The Jivanti Rutansky Memorial Award In honor of Jivanti’s memory, the Mount Madonna School faculty give one high school student and one middle school student an award in her name each year. These awards are presented to students who embody the qualities…
Majestic towering redwoods and a soaring hawk – symbols long-associated with Mount Madonna School (MMS) – were recently rendered as carved linocut prints by fifth grade student Felix Alvarado, and displayed on a large photo backdrop at the school’s recent “Ramayana!” production…
Mount Madonna School (MMS) is pleased to announce Grace Timan as the 2022 valedictorian and Ben Pearson as salutatorian. Timan, who started attending MMS as a preschool student, and Pearson in kindergarten, earned this distinction through hard work and focused effort, edging…
Stone cairns, a fern- and flower-wrapped tree, and a snaking trail of leaves on the forest floor, were just a few of the environmental “land-art sculptures” that Mount Madonna School middle school students created this week. “In this sculpture project the sixth…
Aptos Times, 5/22/2022, “Ramayana! Musical Returns Live; Mount Madonna School Tradition Makes First Public Performance Since 2019.”
Chrislaine Pamphile Miller, who teaches middle school history at Mount Madonna School (MMS), was recently commended for her outstanding leadership and academic contributions to the Grade 6 Group of the California History-Social Science Project (CHSSP). “Chrislaine was not only a thoughtful and…
TimesPublishingGroup.com, 5/22/2022, “Ramayana! Musical Returns Live.“
India Post, May 12, 2022, “43rd Annual Musical “Ramayana!” Returns to Stage, June 9-12“
This spring, Mount Madonna School (MMS) third grade students combined history with journalistic and oral presentation skills by completing a deeply researched biography project that they presented to their classmates. Each student picked a notable person who inspires them in a personal…
Earlier this month, Mount Madonna School (MMS) tenth grade students headed south to the coast near San Simeon for a three-day, two-night camping trip and study of the marine ecosystem. During sophomore year, MMS students have the opportunity to choose between a…
