We were saddened to learn that F.W. de Klerk, South Africa’s last apartheid president, passed away on November 11 at age 85. Mount Madonna School students interviewed de Klerk during their 2013 Sawubona-Ngikhona (I see you/Yes, we see you too) learning journey…
The Connection, 2020-21, 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.
We were saddened to learn that Kamla Bhasin, a human being of kindness and courage, passed away on September 25. Bhasin, an Indian developmental feminist, poet, author and social scientist, was a great champion for love, equality, equity and the environment. MMS…
Mount Madonna School (MMS) is pleased to announce Kira Kaplan as the 2021 valedictorian and Sara Bautista as salutatorian. These students earned this distinction through hard work and focused effort, edging out their peers at the Central Coast school known for strong…
Name, city of residence: Octavio Moreno, Capitola Grade you started at MMS: Ninth grade What inspires you? What really inspires me is having people who are already inspired around me; being around passionate people helps me to grow as an individual and…
The Senor class is are donating the proceeds from the sale of their t-shirts to a rural, all-girls school in India called Pardada Pardadi. This school aims to help girls in poverty by providing free education and vocational training. “Just as this…
Sometimes an uplifting “ray of hope” can be found in the most unexpected of places, even when people are separated by continents, oceans – or a pandemic. Such was the experience last week, when Mount Madonna School (MMS) senior students engaged via…
Mount Madonna School’s interview with Samdhong Rinpoche in April 2017. This interview was filmed as part of the Karuna Project by Mount Madonna School seniors. Samdhong Rinpoche is the former prime minister of the Tibetan Government in Exile.
An interview of Leon Panetta by Mount Madonna School students in 1995, during his time as Chief of Staff at the White House. Every two years, juniors and seniors from Mount Madonna School travel to Washington, DC to meet with both political…
Mount Madonna School students met and spoke with Thulani Mabaso as part of their Umbono Project in South Africa. Thulani Mabaso is a former prisoner of Robben Island and an anti-apartheid activist.
