Creative Self-Expression, along with Academic Excellence and Positive Character Development, are hallmarks of a Mount Madonna School (MMS) education, and are infused throughout the curriculum. What follows is an excerpt from an article by Sampad Kachuck, longtime MMS performing arts director, about…
We have confirmed our school and non-school days for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year. Please refer to 2020-21 School Days Calendar when scheduling vacations and other days off school. This document shows just holidays/non-school days. Please utilize the School Calendar on a day-to-day basis, as…
In May 2020, Mount Madonna School junior and senior students will travel to Washington, D.C. to conduct interviews with government and non-government leaders as part of the school’s Values in World Thought program. As part of the preparation for this spring learning…
WatsonvillePatch.com, “Students Play ‘CSI’ In Watsonville Lab On DNA, Forensic Genetics,” by Courtney Teague. Freshman Mount Madonna School students learned about DNA while playing detectives seeking to solve a crime. WATSONVILLE, CA — Don’t mess with these freshman students at Mount Madonna…
Freshmen students at Mount Madonna School (MMS) have spent some time learning about forensic genetics and the structure of DNA. An unusual recent project engaged the students as “detectives,” who collaborated in small groups to solve a “crime.” Their “case” began with…
Growing Up in Santa Cruz, January 2020, Local Photos of the Month Featuring two photos by Sara Sobkoviak, from Mount Madonna School’s recent middle school production of “Seussical Jr.” See the images
Growing Up in Santa Cruz, Green Living, “Calling All Ideas: Waste-Free 2020,” by Lisa Catterall. Periodically our faculty comes together to review our school’s mission statement and our three pillars of Academic Excellence, Positive Character Development, and Creative Self Expression. Often during…
Growing Up in Santa Cruz, January 2020, Behind the Teacher’s Desk, “Look What I Made! Academic Achievement and the Creative Process in Preschool and Kindergarten,” by Hema Walker. The joyful sights and sounds of children creating their own masterpieces and engaging in…
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, Sir Isaac Newton’s third law of motion formalized in his 1687 tome Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), has intrigued scientists and curious students ever since – and was the inspiration…
“What is and what isn’t ‘Art’? Whether viewing an exhibition, considering a public artwork or in the classroom, these two questions frequently spark lengthy discussions among students, artists and people of all backgrounds. Ninth grade students at Mount Madonna School (MMS) are…
