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Technology, Engineering and Art (TEA): Students Create Clay Lamps and Learn About Power Generation

Over the past few weeks, Mount Madonna School (MMS) eighth grade students have been working in their Technology, Engineering and Art (TEA) class to create clay lamps, that, when finished, will be wired and functionable. Teachers Angela Willetts and John Welch have…

"Ramayana!" 2023 Cast List

Congratulations students! Onward to the 44th annual “Ramayana!” Twelfth Grade Bella Goddess Pārvatī Cecily Princess Sītā Jacob Mārīcha, King Sugrīva Mariah Queen Mandodarī Sam Hanumān, Choreographer: Golden Deer Sandy Lord Ravana Sky Prince Akshya, Nikumba Zoey Prince Rāma  Eleventh Grade Anya Invocation,…

Growing Up in Santa Cruz, “The Excavators on the Playground,” by Lisa Catterall

Growing Up in Santa Cruz, February 2023. “The Excavators on the Playground,” by Lisa Catterall. I spent three years involved in writing and defending the California Preschool Foundations. State-sponsored preschool is a marvelous concept, and there were hundreds of well-intentioned people who…