Eighth grade students at Mount Madonna School (MMS) recently learned more about how boats float, how airplanes fly and how submarines and hydraulics work, by engaging in an experiential “density diver” activity. “Students are studying buoyancy, density, pressure, as well as Archimedes’,…
In Mount Madonna School’s ninth grade Creative Expression class, students have been experimenting with different creative processes and ways of constructing that require them to stretch outside of their comfort zone and work with unusual methods and materials. “Working in this way…
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.
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…
Christmas and New Year’s at Sri Ram Ashram By the children of Sri Ram Ashram Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to have a family to celebrate!!! We are always so thankful to Christ to…
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, 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…
An evening of dialogue and discovery Values in World Thought is a capstone course unique to Mount Madonna School (MMS) that spans 11th and 12th grades and engages students in meaningful conversations. True dialogue is a collaborative process of active listening and discussion that…
Lookout Santa Cruz, “21 for ’21: UCSC’s Marm Kilpatrick fights spread of pandemic misinformation,” by Nick Ibarra. A profile on the recent work of Mount Madonna School alumnus A. Marm Kilpatrick (’90). As COVID-19 began spreading across the U.S. early this year, infectious…
By Sara Sobkoviak This summer many of our Mount Madonna School (MMS) faculty participated in professional development activities in an effort to prepare for the challenges we might face teaching in this new COVID-19 situation knowing that everything would be different for…
