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,…
¡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…
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…
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…
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 10/6/2023, “Mount Madonna School makes AP Honor Roll,” story and photo by Aric Sleeper. The Mount Madonna School in Watsonville announced that it recently made the top-tier of the Advanced Placement School Honor Roll, which is a distinction recognized…
The College Board has announced that Mount Madonna School (MMS) has been named to the Advanced Placement Program (AP) School Honor Roll, earning the top-tier Platinum distinction. The AP School Honor Roll recognizes schools whose AP programs are delivering results for students…
Aptos Tomes, 10/1/23, “Encouraging Compassion, Empathy and Kindness: Mount Madonna School Host Peace Day Commemoration.”
“I wish to begin with a word from the Dalai Lama, ‘If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another’,” shared twelfth grade student Beatrice Miller, in her address to the Mount Madonna School (MMS) student body, faculty and guests during…
Morgan Hill Life, 9/20-10/3/2023 issue, Editorial, “Let’s all follow Mount Madonna’s example for peace.” Young people serve as a shining example of how education can be a catalyst for change In a world often marred by conflict and discord, we take heart…
Mark Jones grew up in Latin America (Chile and Argentina) in a bicultural and bilingual family. He is a lifelong student of literature, especially poetry. He teaches from a foundational belief that exposure to literature and languages can develop empathy and appreciation…
