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Enhancing Imagination: Performing Arts Character Projects
Creative self-expression, academic excellence and positive character development are hallmarks of a Mount Madonna School (MMS) education, and are infused throughout the preschool through grade 12 curriculum. The performing arts Character Project, designed for students grades six through 12, consists of three…
Morgan Hill Times, Mount Madonna School Prepares for “Elf The Musical Jr.”
Morgan Hill Times, 11/22/23, “Mount Madonna School prepares for ‘Elf The Musical Jr’.” Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a…
Gilroy Dispatch: “Mount Madonna School Students Work to Revitalize Campus Lake Ecosystem”
Gilroy Dispatch, 11/22/23, “Mount Madonna School students work to revitalize campus lake ecosystem.” On a recent afternoon, wind-blown cumulus clouds filled the sky and sunlight permeated towering redwood trees and grassland meadows, reflecting off the water of a small lake on the…
Morgan Hill Life: MMS Students Initiate Collaborative Revitalization of Campus Lake Ecosystem
Morgan Hill Life, published in the November 29-December 12 issue, “MMS students initiate collaborative revitalization of campus lake ecosystem.”
Aptos Times: Aptos High Alum Finds Cross Country Coaching Success
Aptos Times, 11/15/2023, “Aptos High Alum Finds Cross Country Coaching Success.” Nicole Silva Culbertson, who joined Mount Madonna School in 2015 and teaches science to eighth to twelfth grade students, is the coach for middle school cross country, track and field and…
The Magic of the Mountain: Meet Choreographer and Yoga Teacher Claire Otterness
Claire Otterness is Mount Madonna School’s (MMS) new choreographer and high school yoga teacher. She comes to MMS with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Social media coordinator Carly Wheelehan got the chance to…
Student Government Association to Hold Holiday Market on December 8
Holiday gift giving made easy! Mount Madonna School’s Student Government Association is presenting a Holiday Market on December 8 from 3:30-5:30pm at the upper campus. Admission is free. If you’re interested in having a table space to sell or promote your business…
Stewardship and Identity: Students Initiate Collaborative Revitalization of Campus Lake Ecosystem
On a recent afternoon, wind-blown cumulus clouds filled the sky and sunlight permeated towering redwood trees and grassland meadows, reflecting off the water of a small lake on the Mount Madonna School (MMS) campus. As senior students navigated a short hillside trail…