Kale, Kohlrabi and Tangerines: ‘Nutritious’ Learning at UCSC Life Lab
Earlier this week, Mount Madonna School fourth and fifth grade students took a field trip to UCSC’s Life Lab to learn more about nutrition and the role of organic gardens. Docents shared with the students about how different colored vegetables help support distinct body functions, such as memory, bone growth and eye development; they also took students on a garden ‘tasting tour,’ with students sampling chard, kale, rhubarb, kohlrabi and tangerines.
Featured Video: Fifth Grade Students Address the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
On February 20, the fifth grade class presented to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council. They asked the council to consider changing the current “recommendation” of a 50-yard boating distance from whales in the Monterey Bay to a 100-yard law.
Students were well-spoken, educated and mature! Great job!
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Morgan Hill Times, Student of the Week: Max Medvedev
Morgan Hill Times, “Student of the Week: Max Medvedev,” 2/20/2015
Fifth Grade Presents to Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
Today the fifth grade class presented to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council. They asked the council to consider changing the current “recommendation” of a 50-yard boating distance from whales in the Monterey Bay to a 100-yard law. Students were well-spoken, educated and mature! Great job!
“The students’ presentation to members of the Council went really well,” commented fifth grade teacher and project co-leader Jessica Cambell.
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Mount Madonna School Rocks!
Pre/K and second grade buddies enjoy hiking forest and meadow trails around campus. Together students explore nature, learn about ecology and build friendships!
Photos by Jenni Leach
“Convergence” a book by Mount Madonna School alumni parent Sally-Christine Rodgers
Imagine sailing 3,000 nautical miles in fifteen days on a new, untested boat with an experimental rig. Imagine having four-year old twins and a nine-year-old aboard.
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Featured Video: Students Interview with Rinchen Khando Choegyal, Director of the Tibetan Nuns Project
See the world through our students’ eyes:
In 2013 while in India, Mount Madonna School students interviewed Rinchen Khando Choegyal, director of the Tibetan Nuns Project. Choegyal s a former Minister of Education in the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, founding President of the Women’s Tibetan Association and sister-in-law of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. She resides in Dharamsala.
December 2014 Alumni Luncheon
At the December Alumni & Senior Luncheon, Mount Madonna School was grateful to welcome a great gathering of alumni from across the ages. Thanks to all who were able to come and share Mount Madonna School and Ramayana memories, and also make contributions to the discussion around senior year at Mount Madonna School.
— Photos by Devin Kumar ’06
Learning and Teaching: First Graders Share Native Animal Research
Mount Madonna School first graders can tell you a lot about some of the animals native to Santa Cruz County, including wild turkeys, barn owls and rattlesnakes, following several weeks of research and presentations to their peers, parents and teachers.
Photos by Cassia Laffin and Leigh Ann Clifton
The Gilroy Dispatch: ‘Footloose’ and Fancy Free
The Gilroy Dispatch, 2/6/2015, ‘Footloose’ and fancy free, by Andrea Joseph, lifestyle editor. Read more
