Mount Madonna School (MMS) fifth graders recently participated in the annual two-day Whalefest Monterey event. This weekend field trip provided the students with an opportunity to educate the public about humpback whales. They were invited to participate by Peggy Stap and hosted…
Each year the Mount Madonna School fifth grade class works on a cross-curricular environmental project. This year the students are focusing on Pacific humpback whales. As part of their multi-faceted project, the students are working to gather public comment to prevent the…
With a distinct body shape, large pectoral fins and knobby head, humpbacks whales have long captured people’s imagination and interest. Intelligent and vocal, each humpback population communicates in its own dialect, and males sing songs that can last for 20 minutes and…
NewsRoomAmerica.com, 8/31/2017, “EPA Honors California Environmental Educators in Huntington Beach and San Marcos. Congratulations to Mount Madonna School’s 2015-16 fifth grade class on their national recognition! Read more
NewsroomAmerica.com, 6/8/2017, “California students honored with President’s Environmental Youth Award.” Read the article
Register-Pajaronian, 6/13/2017, “Mount Madonna students receive environmental award.” Read the article
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 6/10/2017, “Mount Madonna students win President’s Environmental Youth Award for snowy plover project,” by Jondi Gumz. Photo by Shmuel Thaler. Read the story
On June 8 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the 2015-16 fifth grade class at Mount Madonna School (MMS) in Watsonville will receive the President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) for their work to fight environmental threats faced by the Western…
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/14/2017, “Students take on beach debris: Mount Madonna students converge in Santa Cruz for science unit,” by Jessica A. York. Photos by Dan Coyro. Read this front-page story
Tradition played a huge role in my childhood. In fact, many of my fondest childhood memories can be pinpointed to a family celebration where traditions were plentiful. Sights, sounds, and smells can trigger memories and suddenly bring on the giddy feeling of…
