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Fighting Hunger: Second Grade Leads Food Drive Effort at Mount Madonna School

For the fifth consecutive year, the Mount Madonna School second grade class is leading a community social service effort at Mount Madonna School, to collect donations of canned, boxed and packaged dried food for the Grind Out Hunger Program and Second Harvest Food Bank. This year, partnering with their 4th and 11th grade buddies, the students set a goal of collecting enough donated food to provide 700 meals.

Creative Engineering: The Factory at Mount Madonna School

The Factory at Mount Madonna School is a recently re-designated classroom space on the upper campus that students are utilizing for an array of creative projects. Resources include a state-of-the-art 3D printer, Arduino input/output sensors, LilyPad sewable circuits, a full complement of Snap Circuits education kits, soldering irons, ample motors, LEDs, switches and power supplies. There is enough space for up to three classes at a time to store ongoing engineering projects.

THANK YOU for Drive for Schools 2014

Drive for Schools Thank You! Thanks to all who purchased Drive for Schools tickets from Mount Madonna School students. The

Educating for Authentic Success

Below is an article Mary Supriya McDonald wrote in January 2013 in conjunction with the Lower School’s focus on curriculum mapping and core competencies.

Importance of Gratitude and Play, and Welcome Back to School from Supriya McDonald

Dear Lower School Families and Mount Madonna School Community, The mountain is beginning to feel like school time as the

India Abroad: Ramayana 2014

India Abroad, 6/27/2014, “The Mount Madonna School Ramayana Continues,” by Ritu Jha.

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India Post: Mount Madonna’s 36th Production of Ramayana

India Post, 6/13/2014, “Mount Madonna’s 36th production of Ramayana,” by Vidya Sethuraman. Read more (pages 24 and 26)

India West: Ramayana! A Vivid Spectacle by Mount Madonna School

India West, 6/11/2014, ” Ramayana! A Vivid Spectacle by Mount Madonna School,” by Reena Rathore. Photos by Maureen Pramanik. Read more

Mount Madonna School Junior Chosen to Participate in Annual Young Women’s Political Leadership Program

Mount Madonna School junior Zoe Kelly recently participated in the Values in World Thought social studies trip to Washington, D.C. On this interview tour, she met Susannah Wellford, president and founder of Running Start. During the interview and in subsequent communication, a connection was formed, resulting in Ms. Kelly’s being offered the change to participate in this amazing leadership program!

Hands-On Literacy: Students Make Books

Colorful, handmade books, authored and illustrated by Mount Madonna School students were on display earlier this month at the 31st annual Student Authors’ Fair at Capitola Mall in Capitola. The event featured hundreds of books created by students from throughout the area.

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Fighting Hunger: Second Grade Leads Food Drive Effort at Mount Madonna School

Creative Engineering: The Factory at Mount Madonna School

THANK YOU for Drive for Schools 2014

Educating for Authentic Success

Importance of Gratitude and Play, and Welcome Back to School from Supriya McDonald

India Abroad: Ramayana 2014

India Post: Mount Madonna’s 36th Production of Ramayana

India West: Ramayana! A Vivid Spectacle by Mount Madonna School

Mount Madonna School Junior Chosen to Participate in Annual Young Women’s Political Leadership Program

Hands-On Literacy: Students Make Books

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Lower School Spring Performance

Professional Development – Early Dismissal

Spring Break – No School

Sparks! Student Creativity Gallery

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