Santa Cruz Sentinel: Dalai Lama Talks with Mount Madonna School Students
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/3/2012, “Dalai Lama talks with Mount Madonna School students,” photos by Shmuel Thaler. Read more: http://photos.santacruzsentinel.com/2013/04/04/photos-dalai-lama-talks-with-mount-madonna-school-students/#1
Santa Cruz Sentinel: MMS Students Experience Aarti Ceremony on Ganges River in India
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/31/2013, “Aarti ceremony lights up river Ganges in Haridwar, India,” photos and story by Shmuel Thaler. See the photos: http://photos.santacruzsentinel.com/2013/03/31/photos-aarti-ceremony-river-ganges-haridwar-india/
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Mount Madonna Students Visit Pardada Pardadi School in Anupshahr, India
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/28/2013, “Mount Madonna students visit Pardada Pardadi School,” story and photos by Shmuel Thaler. Copyright Shmuel Thaler. Read and see more: http://photos.santacruzsentinel.com/2013/03/28/photos-mount-madonna-school-pasdadia-pardadi-school-anupshahr-india/#28
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Mount Madonna Students Assist Elkhorn Field Study
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/29/2013, “Mount Madonna students assist Elkhorn field study.” Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/education/ci_22895591/mount-madonna-school-students-assist-elkhorn-field-study
Marine Biology Students Participate in Elkhorn Slough Field Study
On a recent sunny morning, marine biology students from Mount Madonna School (MMS) met researchers at Elkhorn Slough near Moss Landing to help count shorebirds, including Snowy Egrets, Short-billed Dowitchers, Greater Yellowlegs, Willets, Spotted Sandpipers, Marbled Godwits, Killdeer, Black-bellied Plovers, Western Grebes, gulls, and many ducks, including Mallards, Red-breasted Mergansers, and Buffleheads.
Time to ‘Shine’: Student Prepares for National Boxing Competition
Best of luck to aspiring young boxer Rosino LeGan, a junior at Mount Madonna School, who will head to Spokane, Washington next week to compete in the USA Boxing National Championships, April 1-6.
‘MMS Talent Show in Paradise Valley’ Fundraiser for Juniors’ South Africa Trip
What: Talent Show featuring January Survivor (Jay Ward – guitar and vocals, Roger Hooker – bass guitar, Soul Kerr – drums) and more middle and high school talent from MMS!
Who: All MMS middle/high school students invited to participate in the talent portion (contact Soul Kerr to sign up); All MMS middle/high families invited to attend!
Congratulations to Science Fair Participants!
Congratulations to all MMS students who participated in the Santa Cruz County Science Fair this year.
Community Walk-a-thon and Earth Day Celebration Offers Family Fun and Help for Local Nonprofits
Whether you come to walk in support of your favorite nonprofit organization or for ensuing fun, the 7th annual Summit for the Planet Walk-a-thon and Earth Day Celebration offers something for all ages. The celebration will feature solar vehicle races, ‘eco-carnival’ games, live animals, community networking, ‘green’ businesses, live music, and delicious, organic foods!
Awakening to Service: High School Seniors Journey to India
By Ward ‘SN’ Mailliard, MMS faculty
On March 22, thirteen Mount Madonna School (MMS) seniors will depart on an adventure that will take them half way around the world to New Delhi, India. For the students it will be a significant journey to another culture, where they will experience a society that is far older and quite different from what they are used to: different in language, history, food, religion and social customs. At the same time, it will also be a unique inner journey for each student to discover something about themselves as they engage in the many distinctive experiences and people they will meet on the journey. The students have chosen the name Bodhicitta Project for this journey, meaning “awakening the mind for the good of all beings.”
