Update, 10/8/2020: While Upper School Director Shannon Kelly (’92) is not the recipient of the 2020 Ally to Queer Youth Award, she and the other nominees will be honored as part of the 23rd annual Queer Youth Leadership Awards (QYLA) on Saturday,…
“Our interview with Congressman John Lewis in 2018 was, without our knowing it, the last for the Mount Madonna School students,” shares teacher Sadanand Ward Mailliard. “Over the years, our Values in World Thought class students had the privilege of a dozen…
Growing Up in Santa Cruz, October 2020, Behind the Teacher’s Desk, “Rebirth,” by Lisa Catterall. Every particle in the universe was once contained in an infinitesimal speck…a theoretical point in the void with no measurement. It must have been very heavy. After…
Morgan Hill Life, 8/7/2020, “Community Voices by Ward Mailliard : Mt. Madonna says farewell to friend Congressman John Lewis,” by Ward Mailliard. Read more
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 8/2020, “Farewell to our friend: Congressman John Lewis,” by SN Ward Mailliard. Read more
Patch.com, 7/28/2020, “Farewell To Our Friend: Congressman John Lewis.” The passing of iconic Congressman John Lewis is a deep loss to the nation and to the world. Read more
By Ward SN Mailliard The passing of iconic Congressman John Lewis is a deep loss to our nation and to the world. For me, it was also quite personal as our Mount Madonna School students had the honor of interviewing him in…
There is something magical about learning outdoors, and Mount Madonna School’s (MMS) 375 acres of land includes groves of coastal redwoods and live oaks, mountain meadows, chaparral, and ponds. The ecological tapestry of biomes, rich with diverse life forms, provides an unmatched…
Over the past year, the Mount Madonna School community has shared countless appreciations and well wishes for longtime head of school Mary Supriya McDonald, who retired June 30. Among these expressions of gratitude was this video tribute shared at the lower and…
At the end of each school year, we express our sincere gratitude to those teachers and staff who have decided to leave Mount Madonna School (MMS). Michelle Fisher Our preschool/kindergarten teacher, Michelle Fisher, is moving to Santa Barbara to be closer to…
