Aptos Times: Art, Poetry and Monsters: Sparking Imagination
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Creative Arts
Sugar Skulls, Friendly Games and Electrical Engineering: Fourth Grade’s Creative Curriculum
“La rosa…pan de muerto…tumba decorada…calavera de azucar…cocinar…ofrenda…flor amarilla,” called out Mount Madonna School (MMS) elementary Spanish teacher Luis Hernandez, one by one, as fourth grade students, sitting physically distanced at tables in their outdoor classroom, carefully practiced spelling and writing this new…
Parched
By Lisa Catterall I’ve learned that terror doesn’t happen because some group of people somewhere like Pakistan or Afghanistan simply decide to hate us. It happens because children aren’t being offered a bright enough future that they have a reason to choose…
Flannel, Fleece and Wool: Kindergarteners Celebrate Pajama Day and Craft Felted Pumpkins
On a recent autumn day, Mount Madonna School (MMS) kindergarten students, dressed in their favorite flannel, fleece or knit pajamas, and with faces reflecting concentrated effort, made felted pumpkin “stuffies” by rubbing and squishing bits of colorful wool in warm soapy water….
Students Explore Creative Constraints in Creative Writing and Artistic Expression
Earlier this week, ninth grade students explored creative constraints in their Creative Writing and Artistic Expression class by writing six-word stories, timed haikus, and drawing self-portraits with their non-dominant hands — and feet. #### Contact: Leigh Ann Clifton,…
Poetry, Art and Monsters, Oh Yes!
Integrating seasonal elements – with generous measures of creativity and imagination – into first grade curriculum One delightful, learning-filled way to spark the engagement of young students includes incorporating a seasonal, monster-themed curriculum. In recent weeks, Mount Madonna School (MMS) first graders…
Alumna Shruti Swamy (’03) has Short Story Collection Published
Congratulations to alumna Shruti Swamy (’03) on having her short story collection, A House is a Body, published! “Swamy’s A House Is a Body will not simply be talked about as one of the greatest short story collections of the 2020s; it will change…
Why Performing Arts?
Mount Madonna School (MMS) values the arts and offers a vibrant performing arts program geared to building confidence, character, and community in our student body. Physical movement, creative expression, and cognitive activities such as memorizing lines stimulate new neural pathways and aid…
Honoring Excellence: Students Receive Memorial, Academic and Pillar Awards – 2020
The Jivanti Rutansky Memorial Award In honor of Jivanti’s memory, the Mount Madonna School (MMS) faculty is giving e one high school student and one middle school student an award in her name each year. These awards are presented to students who…
Fourth Graders Create Model Native American Villages
For a recently completed Native American village project, Mount Madonna School fourth grade students were tasked with creating a model of a Native American village from a California tribe, a research report and slideshow presentation. The students studied native tribes from throughout…