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
Hammer in one hand and a tiny nail in the other, Mount Madonna School fourth grader Sofia Brevis used her
The 6th year of the Model United Nations (MUN) club at Mount Madonna School got underway recently with an assembly at Stanford University. Ten Mount Madonna School 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.
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.
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, 11/24/2013, Education Digest: “Hooker named commended student” and “Aladdin Jr. to swing through Mount Madonna School 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
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12/1/2013, Education Digest, “‘Aladdin Jr.’ to swing through Mount Madonna School 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
The 6th year of the Model United Nations (MUN) club at Mount Madonna School got underway recently with an assembly at Stanford University. Ten Mount Madonna School 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.
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:
On Friday, November 29, a small group of Mount Madonna School students and alumni gathered at the home of friend
