This week our Preschoolers celebrated Frontier Day with a morning of play-based learning, creativity, and outdoor exploration. ๐ฟ From the Dinosaur Dig and leaf soup to pinecone painting and a handmade corn maze crafted by PK4, students discovered how using their hands, imaginations, and natural materials can spark deep, joyful learning. ๐
From sketchbooks to spray paint. From ideas to installations. ๐ญ๐จ Grade 5 artists are exploring the power of street art โ studying graffitiโs roots, visiting the Krog Street Tunnel, and creating their own large-scale fence masterpieces. Big color, big ideas, and even bigger creativity.
Read more about G5`s Street Art Project at the Campus Stories link in our bio!...
Grade 1 turned curiosity into discovery! ๐ง ๐ก From the circulatory system to the nervous system, students became doctors, researchers, and designersโasking big questions like โHow does my heart know when to beat faster?โ
With visits from real medical experts and a hands-on Human Body Showcase, our young scientists explored how creativity, curiosity, and collaboration keep learning (and our bodies) alive and well. โค๏ธ๐ซ๐ช #LearningWithoutLimits #MountVernonSchool #InquiryInAction...
๐ป Halloween magic filled the air today! Preschoolers paraded through Lower Campus, classrooms turned into parties, and spirit rallies brought the energy. A day full of laughter, costumes, and connection across campus.
๐ October is Dyslexia Awareness Month โ and Mount Vernon students are turning advocacy into action.
Through their work with the International Dyslexia Association Teen Board, our Upper School students are raising awareness for diverse learners across Georgia. From volunteering at the Dyslexia Dash to sharing their stories at the annual IDA Conference, theyโre leading with empathy, curiosity, and courage.
Algebra meets the bowling alley ๐ณ๐ Our G8 students took their learning off campus to collect real-world dataโtracking ball weights, strikes, and scores to explore patterns and create regression models. Hands-on math at its best!
When learning meets innovation, students meet possibility.
Through Anatomy: Surgery & Salad, Mount Vernon students observed robotic surgery in action at Intuitive Surgicalโan experience made possible by the Annual Fund. โญ๏ธ
๐ญ Opening night is here! After weeks of rehearsing, designing, and building, our Upper School MV All Stars are ready to bring The Skin of Our Teeth to life.
This Pulitzer Prize-winning classic by Thornton Wilder runs tonight through Saturday at 6:30 PM in the US Black Box. Come see the creativity, talent, and hard work of our student cast and crew on full display.
Curiosity in action โจ In the new Portfolio Mentorship course, Upper School students are designing their own learning pathsโexploring everything from architecture and fashion to coding, music, and creative writing. With mentorship and creative freedom, theyโre not just building portfolios; theyโre shaping their futures.
๐ Read how passion meets purpose at Mount Vernon: https://mountvernonschool.org/blog/portfolio-mentorship/
Undefeated. Unstoppable. ๐ฅ๐ The Middle School Blue Softball Team closed out their season perfectlyโclaiming the Metro 10 Championship title! Every game showed their grit, teamwork, and love for the game. Congratulations to our Mustangs and coaches on an incredible run!
The Are You In? video series kicks off here! See how the Annual Fund fuels hands-on learning, empowering students to turn curiosity into discovery.
In this first story, Lower School science teacher Eileen Fennelly takes students into Atlantaโs parks, where curiosity becomes the catalyst for discovery. From spotting wildlife to engaging with Park Rangers, these experiences bring science to life. With each visit, students grow as scientists and problem-solvers while discovering how their questions can create real impact....
๐ Congratulations to our 2025โ2026 Middle School Junior Prefects! Since launching in 2018, the Junior Prefect program has empowered Grade 7 and 8 students to grow as leadersโbuilding confidence, representing their peers, and shaping a positive school culture. This yearโs team kicked things off with a Leadership Retreat, where they set goals, established norms, and brainstormed how theyโll make an impact across the division. We canโt wait to see how their leadership helps Middle School continue to grow and thrive this year! ๐
Athletics at Mount Vernon isnโt just about competitionโitโs about connection. Mustangs in Training gives our youngest learners the chance to play, grow, and learn alongside varsity athletes who model leadership from day one. ๐ช๐ด
Spanish 3 students took their learning beyond the classroomโfrom studying dance traditions across Spanish-speaking countries to designing fictional festival brochures that celebrated unique dance styles.
Their studies came alive at The Strand Theater, where a professional Flamenco troupe filled the stage with rhythm, color, and culture. โจ The interactive performance, infused with Spanish vocabulary and audience participation, made the experience truly engaging and authentic.
๐ Itโs Are You In? Day! Our incredible faculty and staff are already 99% IN and now itโs your turn, MV families. ๐๐ด Every gift to the Annual Fund powers what makes Mount Vernon extraordinary - our teachers, programs, and the experiences that shape every school day.
