Creative Arts
GMH Today: “Brain Building: Research Supports a Playful Approach to Preschool – Kindergarten Learning,” by Hema Walker
gmh Today, Fall 2023, “Brain Building: Research Supports a Playful Approach to Preschool – Kindergarten Learning,” by Hema Walker. Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world,…
Merriment and Self-Discovery: “Elf The Musical Jr.” Onstage
Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face…
Aptos Times: “Actions for Peace” by Beatrice Miller, Grade 12
Aptos Times, 11/1/2023, Featured Columnist, “Actions for Peace,” by Beatrice Miller, grade 12.
8th Grade Art: Sketching and Sculpting Bodies in Motion
For a recent art studio project, Mount Madonna School (MMS) 8th grade students studied the proportions of the body and created sculptures that captured the gestures of a body in motion – their sculptures are in progress, and depict bodies that are skating, surfing,…
Aptos Times: Mount Madonna School on AP Honor Roll
Aptos Times, 10/15/2023, “Mount Madonna School on AP Honor Roll.”
Aptos Times: Holistic Health in the Redwoods
Aptos Times, 10/15/2023, Community News, “Holistic Health in the Redwoods.”
Honoring Día de Los Muertos: School Community Invited to Contribute to Altar
¡Saludos Mount Madonna School Community! In preparation for the upcoming Día de Los Muertos (or “Day of the Dead”), I wanted to reach out to inform you of the anticipated festivities, and to invite your contributions. Though it is my first year…
Self-Expression, Connection, Transcendence: Music Teacher Holly Ota
Holly Ota is the new Mount Madonna School (MMS) performing arts music director and middle and high school music teacher. Holly has been educating Santa Cruz County music students since 1991. She holds a M.M. in piano performance and pedagogy from Northwestern…
Homecoming Week Events: October 19-27
With the addition of the first prom in May 2022, Mount Madonna School (MMS) students enjoyed a tradition that has long been part of the high school experience for many young people. Next, the Student Government Association (SGA) worked together to add…