Below a canopy of towering redwoods, some 40 middle school students gathered recently for an annual Mount Madonna School (MMS) tradition: a four-day outdoor kick-off to the school year – complete with tents, friends and the wafting smell of campfires. This trip…
“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…
Mount Madonna School (MMS) offers a unique health class for fourth and fifth grade students that teaches a holistic view of health and all it encompasses, while utilizing the school’s serene 380-acres for learning. “We teach so much more than just physical…
Girls Volleyball, 9.22.23: The Pajaronian “Mariners remain determined during rebuilding year | SCCAL girls volleyball – APTOS, MT. MADONNA SET TO BE BATTLE-TESTED IN CHALLENGING LEAGUE,” by Gordon Kass. Mt. Madonna School coach PK McDonald is rebuilding his defense after losses due…
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…
Pencils, paper, classrooms and new schedules…When you think of the first day back to school, what comes to mind? For some 50 high school students, their first day was anything but typical: ninth through twelfth graders at Mount Madonna School (MMS) toted…
Middle School Cross Country, 9/14/2023: In this small school league, the races are run co-ed, however in the results they separate the boys and girls teams. Student athletes participated in their first meet on September 12, and Mount Madonna’s girls won as…
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…
Mount Madonna School (MMS) will host a commemoration of the International Day of Peace on September 21 from 9:30-10:15am. Held each year on September 21, the United Nations has declared this as a day “devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, through…
As another year of college acceptance letters have rolled in, Mount Madonna School (MMS) is proud to announce that its Class of 2023 was overwhelmingly accepted into the most selective University of California (UC) campuses: Los Angeles, Berkeley, Davis, Santa Barbara, and…
