Kind, clever and precocious, young Matilda dreams of a better life even as she navigates a tumultuous childhood in Matilda Jr., a humorous, musical ode to the power of perseverance and imagination as embodied onstage by Mount Madonna School’s (MMS) middle school…
Mount Madonna School (MMS) second grade and kindergarten students’ year-long study of “where things come from” was front and center last week, as students learned about food production and toured and “tasted” their way around Live Earth Farm, a commercial organic family…
The democratic process was this month, as Mount Madonna School (MMS) middle and high school students elected peer representatives to the Student Government Association (SGA). Ballots were shared as Google Forms, and students had from 8:00am to 3:30pm on October 8 to…
Supriya McDonald, a teacher, administrator and head of school at Mount Madonna School (MMS) who retired in June 2020 after more than 30 years of service, was honored in-person on October 20, for her dedication and service to the school community with…
Young students applied all of their senses – sight, sound, smell, touch and taste – this week to experiential lessons at Live Earth Farm in Watsonville. Mount Madonna School preschool and fourth grade students enthusiastically engaged with resident livestock and friendly farmers…
On October 5, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 honored Mount Madonna School our students – national President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) winners – for their “Save Our Sharks” project they completed in 2019-20 as fifth graders. The EPA Region 9…
By Lisa Catterall Our schools will improve if they deliver quality arts education to all students. The students deserve nothing less. – James S. Catterall My office just became host to a tray of smiling, blinking robotic bees happily keeping me company…
We were saddened to learn that Kamla Bhasin, a human being of kindness and courage, passed away on September 25. Bhasin, an Indian developmental feminist, poet, author and social scientist, was a great champion for love, equality, equity and the environment. MMS…
What does it take to design and build a submersible, water-tight instrument to explore the oceans? Last week, with their school trip to Catalina Island just 10 days away, Mount Madonna School (MMS) high school Engineering Club students gave up lunch periods,…
On September 16, Mount Madonna School held its first community morning circle for kindergarten through twelfth grade students, faculty and staff. Each weekly circle will have a theme, and this week the theme was gratitude. Participants were invited to give a shout…
