Balinese Guest Artist Teaches Master Dance Class
The middle school was honored by a second guest teacher for the middle school master class series in dance. I Gede Oka Artha Negara (also known as ‘Oka’) brought costumes and music to share Balinese dance with our students. I’ve included his biography below. Balinese dance is an impactful and disciplined style of dance that includes gorgeous costume work. Saki, the middle school dance teacher, invited and arranged Oka’s visit.
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Sixth Grade’s Integrated Study of Ancient Egypt
The sixth graders have completed their integrated study of the history and culture of ancient Egypt,
Physics in Motion: Students Design “Newton Vehicles”
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction , Sir Isaac Newton’s third law of motion formalized in his 1687 tome Philosophi’ Naturalis Principia Mathematica ( Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy ), has intrigued scientists and curious students ever since — and was the inspiration for a recent Mount Madonna middle school physics proj
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Valor, Honor and Gender Equity: Mulan Jr. Onstage
Despite uncertainties and at great personal risk, Mulan, a young Chinese girl, disguises herself as a boy to take her father’s place in fighting the invading Huns.
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Djembe, Dance and Song: Students Learn from Senegalese Artists
While her husband M’bor beat an energetic rhythm on his Senegalese d’jembe drum, Oumou Faye, garbed in colorful clothing from her west African homeland, wasted no time in arranging a group of Mount Madonna School middle school students in rows to teach them lyrics and a series of choreographed movements for the KouKou dance.
Watching the students learn the movements (and at times joining his father to beat a drum) was the couple’s youngest ch
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gmh Today: A Trip to Remember: Uxhumano – Journey to South Africa
gmh Today, November/Decmeber 2015, “A Trip to Remember: Uxhumano – Journey to South Africa.” Read more
The Connection, 2014-15
The Connection , 2014-15, an annual publication for families, friends and alumni of Mount Madonna School.
Junior Robotics Team Enters Wonder League Competition
The first Mount Madonna School junior robotics team recently began preparing for the Wonder League Robotics Competition. The Mount Madonna School team is sponsored by parents and The Factory, a new lab program at Mount Madonna School for ‘makers.’ The competition is open to students age 11 and under, and requires programming robots to complete seven missions.
Edutopia: Service Learning – Growing Action from the Roots of Passion
Edutopia, 11/9/2015, “Service Learning: Growing Actions from the Roots of Passion,” by Mount Madonna School fifth grade teacher and elementary science specialist, Jessica Cambell. Read her blog.
Honoring Traditions: Students’ Altar Celebrates Dia de los Muertos
By Sara Sobkoviak and Jenne Wood-Taylor
Last week was a bustle of activity in the Spanish classroom, where all students grades 3 through 11, helped to create pieces for a large, group ofrenda installation honoring D’a de los Muertos .
Each Spanish class spent time learning about the cultural significance and origins of this important Latin American holiday.
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