Aptos Times: Classes on Campus Prove Safe at Mount Madonna School
Aptos Times, 1/15/2921, Featured Columnist, page 27, “On Campus Classes Prove Safe at Mount Madonna School,” by Ann Goewert, Ph.D. Read online.
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NAIS, Independent Ideas, Climbing Mountains: A School Year of Ups and Downs by Grace Timan, grade 11
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), January 2021, “Climbing Mountains: A Year of Ups and Downs,” by Grace Timan, grade 11. Editor’s note: The pandemic has forced school leaders to make tough calls about staffing, safety protocols, and how and when to…
Teachable Moments and Students’ Well-Being: Discussing the January 6 National Events
Following the unprecedented events of January 6, 2021 in our nation’s Capitol, Mount Madonna Head of School Ann Goewert shared the following message with school employees. We share it here, as it may offer perspective and support for parents and others in…
Growing Up in Santa Cruz, Teacher’s Desk: Carry Forward by Lisa Catterall
Growing Up in Santa Cruz, January 2021, Teacher’s Desk, “Carry Forward,” by Lisa Catterall. The past gets carried with us. It’s always there. – Ann Pearlman Two days ago the sky finally poured a real amount of rain on our beautiful mountaintop…
Aptos Times: Anti-Racist Work Underway at Mount Madonna
Aptos Times. 12/21/2020, “Anti-Racist Work Underway at Mount Madonna,” by Shannon Kelly. On Nov. 11, the staff and faculty of Mount Madonna School gathered via Zoom for a workshop to fight racism entitled, “Building on Cultural Assets and Strengths: One Step to…
Working Toward a More Equitable, Inclusive and Anti-Racist Climate
By Director of Upper School Shannon Kelly (’92) On November 11, the staff and faculty of Mount Madonna School (MMS) gathered via Zoom to take part in a workshop entitled, “Building on Cultural Assets and Strengths: One Step to Developing an Anti-Racist…
Growing Up in Santa Cruz: “Children are Parched for In-School Learning,” by Lisa Catterall
Growing Up in Santa Cruz, November 2020, Behind the Teacher’s Desk, “Children are Parched for In-School Learning,” by Lisa Catterall. I’ve learned that terror doesn’t happen because some group of people somewhere like Pakistan or Afghanistan simply decide to hate us. It…
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Pirate Checks Her Crew for Fevers
DSanta Cruz Sentinel, 10/31/2020, “Pirate Checks Her Crew for Fevers,” photo by Shmuel Thaler. Download pdf
MMS will observe eight school days of remote learning following the Thanksgiving and December-January holiday breaks
As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday and December-January holiday breaks, the Mount Madonna School (MMS) community has much to be grateful for, from welcoming back all of our students to campus to our dedicated and caring faculty and staff. The holidays are traditionally…
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By Lisa Catterall I’ve learned that terror doesn’t happen because some group of people somewhere like Pakistan or Afghanistan simply decide to hate us. It happens because children aren’t being offered a bright enough future that they have a reason to choose…