Each year, Lower Campus students put their knowledge of design thinking to use in the annual Cardboard Challenge. This year’s theme was “how might we design a helpful and thoughtful backpack for our partner?” Most students carry a backpack with them to school,...
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The Power of Design Thinking
Contributed by Preschool Learning Architect Liz Aull The teachers in the four Toddlers and Infants classrooms are dedicated to their children, their children’s families, to each other, and to Mount Vernon. Unfortunately, schedules and COVID safety parameters often...
Why Design Thinking Matters For Our Students?
Alyssa Gallagher is an experienced public school educator, school & district administrator, facilitator and educational consultant. She recently authored, “Design Thinking for School Leaders: Five Mindsets that Ignite Positive Change in Schools” published May 2018...
Kindergarten Puts Design Thinking into Action
It comes as no surprise that Design Thinking (DT) is not only infused through learning experiences in Preschool through grade 12 at Mount Vernon, but embraced, practiced, executed, and appreciated throughout, as well. We are Mount Vernon. The Kindergarten team...
Design Thinking Build Day on the Courtyard
Mount Vernon's fifth annual Cardboard Challenge was a great success. Students in Kindergarten through grade 4 took time over the course of four days to work in small teams wrestling with the question, "How might we share our love of creative play by building stations...
Frontier Solutions Sought Through Design Thinking
As more and more students use the Frontier on a regular basis, additional thoughts and ideas have come to light surrounding its design and practical use. Recently, our eldest students in the Lower School paired up with students in Prekindergarten to learn how they...
Innovating Design Thinking 8,500 Miles Away
Increasing the MVPS footprint even further, Dr. Jacobsen was invited to be the keynote speaker at the American School of Bombay's ASB-Unplugged Design Thinking conference in Mumbai, India at the beginning of April. Gathering educators and administrators from New...
MVPS Parents Discover DEEP Design Thinking
Every day, our students practice DEEP (Discover, Empathize, Experiment and Produce) design thinking. Every day they learn skills that will benefit them in the real world. Recently, several members of our parent community were invited to experience what has become...
Design Thinking Cardboard Challenge
Using their imagination, creative-thinking skills, and knowledge of the world students in the Lower School recently participated in the 2nd annual Cardboard Challenge. Led by Design Thinking Coordinator Mary Cantwell, students collected hundreds of cardboard boxes...
Designing the Future of Fun: Inside the Design Process for the 2024 Mustang Rally Field Games
At Mount Vernon, innovation isn't just a buzzword; it's a daily part of life and learning. For the second consecutive year, Grade 8 students in Impact Design Lab (IDL) are taking on the challenge of reimagining the field games for Mustang Rally, our beloved annual...