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…
Growing Up in Santa Cruz, March 2021, “Climbing Mountains,” by Grace Timan. Read via Issuu
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…
The Mount Madonna School (MMS) public lecture series based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) continues on March 18 at 7:00pm with “American Democracy, American Racism,” featuring Laxmi Wordham, a 1993 MMS graduate. “The fight for democracy and the fight…
Sitting on the dock, feet in the water and feeling the gentle roll of Lake Washington along the hull of Walela, her home for just over a year, Jennifer Richard, Mount Madonna School (MMS) class of ’99, reflected on her career and…
Mount Madonna School (MMS) fifth grade students are learning a lot about whales, especially blue whales, this school year. And although these whales are the largest animals to have ever lived on Earth, fifth graders say these endangered ocean giants need help…
By SN Ward Mailliard Many of us at Mount Madonna School were sad to hear the news that former U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz passed away on February 6 at the age of 100, as we had formed a special…
By Director of Upper School Shannon Kelly On January 25 and 26 Mount Madonna School (MMS) middle and high students participated in the first annual MMS YOUniversity learning days. “We were seeking to inspire the creative energy of our students, faculty, staff…
The series begins on February 25 with “Shifting Perspectives: Adventures in Tech Policy and Beyond” featuring guest Amita Kuttner, Ph.D. Mount Madonna School (MMS) is pleased to announce the launching of a series of public lectures based on the United Nations Sustainable…
We are pleased to announce that Mount Madonna School’s dedicated teachers are being honored as TEACHER OF THE MONTH by Growing up in Santa Cruz (GUISC) in their February 2021 issue. In an effort “to do more for teachers” during this especially challenging year,…
