Academics

Social Studies Teachers Receive Graduate Degrees

Posted by leighannclifton on Sep 9, 2011

Two of Mount Madonna School’s (MMS) middle/high faculty, Amy Neff and Matthew Meachen, recently earned master’s degrees in education, a significant milestone in their personal and professional development.

Stanford Research Institute to bring STORE to MMS

Posted by Anonymous on Jan 19, 2011
Mount Madonna's High School science classes will be piloting a series of lessons developed by Stanford Research Institute (SRI) under a grant from the National Science Foundation.  Four years ago, Science Teacher Lisa Catterall asked a class to compile temperature and precipitation data to look for a quantitative answer to the supposed "global warming debate" in our local area.  The data was very hard to find and even more difficult to translate.  SRI noticed around the same time that weather statistics compiled by NASA and the National Weather Service w

Santa Cruz Sentinel: A Life-changing Month for Mount Madonna Grad

Posted by leighannclifton on May 31, 2011

Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/31/2011, "A life-changing month for Mount Madonna grad," by Joel Hersch. Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_18173559?IADID=Search-www.santacruzsentinel.com-www.santacruzsentinel.com

Boys Volleyball Team Scores Top Academic Honor: Best GPAs in CCS

Posted by leighannclifton on May 22, 2011

Mount Madonna School’s boys varsity volleyball team has received the Central Coast Section (CCS) highest academic honor by the CIF: “2011 CCS Scholastic Championship Team Award.”

Accreditation Report

Posted by Anonymous on Oct 1, 2010

MMS received another six year term of accreditation, which began June 2010, from both CAIS and WASC! Member schools are reviewed every six years (or more frequently, if they receive shorter reaccreditation terms after review).

The official Self-Study document is available for viewing in the office. In the early part of the summer, we revised our Action Plan, based on the Visiting Team’s commendations and recommendations. The Action Plan involves three strategic areas: Finance, Community and Governance, as well as a few specific Program improvements.

Learning Journey to Washington D.C.

Posted by larakilpatrick on May 7, 2012

M o u n t   M a d o n n a   S c h o o l
V a l u e s   I n   W o r l d   T h o u g h t   P r o g r a m

We invite You to Join
the 11th & 12th Grade Students on their
Learning Journey to Washington D.C.
May 13 - May 23, 2012

We will be publishing a daily blog about our travels and interviews on the
Santa Cruz Sentinel
Web site
 
http://www.santacruzlive.com/blogs/mtmadonna/

Enhancing Academic Excellence Through Performing Arts

Posted by leighannclifton on Mar 8, 2013

By Supriya McDonald, Head of Lower School

Academic Excellence is one of the three main pillars of our School, together with Positive Character Development and Creative Self-Expression. Academic achievement is one of the five core values of an MMS education. These words are found in the mission statements of most schools, and also heard in political speeches during election season. But what does academic achievement and excellence look like at MMS? How do we demonstrate it and how do we measure it?