CAIS Faculty Newsletter: Science with Humanity by Lisa Catterall
California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS), Faculty Newsletter, Spring/Summer 2014, “Science with Humanity,” by Lisa Catterall. Read the article. (see page 6)
California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS), Faculty Newsletter, Spring/Summer 2014, “Science with Humanity,” by Lisa Catterall. Read the article. (see page 6)
Congratulations to All! Please also read the Cast List Reflections Also see Families Chart attached 12th Grade Alyssa… COACH
Cast List ReflectionsCongratulations to all for your engagement in the audition process, and for your trusting those in the room to be positive witness to your experimentation and discovery. Now the directors have the difficult job of assigning the roles. We’re aiming to post both cast lists by Saturday, 10/4, by 3:00 in the afternoon.
For the fifth consecutive year, the Mount Madonna School (MMS) second grade class is leading a community social service effort at MMS, to collect donations of canned, boxed and packaged dried food for the Grind Out Hunger Program and Second Harvest Food Bank. This year, partnering with their 4th and 11th grade buddies, the students set a goal of collecting enough donated food to provide 700 meals.
We’re excited to announce a new tool we’re trying out this year called Google Classroom. It’s linked to our school’s Google Apps for Education account and provides our teachers with the ability to assign, review, comment on, and grade homework digitally. There are a number of teachers who are experimenting with using it as a tool this year to improve their management of submitted work, collaboration, and increase the speed with which they can return work to the students
Gilroy Today, fall 2014 issue, “Mount Madonna Goes to Washington, story by Ward Mailliard, photos by Shmuel Thaler and Ward Mailliard.
Read this story (download Adobe pdf)
The Factory at Mount Madonna School (MMS) is a recently re-designated classroom space on the upper campus that students are utilizing for an array of creative projects. Resources include a state-of-the-art 3D printer, Arduino input/output sensors, LilyPad sewable circuits, a full complement of Snap Circuits education kits, soldering irons, ample motors, LEDs, switches and power supplies. There is enough space for up to three classes at a time to store ongoing engineering projects.
Dear Families,
With a few weeks of Performing Arts classes under our belts, we want to pass along how thrilled we are with the students in our classes. In both Middle and High School, your lovelies handled Song Share with such bravery, commitment and willingness. The Dance auditions were also outstanding. It is quite a moving experience to be witness to a full throng of young adults crammed into the Assembly Room, with music blasting, moving so freely, expressively, and with such energized passion. Kudos to our choreographers, Mayana and Sinead, for creating movement that was doable for dancers of all experience, from veterans to newcomers.
Four enthusiastic teachers have joined the ranks at Mount Madonna School (MMS) this year. Brendan Dilloughery, Haley Campbell, Stewart Diaz-Mogollon,
Congratulations to All!