Each year Mount Madonna School (MMS) faculty members create a teaching goal to guide their efforts for the coming school year. In 2017, first grade teacher Cassia Laffin focused on bringing yoga and mindfulness into her classroom. This year, she is helping…
Save Our Shores organized a meeting with Rep. Jimmy Panetta and Mount Madonna School‘s senior class recently. The group had a collaborative discussion about the health of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Washington’s ocean policies, and how to successfully communicate with a wide variety…
Last week the Mount Madonna School (MMS) fifth grade class had a learning-full day at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The Aquarium is a “jewel” of a resource, with enthusiastic, knowledgeable docents and outstanding displays, including the popular kelp forest tank and a…
Do you remember turning 13: the anticipation, angst and joy of wanting to ‘fit in’ and ‘stand out’? On January 25-27, Mount Madonna School (MMS) will present its high school production of 13, a story about growing up and finding one’s place…
Dear Mount Madonna School Community, The second grade class is hosting their annual food drive in support of the Second Harvest Food Bank to help feed hungry families in our area during the holiday season. There are bins for food donations in…
It was lovely summer weather in the country, and the golden corn, the green oats, and the haystacks piled high on the meadows looked beautiful…In this snug retreat sat a duck on her nest, watching for her young brood to hatch. –…
Recently middle school students in the Mount Madonna School (MMS) DaVinci Algebra class took a break from linear functions to try three cutting-edge math workshops. Professor Jo Boaler of mathematics education at Stanford University created the curriculum, called YouCubed Inspirational Math, with…
The redwood forest and meadow trails around the Mount Madonna School (MMS) and Mount Madonna Center campus came alive on October 11, with a steady and rhythmic pounding of feet, as more than fifty runners from three local high schools competed in…
The students in the elementary school STEAM program, The Factory at Mount Madonna School (MMS), launched into a new level of inventing and making last week when they began using the littleBits platform in class. The littleBits platform was invented by Massachusetts…
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/7/2018, “Sole senior leads Mount Madonna volleyball’s charge to state title,” by Julie Jag. WATSONVILLE — If the Mount Madonna School girls volleyball team could craft the perfect senior to lead the Hawks to their first state title since…
