Kudos to Mount Madonna School fifth grader Ben Pearson, who competed in the American Bouldering Series (ABS) divisional climbing competition in Reno, NV on January 10. He competed against boys between the ages of 8 and 11 in the Youth-D category from Division 1 which incorporates northern California, Washington, Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, western North Dakota, and western South Dakota.
Kudos to our elementary teachers and students on a fabulous Winter Concert in December! Special appreciation to dance teacher Micha Scott for the lovely choreography, Elementary Music Director Sarojani Rohan for coodinating this annual concert, Anurag White and Monique Smith for office support, and to all who contributed to making this event possible.
Mount Madonna School sophomore Amelia Busenhart, a longtime dancer with Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre (SCBT) will perform in its upcoming 12th anniversary production of “The Nutcracker,” featuring a 51-piece orchestra conduced by Maestro Pamela Martin.Under a covered walkway at Mount Madonna School (MMS), boys and girls stood alongside one another, their small fingers curled around pieces of braided nylon rope. The rope was precut into specified lengths, with each piece labeled to correlate to the average…
On Mindfulness: Anderson Cooper reports on what it’s like to try to achieve “mindfulness,” a self-awareness scientists say is very healthy, but rarely achieved in today’s world of digital distractions.
The Connection , 2013-14, an annual publication for famiiies, friends and alumni of Mount Madonna School.
“It’s the little things citizens do. That’s what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees.” — Wangari Maathai, Kenyan educator, conservationist, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient A couple years ago, third grader Isabel Gonzalez’s mother read her a book…
Euler’s identity, ei ‘ + 1 = 0 , frequently cited by scientists as the ultimate example of a ‘beautiful equation,’ is also the favorite formula of longtime mathematician and Mount Madonna School (MMS) teacher Premdas Rohan. During the last week of October, Mount Madonna School (MMS) hosted its annual Scholastic Book Fair, a much-anticipated event, particularly for elementary and middle school families. 99.9% of the new books that enter MMS’ library each year, are purchased with funds raised…
