Recently published: In 1999 MMS students interviewed Senator Dianne Feinstein. It is a special interview and has a great moment starting at about 32:00, where a student does a positive rap improv for Senator Feinstein. This was the only time a MMS…
Mount Madonna School students interviewed María Pacheco in October 2020 as part of the Values in World Thought Program. María Pacheco is a biologist, entrepreneur, and the founder of Wakami. Wakami is a social system that connects rural communities to global markets…
Aptos Times, 1/1/2021, “Mount Madonna Hosts Conversations Jan. 12.”
An evening of dialogue and discovery Values in World Thought is a capstone course unique to Mount Madonna School (MMS) that spans 11th and 12th grades and engages students in meaningful conversations. True dialogue is a collaborative process of active listening and discussion that…
An interview by Cyrus Kamkar (’18) with friend and WWII veteran James “JP” Petersen of Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Sentinel, Santa Cruz History, “Resident remembers attack on Pearl Harbor,” by Cyrus Kamkar. December 7th, 1941; the date that changed the course of…
Students Dialogue with Wakami founder María Pacheco My name is María. I was born in Guatemala and I am a biologist, an entrepreneur and founder of the Wakami system. I am also a mother and a firm believer that collective dreams are…
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/11/2020, “A vital sense of patriotism,” by Cyrus Kamkar (’18) Download pdf
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…
The Connection, 2019-20, an annual publication for families, friends and alumni of Mount Madonna School. Click on the above image to load and view the content in a ‘page-turning’ format or download the PDF. (Hi-res PDF)
“Our interview with Congressman John Lewis in 2018 was, without our knowing it, the last for the Mount Madonna School students,” shares teacher Sadanand Ward Mailliard. “Over the years, our Values in World Thought class students had the privilege of a dozen…
