Search-www.santacruzsentinel.com-www.santacruzsentinel.com

Morgan Hill Life: “Pioneers, the Gold Rush, and ‘Cullumah’: Students Learn CA History

Morgan Hill Life, 11/27/2013, “Mount Madonna students learn about California history on two-day field trip.” Read more:  http://morganhilllife.com/pioneers-the-gold-rush-and-cullumah-students-learn-ca-history/

Santa Cruz Sentinel: Hooker Named Commended Student and “Aladdin Jr.” Onstage

Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/24/2013, Education Digest: “Hooker named commended student” and “Aladdin Jr. to swing through MMS stage.”  Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/santacruz/ci_24587163/education-digest-nov-24-2013-grant-benefits-after?IADID=Search-www.santacruzsentinel.com-www.santacruzsentinel.com

Complex Issues and Global Resolutions: Students Participate in Stanford Model U.N.

The 6th year of the Model United Nations (MUN) club at Mount Madonna School (MMS) got underway recently with an assembly at Stanford University. Ten MMS high school students participated in the event held November 15-17. The participating students were: Preethi Balagani, 12th; Alyssa Feskanin, Chris Colip, Lena Wiley, Lexi Julien, Renata Massion, Tobin Mitchell and Zoe Kelly, 11th; Sophia Saavedra, 10th; Isabella Bettencourt, 9th, along with honorary member Lekha Duvvoori.

Butterflies and Exploring Migration Second Graders Visit Wilder Ranch and Natural Bridges State Parks

On December 2, the second grade class visited two local state park ‘treasures,’ Wilder Ranch and Natural Bridges. Students were able to see the monarch butterflies clustered in Eucalyptus branches; and explored the grounds of a 19th century dairy ranch. Second grade teacher Jenni Leach shares some highlights of this day of learning: