Aptos Times: Students “Sculpt” Blackout Poetry
Aptos Times, 2/1/2021, page 9 “Students Sculpt Blackout Poetry.”
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Feeding People: Second Graders Learn About Food Insecurity
We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry. – Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States Each year the Mount Madonna School (MMS) second grade class spearhead an important activity with the help of their seventh…
Remembering History and Sharing Stories
In December and January, Mount Madonna School (MMS) sixth grade students read the novel Number the Stars by Lois Lowry as part of their English 6 class. This historical fiction tells the harrowing story of a Jewish family’s escape from German-occupied Denmark…
Mount Madonna School Hosts Two-Day YOUnivesity for Middle and High School Students
On January 25 and 26 Mount Madonna School (MMS) will launch its first annual YOUniversity learning days. The project was initially conceived as a way to engage students during parent-teacher conferences, however faculty committee organizing the event quickly realized it offers so…
Buoyancy, Density and Pressure: Middle School Science
Eighth grade students at Mount Madonna School (MMS) recently learned more about how boats float, how airplanes fly and how submarines and hydraulics work, by engaging in an experiential “density diver” activity. “Students are studying buoyancy, density, pressure, as well as Archimedes’,…
“Sculpting” Blackout Poetry
In Mount Madonna School’s ninth grade Creative Expression class, students have been experimenting with different creative processes and ways of constructing that require them to stretch outside of their comfort zone and work with unusual methods and materials. “Working in this way…
Aptos Times: Classes on Campus Prove Safe at Mount Madonna School
Aptos Times, 1/15/2921, Featured Columnist, page 27, “On Campus Classes Prove Safe at Mount Madonna School,” by Ann Goewert, Ph.D. Read online.
NAIS, Independent Ideas, Climbing Mountains: A School Year of Ups and Downs by Grace Timan, grade 11
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Independent Ideas blog, January 2021, “Climbing Mountains: A Year of Ups and Downs,” by Grace Timan, grade 11. Editor’s note: The pandemic has forced school leaders to make tough calls about staffing, safety protocols, and how…
Teachable Moments and Students’ Well-Being: Discussing the January 6 National Events
Following the unprecedented events of January 6, 2021 in our nation’s Capitol, Mount Madonna Head of School Ann Goewert shared the following message with school employees. We share it here, as it may offer perspective and support for parents and others in…
Growing Up in Santa Cruz, Education: Face to Face
Growing Up in Santa Cruz, January 2021, Education, “Face to Face,” by Jeanette Prather. It is safe to say that the domino effect of having schools halt in-person education for the majority of 2020 has been … disruptive. Parents, students, school faculty…