The Mount Madonna School (MMS) public speaker series based on the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) continues on April 22 with “FishWise: Sustaining Ocean Ecosystems and the People Who Depend on Them” featuring Tobias Aguirre. The discussion will begin at…
This week Mount Madonna School (MMS) tenth grade students are studying the chemistry and biology of bioluminescence, and learning how scientists explore the dark and deep ocean to discover more about where the ability to produce light fits into ocean ecosystems and…
Mount Madonna School fifth grade students have organized a CLEAN-UP CHALLENGE to inspire and help prevent waste from entering the oceans. The students have begun an online campaign, and are enlisting their peers and entire school community and general public to help…
As part of the 15th annual Summit for the Planet, Mount Madonna School third, fourth, and fifth grade students, guided by art teacher Angela Willetts, have started working on a collaborative sculpture, or sculptures, to bring attention to the plastics that end…
Name, city of residence: Ronan Michael Lee, Watsonville Grade you started at MMS: Preschool What inspires you? My parents inspire me. What is your favorite subject in school, and why? Biology would have to be my favorite. Learning about whole new worlds…
Budding cartography and architectural skills were demonstrated recently, with Mount Madonna School (MMS) third students designing and mapping fanciful communities drawn from their own imaginations. The class has been learning basic geometry concepts, and this project provided a creative opportunity for students…
This semester, high school juniors and seniors were offered an option to take a semester-long engineering course. The class, called Engineering for Change, was inspired by the Project Lead the Way Principles of Engineering class recognized by the College Board. With four…
Growing Up in Santa Cruz, April 2021, Teacher’s Desk, “The Scare,” by Lisa Catterall. It’s that we can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and it’s showing us how very, very dark the tunnel has been. – Kate McKinnon…
Congratulations on your successful Ramayana! audition process and roles! 12th grade Demon High Court! (Ravana 1, Ashoka Grove, Hanuman Court, KK Court, Megnad Court, Black Sacrifice, Ravana Alone) & Shiva/Parvati throughout entire show Ami Bonehead Corey Vibishan Demon/Demonini Kahlan Mandodari Kira Surpanaka…
Girls Volleyball – April 7, 2021: Middle school girls volleyball resumes practices on Tuesday, April 13. Returning to the Hawks’ Nest to lead the team is Mount Madonna School (MMS) alumna, now Coach, Sophie Ortiz (‘16). As a high school athlete, Sophie…
