Over the past year, the Mount Madonna School community has shared countless appreciations and well wishes for longtime head of school Mary Supriya McDonald, who retired June 30. Among these expressions of gratitude was this video tribute shared at the lower and…
All School 2020-21 School Days Calendar Preschool/Kindergarten: PreK and Kindergarten Supply List 20-21 New PreK Packet Elementary: Elementary School Supply List 20-21 Computer and Technology Guidelines for MMS Elementary Students 20-21 (required for ALL 3rd – 5th grade students) due by first…
I am honored and thrilled to join the Mount Madonna School (MMS) community officially starting on July 1. I have seen that compassion, curiosity, creativity, a discerning mind and leadership are characteristics of Mount Madonna students. During these unusual times, the best…
Mount Madonna School is committed to the creation of a just and equitable world and believes that education has a crucial role to play. The recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, and the countless others that came before…
The New York Times, June 15, 2020, “A War Against Climate Science, Waged by Washington’s Rank and File,” by Lisa Friedman. This article includes comments from Mount Madonna School alumnus and Stanford University climate scientist, Noah Suresh Diffenbaugh (’92), and a description…
The Jivanti Rutansky Memorial Award In honor of Jivanti’s memory, the Mount Madonna School (MMS) faculty is giving e one high school student and one middle school student an award in her name each year. These awards are presented to students who…
Join us this July and give back to your community while having fun in the process! The YouthSERVE Summer Institute is a free 2-week program that aims to help youth earn community service hours, collaborate with peers, and realize their power to transform…
Aptos Times, 6/1/2020, “Advice to Mount Madonna Students: Have Courage, Zoom Interviews, Replacing Trip to Washington, D.C., Yields Insights,” by Leigh Ann Clifton. To read story, view eEdition and scroll to page 19.
Gilroy Dispatch, 6/9/2020, “Mount Madonna School celebrates Class of 2020.” Read story
At the end of May, Mount Madonna School sixth and seventh graders were able to take a break from their computers and participate in hands-on engineering and science labs. Sixth grade students designed solar ovens and cooked themselves a lunch or dessert,…
