Creativity with textile arts is a hallmark of Isa Stead, Mount Madonna School (MMS) parent, elementary science lab assistant and first grade dance teacher. In addition to sewing, dyeing fabric, felting wool, and spinning yarn, Stead creates weavings, small and large scale,…
The three pillars of Mount Madonna School (MMS), academic excellence, creative self-expression and positive character development are fully visible in the fourth grade. From math games to research, to reading, writing and artistic “creating,” learning is happening in all subject areas. With…
Effort Provides Chance to Win Part of $500,000 in Grants and Scholarships Since 2006, students and teachers have been making a difference in the eco-health of our planet through the Lexus Eco Challenge, a national contest that encourages middle and high school…
Second and third grade students recently made bottle doll representations of their “moral heroes” in preparation for the class’ Moral Hero Living Museum on Tuesday, Dec. 13 in the afternoon. Come check out their inspiring research, learning and creativity!
To truly embody a character asks the actor to see and experience the world from that character’s perspective. Discovering our connection to character takes detective work, personal reflection and mainly, an embracing of the journey. Aside from the spontaneous discoveries within rehearsal,…
Born into a family of Japanese wood craftsmen, Hideta Kitazawa first started carving when he was five years old. As he grew, he kept at it, learning the techniques and tradition of Noh and Kyogen theatrical mask carving alongside his father. After…
“Personal best” is, well, “personal,” and can vary substantially among individuals. For the 2016 Mount Madonna School (MMS) cross country team, the idea of personal best meant setting and working to achieve self-identified training and competition goals. “I encouraged each athlete to…
Mount Madonna high school history and government teacher Tiffany Wayne is one of just 10 local teachers selected to participate in a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) history curriculum development project. The program is funded through a grant to get Santa Cruz…
At Mount Madonna School (MMS), students experience a transformative approach to learning mathematics that goes beyond the curriculum to enhance each student’s lifelong relationship with the subject. The goal is to create an environment where every individual can thrive as a math…
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/20/2016, Coast Lines, “Mount Madonna Names New Board Members.” Read the article (scroll about half-way down)
