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
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.“It’s the little things citizens do. That’s what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees.” — Wangari Maathai,
The Connection , 2013-14, an annual publication for famiiies, friends and alumni of Mount Madonna School.
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
It was great to see the creativity and flair of the many students, parents and faculty who came decked out in costumes, makeup and “special effects” for today’s elementary school Halloween parade! From happy animals and superheroes, to wild characters and lovely beings – the community displayed a lot of imagination and spirit!
At Mount Madonna School (MMS), preschool, kindergarten and second grade students have been learning a lot about where food comes from and recently had an engaging hands-on field trip to Live Earth Farm in Corralitos.
We’re excited to announce a new tool we’re trying out this year called Google Classroom. It’s linked to our school’s Google Apps for Education account and provides our teachers with the ability to assign, review, comment on, and grade homework digitally. There are a number of teachers who are experimenting with using it as a tool this year to improve their management of submitted work, collaboration, and increase the speed with which they can return work to the students