Letโs reach 100% together by December 31. Are you in?...
โจ History meets design thinking โจ Grade 4 explored how stained glass windows in the Middle Ages told stories when most people couldnโt read. Inspired by this tradition, students interviewed classmates and designed their own โwindowsโ to reflect each partnerโs interests, values, and personality.
Along the way, they practiced empathy, creativity, and storytellingโmaking powerful connections between history, art, and design.
Curiosity comes alive outside the classroom. ๐ฟ From dragonflies on the Chattahoochee to civic questions at Murphy Candler Park, Lower School students are growing as scientists, observers, and community connectors through year-long expeditions across Atlanta.
๐๐ก Upper School Physics students are taking science to new heights! From fin design to weight distribution, theyโre building and testing rockets, then using Logger Pro to track displacement and velocity in both X- and Y-axes. Hands-on experiments like these bring 1-D and 2-D kinematics (and soon, forces & energy!) to life โ blending creativity with scientific inquiry and making learning dynamic and fun.
How do eighth graders transform reflection into purpose? ๐ฑ At Mount Vernon, the Grade 8 Summit is more than a milestone โ itโs a journey of identity, values, and community. Through iteration and reflection, students uncover clarity about who they are and who theyโre becoming. ๐
๐๐ฏ LโShana Tovah! As Rosh Hashanah comes to a close this evening, weโre grateful for the chance to learn and celebrate together.
From Millie G. and family sharing traditions (and the shofar!) in Lower Campus Chapel, to Middle Schoolโs Jewish Student Affinity breakfast, our community embraced this season of renewal. โจ Wishing all who observe a sweet new year!...
โก๏ธ From chalk dust beams of light to sound waves that make sticky notes dance, our fourth graders are discovering energy in action! These hands-on experiments are just the beginningโtheyโll soon see energy transfer on a whole new scale at Morgan Falls Dam. ๐๐ก #MVSchool #LearningByDoing #STEM #STEMEducation...
๐โจ The Mustangs are Nationals bound! After 12 hours of nonstop training, performing, and pushing past their limits last weekend, the MV Dance Team earned their bid to UDA Nationals! ๐๐ด Their dedication, teamwork, and spirit are unstoppable!...
โจ We did it, MV! โจ Our Fall Impact Drive exceeded its goal โ packing over 4,000 snack bags (thatโs more than 12,000 individual snacks!) for the Atlanta Mission. ๐ Thanks to the generosity of our community, we were even able to donate extra snacks beyond the bags themselves.
๐ Special appreciation to the MV Serves Committee for leading the way and inspiring us to extend Mount Vernonโs impact. Together, weโre making a difference. ๐ช๐
This week, Middle School launched Mentor Groups โ spaces where students build meaningful connections with peers and faculty, reflect on their goals, and discover the power of belonging. Because growth happens best when weโre supported and connected. ๐ฑ๐ฌ...
At Mount Vernon, learning and leading happen side by side. ๐ Our Upper School interns are serving across campusโsupporting younger learners, strengthening programs, and creating experiences that bring our community closer together.
๐ Discover their stories of purpose and connection at the "Campus Stories" link in our bio....
๐ค โจ Mount Vernon parents and friends grabbed their cowboy hats and boots for a night of two-stepping, line dancing, and singing under the stars! ๐ถ The @kinchafoonee_cowboys set the stage as our community came together to kick off a new school year in true country style. Full gallery at the link in our bio!...
๐ Grade 5 kicked off their Impact Summit journey at the top of Kennesaw Mountain! From twists and turns on the trail to finding their own pace, students discovered that climbing a mountain is a lot like tackling big projectsโpurpose, perseverance, and support from one another make all the difference. ๐ชโจ #MVImpactSummit...
๐ค๐ Future surgeons in the making! Our Anatomy: Surgery & Salad students swapped textbooks for surgical simulators at @intuitivesurgical โ trying their hands at robotic arms, watching a live procedure, and seeing what the future of medicine looks like up close.
๐ Read more about their hands-on journey into the future of medicine at the Campus Stories link in our bio!...
๐+๐ป = ๐ learning! AP Computer Science Principles students got a taste of coding today by writing pseudocode for toast recipesโcomplete with conditionals, loops, and inputs for toppings, doneness, and bread type. A delicious way to see how abstract code connects to real-world steps! โจ
Our Middle School Girls Flag Football team is UNDEFEATED and headed to the Benz! After the Falcons take on the Buccaneers on Sunday, Sept. 7, the Mustangs will storm the field to face Trinity Christian. ๐ฅ
From the classroom to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium turf, our girls are proving that Mustang spirit shines everywhere. ๐ช๐ Letโs go, Mustangs! ๐...
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