This week, Mount Madonna School (MMS) kindergarten, second and twelfth grade students visited Live Earth Farm in Watsonville, providing an opportunity for peer-to-peer mentoring, farm learning and for the youngest students, and increased opportunity of where food comes from. “Our year- long study…
Aptos Times, 10/1/2022, “Model United Nations Training Conference.” Mount Madonna School will host a one-day Model United Nations Training Conference on Oct. 8, with the goal to introduce Model UN to students, and encourage more schools to adopt this exceptional program. Read…
Quick 5 Podcast presented by the Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce. Mount Madonna Head of School Ann Goewert was interviewed by Morgan Hill Chamber President Nick Gaich in this episode which aired on November 2, 2022. Links for Listening: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Rm446T4571CPiXAC9jdzf?si=cL2EJw0-R9ehZFH0_elHEw…
Growing Up in Santa Cruz, October 2022, “Model UN Training Conference for Local Students,” by Lisa Martin. On October 8, 2022, Mount Madonna School (MMS) will host a one-day Model United Nations (Model UN or MUN) Training Conference, with a singular purpose:…
Growing Up in Santa Cruz, October 2022, Teacher’s Desk, “Teach Peace,” by Lisa Catterall. Imagine there’s no countries, it isn’t hard to do… nothing to kill or die for –John Lennon At the beginning of this year, our administration announced that…
Last week Mount Madonna School (MMS) middle and high school students elected peer representatives to the Student Government Association (SGA). Senior Zoey Ocampo-Sobkoviak, who served as vice president in the 2021-22, ran unopposed and will serve as student body president. The elected…
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/25/2022, Name Dropping, “Joining Global Schools.” Mount Madonna School was recently been accepted as a member of the Global Schools Program, a network of schools from around the world committed to education for sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals….
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/22/2022, “Mount Madonna School Commemorates International Peace Day.” This year’s theme is “End Racism, Build Peace.” Story by Aric Sleeper, photos by Shmuel Thaler. Click on photos below to see a larger version.
On October 8, Mount Madonna School (MMS) will host a one-day Model United Nations (Model UN or MUN) Training Conference, with a singular purpose: introducing Model UN to students, grades 6-12 and developing a network of schools interested in bringing this exceptional…
National Association of Independent Schools, Independent School, Summer 2022, “Learning Life Skills” At Summit for the Planet, a schoolwide event held at Mount Madonna School (CA) this past April, seniors from the Adulting 101 class set up a food station where they…
