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…
Recently published: In 1999 MMS students interviewed Senator Dianne Feinstein. It is a special interview and has a great moment starting at about 32:00, where a student does a positive rap improv for Senator Feinstein. This was the only time a MMS…
Alumni Reflections Four Mount Madonna School alumni reflect on their visits to Sri Ram Ashram. I’ll never forget my first time entering the blue gates of the ashram. The immediate rush of friendship and acceptance you feel pulling through those gates is…
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…
