Last week Jason Galinato Agpaoa and some of his fellow Asian Cultural Experience (ACE.org) members were guests via Zoom in the Mount Madonna School (MMS) U.S. History class. Agpaoa spoke with students about the history of Asian Americans, and particularly Filipino Americans…
Throughout the school year, Mount Madonna School (MMS) preschool students are invited to share their family heritage at school. Teacher Danielle Barr encouraged families to send an object to school to honor the different cultures that are represented in the classroom. This…
Name, city of residence: Sarah Vince, Santa Cruz Grade started at MMS: I started in second grade, but then I left and did some traveling with my family, returning in ninth grade. What inspires you? People around me inspire me. My father…
Passersby the seventh grade’s outdoor classroom at Mount Madonna School may have done a double-take on a recent afternoon, to see students toasting marshmallows on sticks over small, individual candle flames. This was not some unusual celebration; instead, it was the first…
“I had the privilege of giving Phee’s preschool class and the kindergarten students a science lesson for their Hawaiian studies today!” shared teacher Lisa Catterall this week. “The following questions and comments, no kidding, came from the kindergartners:” 1. What about subduction…
There is truth in the argument that Mount Madonna School is a breath of fresh air against the contamination of the outside world. There was a weight held on my shoulders in my time at public school that came from knowing the…
Name, city of residence: Amitabh “Ami” Bharghavan, Aptos Grade you started at MMS: Fifth grade What inspires you? People: the ability that people have in general to create things, destroy things, and the influence and power that we all individually wield. Every…
Mount Madonna School (MMS) recently announced and shared a statement articulating its commitment to equity and inclusion as part of its core mission. “During my first learning journey with MMS students to South Africa in 2009, I was struck by the fact…
Last fall, Mount Madonna School (MMS) began offering its first asynchronous elective course for high school students. Titled The Dinosaurs, the class is approved by the University of California as a college-preparatory elective in life sciences. Four students took the three-unit class…
Return to School! In February 2021, the children of Sri Ram Ashram returned to in-person learning at the school next door, also founded by Babaji (Baba Hari Dass), due to the declining COVID-19 cases in the state. The school is called Sri…
