Growing Up in Santa Cruz, April 2020, “Camps Offer Unplugged Summers,” by Kami Pacheco Ahhhh, the freedom of summer! Every year I count down the days to my favorite season, where memories of worry-free, open-ended, play-filled times bring nostalgic feelings of warmth,…
Faculty and Students Express a Deep Appreciation for Community Bonds On March 27 Mount Madonna School (MMS) teachers and students completed their second week of remote teaching and learning. During this same period, MMS administrators and staff continued to work remotely to…
Growing Up in Santa Cruz, April 2020, “Teaching from a Distance,” by Lisa Catterall. Every day we wake up and there is nothing but time. My body jumps up thinking I’m already late. Late to make lunches, make breakfast, find their shoes….
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. ― Søren Kierkegaard Every day we wake up and there is nothing but time. My body jumps up thinking I’m already late. Late to make lunches, make breakfast, find their…
By Beth Brennan Mount Madonna School (MMS) parents hosted another successful Career Forum on Friday March 6 at the upper campus for the high schoolers. The event was lauded by the students, teachers, parent volunteers and the career participants. The participants this…
In a small, unincorporated community near southwest San Jose is a landmark of California history, and the site of California’s first and most productive mercury mine. Mount Madonna School (MMS) third and fourth grade students recently visited the community and its mining…
The Mount Madonna School (MMS) trustees and board of directors are pleased to announce that Ann Goewert, Ph.D., will be the institution’s next head of school. Goewert will succeed retiring Head of School Mary Supriya McDonald on July 1, 2020. “Ann is…
Ram-headed sphinxes, potted papyrus, and rows of large, decorative columns line the entrance to the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose. Recently, Mount Madonna School (MMS) sixth and seventh grade students visited the museum, and had the chance to peruse its extensive…
Under the guidance of Coach Nick Cabassa, Mount Madonna’s high school basketball program has steadily developed. Senior Maverick Bettencourt, who was new to the sport when he joined the team as a freshman, was captain this year and devoted time to encouraging…
In 1789 Antoine Lavoisier identified the Law of Conservation of Mass with his discovery that mass cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction. This finding laid the foundation for modern chemistry. Recently, Mount Madonna School seventh grade students demonstrated their…
