Watsonville Patch, 12/9/2019, “5th Graders Are Marine Scientists For A Day At Santa Cruz Wharf,” by Courtney Teague. SANTA CRUZ, CA — For fifth graders of Watsonville’s Mount Madonna School, class was in session at the wharf Friday. Students learned about the…
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 7/20/2019, Mount Madonna students receive EPA youth award | Name dropping.” The United States Environmental Protection Agency selected the 2017-18 fifth-grade class at Mount Madonna School in Watsonville to receive the President’s Environmental Youth Award for its work to…
On April 25, the Mount Madonna School (MMS) fifth grade class attended WE Day at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The students were invited to attend because of their class project to protect sea otters. Along with the invitation, event organizers asked…
India West, 6/1/2019, “MMS Students to Receive President’s Environmental Youth Award for Their Efforts to Protect Humpback Whales.” The United States Environmental Protection Agency has selected the 2017-18 fifth grade class at Mount Madonna School to receive the President’s Environmental Youth Award…
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected the 2017-18 fifth grade class at Mount Madonna School (MMS) in Watsonville to receive the President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) for their work to fight environmental threats faced by humpback whales. The awards…
International Otter Survival Fund newsletter, number 97, January 2019, “Children helping monitor sea otter disturbance in California.” This organization is based on the Isle of Skye near Scotland’s northwest coast. Fifth graders from Mount Madonna School joined a Sea Otter Savvy programme…
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 1/23/18, “Scientist gets some help from fifth graders,” by Katie Brown. Photos by Shmuel Thaler. MOSS LANDING — As a gang of bachelor sea otters glide through the gentle curves of Moss Landing, fifth graders from Mount Madonna School…
Last week the Mount Madonna School (MMS) fifth grade class had a learning-full day at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The Aquarium is a “jewel” of a resource, with enthusiastic, knowledgeable docents and outstanding displays, including the popular kelp forest tank and a…
One afternoon last week, the Mount Madonna School (MMS) fifth graders and a few of their parents walked – a bit awestruck – down a white marble staircase into seats of honor –second row, center stage – at the Steve Jobs Theater…
When Emi Lord and her fifth grade classmates walk the red carpet at The Forum in Inglewood in a couple weeks, not only will her class’s environmental project on humpback whales be on her mind – after all that what’s earned the…
