Fifth Grade Class Awarded $500 Disney Friends for Change Grant for Global Youth Service Day
Mount Madonna, CA, April 2015 — The fifth grade class at Mount Madonna School (MMS) was recently awarded a Disney Friends for Change Youth Grant through Youth Service America (YSA).
Fifth Grade Starts Petition to Eliminate Plastic Microbeads in Personal Care Products
Fifth grade students have started a petition to eliminate the use of plastic microbeads in body care products. Trash Action: Students Cleanup Beach and Pajaro River Mouth
On Tuesday, Mount Madonna School (MMS) Pre/K, fifth and ninth grade students trekked quite far to reach the mouth of the Pajaro River. The group spent nearly two hours cleaning up along the river mouth and nearby beach, and collected 44 pounds of trash, including a tire and an old TV! Featured Video: Fifth Grade Students Address the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
On February 20, the fifth grade class presented to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council. They asked the council to consider changing the current “recommendation” of a 50-yard boating distance from whales in the Monterey Bay to a 100-yard law.Fifth Grade Presents to Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
Today the fifth grade class presented to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council. They asked the council to consider changing the current “recommendation” of a 50-yard boating distance from whales in the Monterey Bay to a 100-yard law. Students were well-spoken, educated and mature! Great job!Fifth Grade’s Sea Turtle Project Named National Finalist
Congratulations to the Mount Madonna School (MMS) fifth grade class: their environmental education project, ‘Don’t Be A Nurdle, Save the Sea Turtle’ was awarded top honors and a $300 prize at the recent Santa Cruz Earth Day, and named a National Finalist…
Fifth Grade Receives Disney Friends for Change Grant for Global Youth Service Day
The fifth grade class at Mount Madonna School (MMS) was recently awarded a Disney Friends for Change Youth Grant through Youth Service America (YSA). The grant will support the students in leading a community service project for Global Youth Service Day (GYSD),…
Public Spotlight on Fifth Grade’s Condor Project
Mount Madonna School’s (MMS) fifth grade class project, “ Do One Thing to Help the Condors and the Environmen t,” has received much public visibility in recent months, including recent presentations at the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s recent Ocean Plastic Pollution Summit (OPPS)…
Condor Protection and Avoiding the ‘Plasticene Era’: Legislator Meets with Fifth Grade Students
It is not uncommon for state legislators to receive hundreds – if not thousands – of letters from their constituents, all of which are usually acknowledged via a formal response drafted by the recipient or a designated staff member. Sometimes, however, a more personal acknowledgement is called for.
California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS): Fifth Grade’s Owl Project Wins National Attention
caisca.org, December 2012, “Mount Madonna School: Fifth Grade’s Owl Project Wins National Attention.” Read more: http://www.caisca.org/page/22499_Mount_Madonna_School.asp