The Connection, 2017-18
The Connection, 2017-18, an annual publication for families, friends and alumni of Mount Madonna School. Click on the image to load and view the content in a ‘page-turning’ format or download the PDF.
Creative Arts
Honoring and Remembering: Día de los Muertos Celebration
Greetings Mount Madonna School Community! During this week and leading through November 2, we are focusing on the cultural relevance and traditions surrounding Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead. This is our fourth year of making an art installation…
Building Skills and Mindful Learning
Mount Madonna School sixth and seventh grade students recently constructed 14 meditation benches to be used as part of the middle school yoga program. Meditation benches are used to assist with kneeling, making sitting in an alert position for meditation more comfortable….
New Cooks in the Kitchen: Seniors Offered Course in Culinary Studies
This fall, Mount Madonna School (MMS) seniors have the opportunity to “get cooking” in a Culinary Studies course being taught by Sara Sobkoviak. Students who sign up for this elective course will be introduced to a broad “menu” of learning – including…
Wish List: Kitchen Items Needed for Culinary Studies Course
Update, 9/14/18: Thank you to all who donated items to help supply our kitchen classroom! Please see the list below for what is still needed. We are really excited to announce that we will be offering a Culinary Studies course this year…
Students Participate in Santa Cruz Earth Day Poster Contest
“Ride Not Drive,” a poster promoting environmentally-friendly transportation by sophomores Aaron Saavedra, AnMei Dasbach-Prisk, Braeden Will, Connor Murphy, Ksenia Medvedeva and Tabitha Hardin-Zollo earned fifth place (out of 36 entries) in the recent Santa Cruz Earth Day teen poster contest. These students…
SantaCruzParent.com, Balance, Design and Collaboration: Creative Mobiles
SantaCruzParent.com, 3/22/2018, “Balance, Design and Collaboration: Creative Mobiles.” Read the story
Balance, Design and Collaboration: Creative Mobiles
Subtle balance is key to the distinctive mobiles designs of the late artist Alexander Calder, known for his kinetic sculpture. When asked years ago how he achieved subtle balance in his work, Calder reportedly replied, “You put a disk here and then…
Student Voices: Creative Writing Reading on Feb. 23
You are invited to our high school’s annual Creative Writing Reading on Friday, February 23 at 7:00pm in the Assembly Room. Students will be sharing original poetry, stories, personal essays and songs. Here are excerpts from students’ reflections written following the 2017…
Powerful Voices and Literary Gems: Students Participate in National Writing Competition
This fall the freshmen and sophomore English classes participated in the Yes! Magazine Writing Competition, a national writing competition with roughly 2,000 participants each quarter. Last year Mara Peruzzi received an award in the Powerful Voice category and Imogen Cockrum was the…