While a firsthand sighting of a blue whale along California’s coast has so far eluded Mount Madonna School (MMS) fifth grade students; this hasn’t diminished their passion for wanting to raise awareness about protecting these ocean giants from environmental and human-caused threats…
We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry. – Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States Each year the Mount Madonna School (MMS) second grade class spearhead an important activity with the help of their seventh…
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…
Mary Supriya McDonald, teacher and head of school, joined Mount Madonna School in 1987 and is retiring at the end of the current school year. Alumna Haley Campbell (’02) spoke with McDonald in December 2019, and shares this revealing profile. It was…
Are their people you are grateful for? Someone you’d like to thank? Mount Madonna School (MMS) Upper School Director Shannon Kelly recently came across an activity through the Making Caring Common Project that is geared to students ages 4-10, and designed to…
On April 25, the Mount Madonna School (MMS) fifth grade class attended WE Day at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The students were invited to attend because of their class project to protect sea otters. Along with the invitation, event organizers asked…
We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry. – Jimmy Carter, 39th United States president In their world history class, Mount Madonna School (MMS) seventh grade students recently learned about medieval Europe and the social structure of…
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 1/23/18, “Scientist gets some help from fifth graders,” by Katie Brown. Photos by Shmuel Thaler. MOSS LANDING — As a gang of bachelor sea otters glide through the gentle curves of Moss Landing, fifth graders from Mount Madonna School…
The Mount Madonna School (MMS) senior class is seeking donations of new or gently used clothing for the children of Sri Ram Ashram in Haridwar, India. The Ashram was built and inspired by the late Baba Hari Dass, with support from the…
Dear Mount Madonna School Community, The second grade class is hosting their annual food drive in support of the Second Harvest Food Bank to help feed hungry families in our area during the holiday season. There are bins for food donations in…
