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,…
Aptos Times, 2/1/2021, page 9 “Students Sculpt Blackout Poetry.”
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…
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…
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…
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’,…
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…
