KSBW TV8: Students Rebuild Owls’ Habitat
KSBW TV8, 11/22/2011, “Watsonville Students Rebuild Burrowing Owls’ Habitat,” by Michelle Imperato. Watch the video: http://www.ksbw.com/video/29837804/detail.html
In the News
Model U.N. Club Participates in Stanford Assembly
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Mount Madonna School’s Model United Nations (MUN) Club participated in its first meet of the 2011-2012 school year on November 5-6 at Stanford University. Student participants in the meet were: Alyssa Feskanin, Lena Wiley, Pedro Aguirre, Renata Massion and Tobin Mitchell, 9th grade; Preethi Balagani, 10th grade; Amber Zeise and Kavi Duvvoori, 11th grade; Lulu Morell-Haltom and Quincy Mitchell, 12th grade.
Kids Helping Kids: Students Unite to Collect Food
Gazing out from the stage in the school’s Assembly Room, fifteen second grade students stood and collectively asked the assembled audience some objective questions: “What if you only had one meal a day, could you be happy? Could you concentrate in school? Probably not,” they answered. “Your stomach would ache, your head would hurt and your heart would be broken.”
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Science at the Beach
Santa cruz Sentinel, 10/30/2011, Education Digest, “Students study at the beach.” Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_19226601?IADID=Search-www.santacruzsentinel.com-www.santacruzsentinel.com
Sifting Through the Sand: Students Assist Researchers with Crab Count
On a typical morning at Santa Cruz’s Natural Bridges State Beach, children and adults can be seen walking, playing and exploring the shore and sand along this scenic stretch of coastline. On Saturday, October 15, some 25 visitors to the beach were Mount Madonna School (MMS) students and parents taking part in LiMPETS (Long-term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students), an environmental monitoring and education program for students and teachers and other volunteer groups.
Santa Cruz Sentinel: “Edible Learning” and “Hands-on History Lesson”
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 10/16/2011, Education Digest, “Young students explores ‘Edible Learning’; and “Students get hands-on history lesson.” Read more: http://www.scsextra.com/story.php?sid=109352&storySection=Letters&fromSearch=true&searchTerms=
KSCO – 1080AM: Podcast of Sri McCaughan’s Interview with Dr. Future
KSCO 1080AM, 10/11/2011, Listen to the podcast of educator Sri Gyan McCaughan’s interview on the Dr. Future program: http://www.drfutureshow.com/drfutureblog/month/october-2011
Sri Gyan McCaughan to be Interviewed on KSCO’s Dr. Future Program
“What does a post-consumer society look like?” asks longtime Mount Madonna School (MMS) teacher Sri Gyan James McCaughan. “As educators, we need to be having this conversation. The current cultural emphasis on endless consumption and competition for limited resources is excluding too…
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Students Participate in Model United Nations at UC Davis
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 6/5/2011, “Santa Cruz locals participate in Model United Nations at UC Davis,” by Natalia Williams. Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_18209949?IADID=Search-www.santacruzsentinel.com-www.santacruzsentinel.com
Patch.com: Magic at 18th Annual High School Poetry Reading
Patch.com, 5/20/2011, “Magic at the 18th Annual High School Poetry Competition Awards Ceremony and Poetry Reading,” by Alex Hubner. Read more: http://santacruz.patch.com/articles/magic-at-the-18th-annual-high-school-poetry-competition-awards-ceremony-and-poetry-reading