Pre/K

Aptos Times: A Cultural Celebration, Dia de los Muertos at Mount Madonna School

Aptos Times, 11/15/2019, “A Cultural Celebration: Dia de los Muertos at Mount Madonna School.” Nice recognition for the work of our Spanish teachers, Sara Sobkoviak and Carolina Riano, for educating students about the cultural and historical significance of Dia de los Muertos,…

Connection, 2018-19

  The Connection, 2018-19, 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.

Santa Cruz Sentinel, Name Dropping: Day of the Dead at Mount Madonna School

Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/3/2019, Name Dropping, “Day of the Dead.” Mount Madonna School held its annual celebration of Día de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, on campus this week. Spanish teachers Carolina Riano and Sara Sobkoviak invited parents, visitors and…

WatsonvillePatch.com: Día de los Muertos Celebrated At Mount Madonna School

WatsonvillePatch.com: Día de los Muertos Celebrated At Mount Madonna School. Mount Madonna School’s (MMS) annual celebration of Día de Los Muertos or Day of the Dead is fast approaching! Spanish teachers Carolina Riano and Sara Sobkoviak invite parents, visitors and the community…

Preparing for Adulthood: Expanding the Traditional Home Economics Focus

Teacher Sara Sobkoviak’s new Mount Madonna School (MMS) course for senior students, Adulting 101, is focused on bringing every-day life experiences into the classroom. The class is an expansion of last year’s Culinary Studies course, with additional topics, including sustainable gardening, healthy…

Growing Up in Santa Cruz. Behind the Teacher’s Desk, “Lighting the Fire,” by Lisa Catterall

Growing Up in Santa Cruz, October 2019, Behind the Teacher’s Desk, “Lighting the Fire,” by Lisa Catterall. Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel — Socrates “I have to do what? Talk about how a living…

Growing Up in Santa Cruz: Research Supports a “Playful” Approach to Pre/K Learning

Growing Up in Santa Cruz, August 2019, “Brain Building: Research Supports a “Playful” Approach to Preschool/Kindergarten Learning,” by Hema Walker. Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world,…

Glimpses of the 41st annual "Ramayana!" from Sitaarre TV

Thank you to our friends at SITAARRE TV for the time and care that went into the interviews with cast and Director Sampad Kachuck, Sadanand Mailliard and Head of School Supriya McDonald at  Mount Madonna School’s 41st annual Ramayana!. Click on each photo to view a…