The Mount Madonna School (MMS) public speaker series based on the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) continues with “Design for Equity: Disrupting Systemic Inequality Through Innovation in Education,” featuring Ryan Oliver on May 20 at 7:00pm. Oliver, executive director of…
Thank you to the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) Farm and Garden for donating plants to our school gardens, and to Jessica Cambell and Sara Sobkoviak for picking them up on behalf of the school! Mount Madonna Head of School Ann…
We have confirmed our school and non-school days for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year. Please refer to 2021-22 School Days Calendar when scheduling vacations and other days off school. This document shows just holidays/non-school days. Please utilize the School Calendar on a day-to-day basis, as this…
Sleeves up and hands-on, Mount Madonna School (MMS) students “spaced out” recently as part of a learning-filled solar system science project that included creating small planet and moon models using recycled paper and nontoxic, flour-based papier-mâché. Each student was assigned one planet…
While a firsthand sighting of a blue whale along California’s coast has so far eluded Mount Madonna School (MMS) fifth grade students; this hasn’t diminished their passion for wanting to raise awareness about protecting these ocean giants from environmental and human-caused threats…
By Angela Willetts There’s a lot of debate among art teachers about the best approach to teaching their beloved subject. All artists have their preferred materials, tools and techniques and tend to gravitate toward certain ways of making. Some enjoy engaging with centuries-old techniques,…
SantaCruzParent.com, April 22, 2021 newsletter, “We Need YOU: Fifth Grade’s Clean-up Challenge.”
The Mount Madonna School (MMS) public speaker series based on the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) continues in May with two events, “The Aloha+ Challenge: Hawaii’s Bold Sail Plan For Leading the Way Toward Meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals,”…
From civil rights champions who soar into space and shatter glass ceilings, to preserving indigenous traditions and advocating for farm workers; from conserving Earth’s precious resources to improving access to education, in recent months Mount Madonna School (MMS) lower school students have…
The Mount Madonna School (MMS) public speaker series based on the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) continues on April 22 with “FishWise: Sustaining Ocean Ecosystems and the People Who Depend on Them” featuring Tobias Aguirre. The discussion will begin at…
