Growing Up in Santa Cruz, November 2020, Behind the Teacher’s Desk, “Children are Parched for In-School Learning,” by Lisa Catterall. I’ve learned that terror doesn’t happen because some group of people somewhere like Pakistan or Afghanistan simply decide to hate us. It…
We are approaching Veterans Day in a time overwhelmed with bitter partisanship, a slow and halted economy, and fear of losing loved ones from unfamiliar forces. Although the circumstances are different, the roots of the struggles are much the same from past…
By Prema Gammons At Mount Madonna School, second grade students explore life events and family stories by creating personal timelines. This correlates to the different units students learn about across the curriculum, including social studies, math and language arts. Students’ timelines and…
Last week tenth grade students participated in a hands-on lab from the shore of the campus lake, where they collected water samples. This activity kicked off a longitudinal study of water quality in the drainage systems on campus, where grey water processing…
DSanta Cruz Sentinel, 10/31/2020, “Pirate Checks Her Crew for Fevers,” photo by Shmuel Thaler. Download pdf
On a recent afternoon at Mount Madonna School (MMS), high school students spread out near their outdoor classroom to measure the wavelengths emitted by superconductors, calibrating their own spectrometers in the sunshine, six feet apart. “While most of my class was there…
By Lisa Catterall I’ve learned that terror doesn’t happen because some group of people somewhere like Pakistan or Afghanistan simply decide to hate us. It happens because children aren’t being offered a bright enough future that they have a reason to choose…
On a recent autumn day, Mount Madonna School (MMS) kindergarten students, dressed in their favorite flannel, fleece or knit pajamas, and with faces reflecting concentrated effort, made felted pumpkin “stuffies” by rubbing and squishing bits of colorful wool in warm soapy water….
While there were no mail-in ballots, ballot collection boxes, or extended in-person voting, last week Mount Madonna School (MMS) middle and high school students participated in the democratic process, by electing student council representatives for the school’s new Student Government Association (SGA)….
Earlier this week, ninth grade students explored creative constraints in their Creative Writing and Artistic Expression class by writing six-word stories, timed haikus, and drawing self-portraits with their non-dominant hands — and feet. #### Contact: Leigh Ann Clifton,…
