Exploration and Learning: Students Share A ‘Journey Through Africa’
‘Passengers, please direct your attention out of the plane’s right side windows,’ said enthusiastic ‘flight attendant’ and Mount Madonna School (MMS) first grade teacher Cassia Laffin to her students. ‘In the distance, reaching 19,341 feet you can see Mount Kilimanjaro! And, over there, winding for thousands of miles, the remarkable Nile River!
Beautiful, Brave and Inspired: Students Prepare for Creative Writing Reading
The Mount Madonna School (MMS) high school Creative Writing Reading is an annual event where students, faculty, parents and friends gather together to listen to our student writers read their works. Mark your calendars and save the date! This year it’s planned for Friday, March 20 from 7:00-9:00pm in the Assembly Room at the Upper Campus. Third Graders Design Light-up Robots
On a recent day in The Factory, Mount Madonna School third grade students created small robot designs and added lights with small circuits made from an LED, a button-cell battery and conductive paint.
Next, using their original designs as circuit diagrams, students make larger scale versions of their robots on paper, and used copper tape, colored LEDs, button-cell batteries and on-off switches.
Student Spotlight: Zoe Kelly
-Name, age, grade, city of residence Zoe Kelly, 17 years old, 12th, Santa Cruz -What inspires you? Ever since I
Gilroy Dispatch, Student of the Week: Imogen Cockrum
-Name, age, grade, schoolImogen Cockrum, 13, 8th grade, Mount Madonna School
-What inspires you?
Morgan Hill Times, Student of the Week: Max Medvedev
Morgan Hill Times, “Student of the Week: Max Medvedev,” 2/20/2015
The Gilroy Dispatch: ‘Footloose’ and Fancy Free
The Gilroy Dispatch, 2/6/2015, ‘Footloose’ and fancy free, by Andrea Joseph, lifestyle editor. Read more
Cultivating a Culture of Kindness: Faculty Spotlight on Jenni Leach
My religion is very simple; my religion is kindness — His Holiness, the XIV Dalai Lama This statement by the
February 6 Public Reception in Santa Cruz to Spotlight Student Artists
Motion and transportation — featuring wings, wheels, rails and water — are featured themes for an array of mixed media
“Footloose” Performance Photos Available!
We hope you had the chance to see “Footloose” this past weekend! Mount Madonna’s talented high school students did an amazing job of bringing their characters to life onstage and had alot of fun doing it! Fabulous singing, dancing and acting one and all! Kudos as well on the creatie set and costumes! 
