From the year of the rooster to the Mayan calendar, Ukrainian pierogies to hip hop dance, folk tales, belly dancing and classical ballet, all have impacted America’s unique “melting pot.” It’s this melting pot – and the myriad cultures that contribute to our…
We hope you had the chance to attend the powerful Creative Writing Reading this past week! Mount Madonna’s talented high school students shared an impressive array of humorous, reflective and poignant literary works. Huge thanks to English and Creative Writing teacher teacher…
In addition to time spent in The Factory, Mount Madonna School (MMS) makers’ space, elementary students at MMS also engage in wide variety of hands-on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) projects in their own classrooms on a regular basis. One…
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/15/2017, “2017 Boys Volleyball Preview: PCS seeking perfect SCCAL season,” by Julie Jag. Read the story
In the documentary The Music of Strangers, musician Yo-Yo Ma says, “I’m always trying to figure out at some level who I am and how I fit in the world, which I think is something that I share with seven billion other people.”…
Congratulations to all for completing the audition process. You’ve done your part. Now comes the next step- casting of the play. As we know, casting can be challenging for both performers and directors alike. Often, casting is not a true measure of…
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 2/25/2017, Name Dropping, “Leading to the top of the mountain,” by Justine DaCosta. Read the article
The Seed of Flame, an environmental STEM project undertaken by a team of seventh grade students at Mount Madonna School (MMS), is one of 16 finalists nationwide to receive a $10,000 prize through the 2016-17 air and climate Lexis Eco Challenge. Now…
Independent School, a publication of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Winter 2017 issue, “Hands-on learning in Catalina.” Read the article PDF
Congratulations to teacher Jessica Cambell and Mount Madonna School (MMS) on receiving the Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA), which celebrates the environmental education work of MMS fifth grade students for the last nine years! MMS is one of twelve California…
