Kids Helping Kids: Students Unite to Collect Food
Gazing out from the stage in the school’s Assembly Room, fifteen second grade students stood and collectively asked the assembled audience some objective questions: “What if you only had one meal a day, could you be happy? Could you concentrate in school? Probably not,” they answered. “Your stomach would ache, your head would hurt and your heart would be broken.”
Values in World Thought: Vidya Dharma Project – video posted on YouTube
The Vidya Dharma Project video can be viewed on YouTube. Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-UjcXlGde8. Vidya Dharma is a project of Mount Madonna School’s Values in World Thought program. Values is a two-year curriculum, which culminated in a two-week Learning Journey to India for 16 Mount Madonna School seniors in April 2011.
MMS Students to Perform in SCBT’s “The Nutcracker”
Mount Madonna School students Riley Butler, 5th, and Amelia Busenhart, 7th, will be dancing in Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre’s (SCBT) upcoming production of “The Nutcracker,” December 16, 17, 18 at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium.
Riley has been studying dance for six years – four of them focused on ballet, and with SCBT for three years. The upcoming show will be her third “Nutcracker” with SCBT and she will perform the role of “Baby Mouse.”
Noah Suresh Diffenbaugh (’92) Featured in USA Today Climate Story
In a USA Today story (weekend edition dated October 7-9, 2011), alumnus Noah Diffenbaugh weighed in on how climate change may change wine growing regions. Noah is currently an Assistant Professor and Center Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment, Department of Environmental Earth System Science. Read the USA Today story.
Sifting Through the Sand: Students Assist Researchers with Crab Count
On a typical morning at Santa Cruz’s Natural Bridges State Beach, children and adults can be seen walking, playing and exploring the shore and sand along this scenic stretch of coastline. On Saturday, October 15, some 25 visitors to the beach were Mount Madonna School (MMS) students and parents taking part in LiMPETS (Long-term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students), an environmental monitoring and education program for students and teachers and other volunteer groups.
Santa Cruz Sentinel: “Edible Learning” and “Hands-on History Lesson”
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 10/16/2011, Education Digest, “Young students explores ‘Edible Learning’; and “Students get hands-on history lesson.” Read more: http://www.scsextra.com/story.php?sid=109352&storySection=Letters&fromSearch=true&searchTerms=
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Hawks Over SLV
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 10/19/2011, Local Roundup, Girls Volleyball. Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/sports/ci_19146081
Outdoor ‘Buddy’ Lessons: Students Learn About Earth Sciences, Biology, and Building Community
With so many parents seeking out positive learning experiences for their children, teachers and administrators are often asked just what it is that sets their school apart. At Mount Madonna School (MMS), located atop a mountain overlooking the Monterey Bay, the inspiring natural environment of 355 acres of redwood forests and oak meadows is one significant and unique offering for local students and their families.
Parent Role in Performing Arts
The Performing Arts Program at Mount Madonna school is a major part of our curriculum.
For the high school production to be a success, all parents and guardians are asked to participate in some way. To indicate the preferred area where you would like to support the production of Fiddler on the Roof, please fill out the survey by November 16. Go to survey (Survey Monkey)
Each area will have a coordinator who will contact parents helping in their area with the details of what is needed and scheduling. If you have any questions regarding participation, please contact Wendy or Anurag at 408-847-2717.
Honors: Jack Massion (’10) named as a 2011-12 Civic Engagement Scholar
Jack Massion (’10), currently a student at Kalamazoo College, was recently named as a 2011-2012 Civic Engagement Scholar. Jack is involved with a program called Helping Youth Through Personal Empowerment (HYPE), where he works with kids from a local juvenile youth home.
