The Gilroy Dispatch, “Mount Madonna School Hosts Peace Day Commemoration”
The Gilroy Dispatch, 9/29/2023, “Mount Madonna School hosts Peace Day commemoration.”
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Aptos Times: Encouraging Compassion, Empathy and Kindness”
Aptos Tomes, 10/1/23, “Encouraging Compassion, Empathy and Kindness: Mount Madonna School Host Peace Day Commemoration.”
Outdoor Lessons: Middle Schoolers Start School with Camping Trip
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…
Encouraging Compassion, Empathy and Kindness: Mount Madonna School Hosts Peace Day Commemoration
“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…
Fourth and Fifth Grade Health in the Redwoods
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…
High School Athletic News: Aptos, Mount Madonna Set to be Battle-Tested in Challenging League
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, Editorial: Let’s All Follow Mount Madonna’s Example for Peace
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…
Whitewater Classroom: Students Start School on the River
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…
Aptos Times, Buddhist Teacher Tenzin Chogkyi to Speak September 21
Aptos Times, 9/15/2023, “Buddhist Teacher Tenzin Chogkyi to Speak Sept. 21.” Mount Madonna School will host a commemoration of the International Day of Peace on Thursday, Sept. 21 from 9:30-10:15 a.m. in the upper campus Assembly Room, featuring Buddhist Teacher and activist…
Middle School Athletic News: Cross Country Girls Win as a Team
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…