How Might We Foster Connection Across Campuses? For many years Mount Vernon has had an end-of-year tradition known as the Senior Salute, where on the eve of baccalaureate, graduating seniors dressed in their caps and gowns parade through the Lower... Read More
National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15 in the United States and recognizes the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of our country. At Mount Vernon, we celebrated in... Read More
What if students could choose what they learned about? What if students could explore their passions and curiosities at school? What if students could be in collaborative groups with teachers and students with similar interests? What if we entrusted them... Read More
Mount Vernon families have a passion for service. Last week, The Mount Vernon community participated in The Fall Impact Service Drive. Our goal was to collect 4,000 individually packaged snack bags through a partnership with Atlanta Mission, an organization committed... Read More
Teachers in Grade 3 are known for their creative themes to introduce new concepts to their students. “Book Tasting Day” was no exception. Ms. Barocas’, Ms. Amin’s, and Ms. Edwards’ Grade 3 classes participated in a unit about sampling different... Read More
Convocation is one of the most anticipated events of the school year. This August, our Mount Vernon community came together to receive the charge for the year from our CEO, Head of School, and Head Prefect. This year, the School’s... Read More
Mount Vernon students are always in for a treat at the beginning of the school year and this year, it was full of firsts. Lower School In celebration of the start of the school year, the Mount Vernon Parent Network... Read More
Grade 5 is starting the year with a Project-Based Learning (PBL) unit on playground design. Have you or your child ever seen a playground and wondered why it was built the way it was or how it could be improved?... Read More
Since school let out in May, Faculty and Staff have been preparing for the first day of the 2022-2023 school year. Committed to designing new and maintaining existing flexible spaces to increase our students’ capacity to spark wonder; to build,... Read More
As summer approaches and reading lists are posted, teachers are reminding students of the magic of immersing themselves in a good book. Grade 3 teachers and students created “Camp Read-A-Lot”, a day dedicated to pushing desks aside, bringing pillows, stuffed... Read More