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Preschool and Lower School Students Showcase Creativity in Annual Cardboard Challenge

This year, the theme for the annual Cardboard Challenge was How Might We be Better Together, by Sharing the Gift of Play? This year's challenge was inspired by a young boy named Cain who lives in L.A. With a love for building things and tin...

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Lower School Students Explore Cultural Identities Through “We, Not Me” Project

Contributed by Head of Grade 1 Taryn Rumph This year, one of the Lower School's social science focal points is "We, Not Me". Students will explore their own cultural identity while learning about those around them who may share different cu...

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2019 Fall Conference Information

Upper School Conferences will take place on Wednesday, October 23 and there will be NO classes for Upper School. This is a late (9:30 a.m.) start for all divisions except Upper School. Instructions to sign up for Upper School conferences will be...

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Grade 2 Celebrates the Best Parts of Me and Learns About Healthy Lifestyles

Contributed by Head of Grade 2 Melanie Thompson G2 spent time the first few weeks of school reading about and researching the power of our bodies and our brains. We discussed how the food we eat fuels our bodies and our brains; thus, how can we m...

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Commitment to Faculty Learning

Today marked the first late-start RDI (Research, Design, Iteration) Day of the school year where all of our faculty and staff collided across divisions and disciplines for a deep learning around topics such as curriculum, assessment practices, teach...

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Helping Hands Day 2019: Grateful to Serve

Last Wednesday, September 11, the Mount Vernon community joined together in honoring those who lost their lives, survived and responded to the tragic events of 9/11. This year, each division participated in a donation drive, and then packaged the it...

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