Mount Madonna School students met and spoke with Thulani Mabaso as part of their Ubunye Project in South Africa. Thulani Mabaso is a former prisoner of Robben Island and an anti-apartheid activist.
Mount Madonna School (MMS) recently announced and shared a statement articulating its commitment to equity and inclusion as part of its core mission. “During my first learning journey with MMS students to South Africa in 2009, I was struck by the fact…
Return to School! In February 2021, the children of Sri Ram Ashram returned to in-person learning at the school next door, also founded by Babaji (Baba Hari Dass), due to the declining COVID-19 cases in the state. The school is called Sri…
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…
Aptos Times, 1/1/2021, “Mount Madonna Hosts Conversations Jan. 12.”
An evening of dialogue and discovery Values in World Thought is a capstone course unique to Mount Madonna School (MMS) that spans 11th and 12th grades and engages students in meaningful conversations. True dialogue is a collaborative process of active listening and discussion that…
We are approaching Veterans Day in a time overwhelmed with bitter partisanship, a slow and halted economy, and fear of losing loved ones from unfamiliar forces. Although the circumstances are different, the roots of the struggles are much the same from past…
By Lisa Catterall I’ve learned that terror doesn’t happen because some group of people somewhere like Pakistan or Afghanistan simply decide to hate us. It happens because children aren’t being offered a bright enough future that they have a reason to choose…
The Connection, 2019-20, an annual publication for families, friends and alumni of Mount Madonna School. Click on the above image to load and view the content in a ‘page-turning’ format or download the PDF. (Hi-res PDF)
“Our interview with Congressman John Lewis in 2018 was, without our knowing it, the last for the Mount Madonna School students,” shares teacher Sadanand Ward Mailliard. “Over the years, our Values in World Thought class students had the privilege of a dozen…
