Santa Cruz Sentinel: Nigerian Educator Inspires Mount Madonna Students
Santa Cruzs Sentinel and MercuryNews.com, 2/5/2013, “Nigerian educator inspires Mount Madonna students,” story by Donna Jones, photos by Dan Coyro.
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Ohlone Life and Spanish Missions: Stories and Artifacts Bring Culture ‘Alive’
Nine-year-olds Corey Mensinger and Ronan Lee each picked up the end of a short redwood log and carried it a few feet to where their classmates were arranging other logs and wood pieces into a large circle on the ground underneath the…
Alumni New Family Incentive Program Continues
Mount Madonna School is offering a New Family and Sibling Incentive Program for our MMS alumni.
Recognizing that alumni word of mouth promotion is one of the most effective ways of building our school community, we want to offer a token of gratitude in the form of a cash gift of $250 to each alumnus who refers a family to MMS, which results in a newly enrolled student. This is a way for us to say thank you to our alumni for this invaluable service to MMS.
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Mt. Madonna Wins CCS Scholastic Title
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12/12/12, “Mt. Madonna wins CCS scholastic title.” Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/aptos/ci_22174071/mount-madonna-girls-volleyball-wins-central-coast-section
Alice in Wonderland, Jr. – a Great Show for the Whole Family!
Tickets are on sale now for Mount Madonna’s middle school production of Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, Jr. on Saturday and Sunday, December 15 and 16 at 2pm.
Reservations can be made through Wednesday, Dec. 12 and must be payed for by this time. Remaining seats will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Call the office for availability after Dec. 12.
The Connection 2011-2012
The Connection, Summer/Fall 2012 edition, an annual publication for families, friends and alumni of Mount Madonna School.
MMS Juniors Venture to South Africa in June 2013
The African word “Sawubona” means “I see you.” Like the Mount Madonna School Class of 2012 did before them, the current juniors chose this name to represent their upcoming trip to South Africa in June 2013. This unusual learning journey will be about seeing and gaining a new understanding of people in a part of the world that is far different from the one in which we live. Early next summer, sixteen students from the MMS “Values in World Thought” program will leave for Cape Town, which is the first stop on this journey of a lifetime.
MMS Seniors Journey to India in March as a part of Values Studies
This year’s seniors will journey to northern India in March and April 2013. The trip is part of the School’s two-year “Values in World Thought” program, an innovative high school social studies curriculum developed by faculty member and trip leader Ward Mailliard.
Coastal Classroom: Students Study Marine Science, History and Ohlone Culture
On a trail below the highway bridge connecting Pescadero State Beach to the nearby marsh, students huddle together and listen quietly to a story about the lives of the Ohlone people – early inhabitants of the area. While people frequently learn history through museum visits and reading, this group of Mount Madonna School (MMS) third and fourth graders was in nature’s classroom, spending two days along the north coast learning about marine science, coastal ecology, and local history.
Fox News: Students Help Researchers with Crab Count
Fox News, 9/29/2012, “Students Help Researchers with Crab Count.” Watch the video clip. http://youtu.be/ByVIixaI3oc