Complex Issues and Global Resolutions: Students Participate in Stanford Model U.N.
The 6th year of the Model United Nations (MUN) club at Mount Madonna School (MMS) got underway recently with an assembly at Stanford University. Ten MMS high school students participated in the event held November 15-17. The participating students were: Preethi Balagani, 12th; Alyssa Feskanin, Chris Colip, Lena Wiley, Lexi Julien, Renata Massion, Tobin Mitchell and Zoe Kelly, 11th; Sophia Saavedra, 10th; Isabella Bettencourt, 9th, along with honorary member Lekha Duvvoori.
On December 2, the second grade class visited two local state park ‘treasures,’ Wilder Ranch and Natural Bridges. Students were able to see the monarch butterflies clustered in Eucalyptus branches; and explored the grounds of a 19th century dairy ranch. Second grade teacher Jenni Leach shares some highlights of this day of learning: 
Calling all California students!
The Mount Madonna property and its environment is the habitat for many kinds of wildlife, including deer, turkeys, snakes and mountain lions, all of which have been sighted on our land.
Hop onto a camel or the nearest flying carpet, and let the Mount Madonna School (MMS) middle school production of Disney’s Aladdin Jr. carry you to Agrabah, the City of Enchantment. Join Princess Jasmine as she resists efforts to marry her to a visiting prince, and follow along with the street savvy Aladdin as he tries to stay one step ahead of the Sultan’s guards. 
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/15/2013, “CCS Girls D-V Volleyball: Mount Madonna makes most of ‘gift’ of top seed,” by Julie Jag. Photos by Shmuel Thaler.
