Growing Up in Santa Cruz, April 2019, “Observing a Digital Day: Behind the Desk,” by Lisa Catterall. Recently my family was snowed in at a lodge in Tahoe. The roads were closed, and the news declared that students in their district would…
For the past decade, Mount Madonna School (MMS) teachers Ward “SN” Mailliard and Shannon Kelly have been using the Dalai Lama’s book, Ethics for the New Millennium as a core element of the senior year Values in World Thought curriculum. The program…
Place a marble in the chute and watch it speed along the highs, lows, twists and turns of themed, model rollercoasters! Stand trackside for the team-built solar car races! See customized, scale-model tiny homes and blueprints; or catch the “catwalk,” as young…
Tiny homes, small, portable houses that average 300-400 square feet, are becoming increasingly popular across the country. Recently Mount Madonna School (MMS) seventh graders learned more about tiny homes during their mathematics class, with the creation of very tiny, three-dimensional, scale-model houses….
When the Arab Spring sparks a civil uprising, young Nadia and her family are forced to flee their home in Aleppo, Syria. So begins Escape from Aleppo, by N. H. Senzai, a fictional story inspired by current world events, and the basis…
On Friday, March 8, Mount Madonna’s high school students were treated for the ninth consecutive year to the annual Career Forum, a parent organized and led event that hopes to provide the students with a glimpse of some interesting careers – and…
An opportunity to support classroom-based learning with a visit to sites and locations of historical significance can make a lasting educational impression on students. To that end, Mount Madonna School’s upper school history faculty are planning a learning journey with the eighth…
On March 9, the Mount Madonna School (MMS) twelfth grade culinary studies class and teacher Sara Sobkoviak hosted more than 100 guests for dinner in Corralitos. The Maitri Fundraiser Dinner was organized to showcase the culinary skills students have honed in their…
We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry. – Jimmy Carter, 39th United States president In their world history class, Mount Madonna School (MMS) seventh grade students recently learned about medieval Europe and the social structure of…
12th Grade Anika Queen Kaikaya Prince Angad Imogen Parvati John Hanuman Kaili Queen Mandodori Lillian Bonehead Mara Hooknose Noah King Ravana Priyanka Sita Sage Ram Samith Shiva 11th Grade AnMei Jatayu Demonini Braeden Laksman Ceci Queen Kashalya Nila Connor Prince Megnad Fiona…
