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SantaCruzParent.com: We Remember, Honoring the “Greatest Generation,” A Teen’s Passion for History Connects Generations

SantaCruzParent.com, 5/24/2018, “We Remember – Honoring the ‘Greatest Generation,’ Teen Engages Veterans to Discuss War, Sacrifice and History,” by Cyrus Kamkar, grade 12. When I read a local teen’s essay about World War II veterans and American values, I was so impressed with the concepts and…

The Art of Asking Questions: Students Interview Former Secretary of State George Shultz

Sitting around an imposing table at the Annenberg Conference Center at Stanford’s Hoover Institution, some 30 Mount Madonna School (MMS) juniors and seniors leaned forward listening intently to the soft and yet authoritative voice of former Secretary of State George P. Shultz. The students had prepared for this interview for weeks, conducting research and discussing and formulating questions, as part of their Values in World Thought social studies curriculum. This preparation and hard work was worthwhile; as evidenced by students’ engagement with this seminal political figure, and insights drawn from the advice and experiences he shared.

Government in Action: Washington, D.C. Learning Journey 2018

Mount Madonna School’s Values in World Thought Program We hope you will follow the Mount Madonna School juniors and seniors’ journey to Washington, D.C., May 12-23, as they interview an interesting array of government and social action leaders. Our students have been…

Students Meet Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

Mount Madonna School eleventh grade students Priyanka Bharghavan and Noah Kaplan had the opportunity this week to attend a political fundraising event in Menlo Park honoring Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. One of the event hosts, Sally-Christine Rodgers, a longtime friend…

The Mercury News: Mount Madonna School Reading Writing and Reasoning

The Mercury News, 3/25/2018, “Mount Madonna School Reading Writing and Reasoning,” photo by Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel. Mount Madonna School junior Gracie Howley notes an important passage as her Values In World Thought class discusses the meaning of the work of…

Santa Cruz Sentinel: The Value of Learning

Santa Cruz Sentinel, 8/20/2016, “Name Dropping: The Value of Learning,” Mount Madonna School’s seniors and juniors interviewed a number of influential government and non-government leaders during the school’s “Values in World Thought” 18th learning journey to Washington, D.C. Read more

Featured Video: Admiral Stephen Rochon

Mount Madonna School students interview Admiral Stephen Rochon as part of their Washington, D.C. interview tour through the Values in World Thought program. Here is a short sample from the interview. The school takes juniors and seniors every other year to D.C….

2016 Washington, D.C. Learning Journey and Student Blog

Please join us: Mount Madonna School juniors and seniors will travel to Washington, D.C., this month for a 13-day Learning Journey. We invite you to follow the students’ journey via their trip blog at http://values.mountmadonnaschool.org/category/blogs/dc-2016/, and encourage you to take time to respond…

Featured Video: MMS Students Interview Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth

Featured Video: A 2014 interview with Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth as part of Mount Madonna School’s Values in World Thought Program. Biennially (and upcoming in May 2016), the juniors and seniors travel to Washington, D.C. to talk with America’s political, NGO, and nonprofit…