Contributed by Preschool Learning Architect Liz Aull One of the guiding principles at the Mount Vernon School is the idea that relationships are foundational to learning. While that happens every day in the Preschool, one new relationship that ha...
Read MoreThroughout the first few weeks of school, Mount Vernon students, faculty, and staff were adjusting to the "new normal" with guidelines around learning in-person, at school. When it comes to serving lunch, FLIK was also tinkering with their process a...
Read MoreWhen Grade 4 Mustang Ona Oli was six years old, she asked her mom why her hair wasn't "pretty" or straight like her classmates. To help encourage her, Ona's mom shared positive affirmations, wore matching hairstyles, and got her a Black doll, but On...
Read MoreKicking off the 2020-21 school year, Mount Vernon is excited to announce the appointments of both Tarrik "Coach T" Mabon and Jim Tiffin to new roles within the School. As a man of faith and service, and after leading Middle School chapel for se...
Read MoreContributed by Executive Director, MV Ventures, Alex Blumencranz “How might we …” is a familiar and somewhat daily question at the Mount Vernon School as students prepare to be “college ready, globally competitive and engaged citizen lead...
Read MoreContributed by Director of Student Engagement and Alumni Relations Katie Trenney “We are a School of inquiry, innovation, and IMPACT,” Maker Jim Tiffin shared. “We are a private school with a public purpose. We have the capability, and ther...
Read MoreContributed by Mount Vernon Upper School iProject Coordinator Lynn Luster When looking at 21st-century skills, a teacher might easily get overwhelmed wondering how to cover content and standards. Acknowledging that every student is on a different...
Read MoreOver the last year and a half, Upper School Virtual Reality students, along with Director of Virtual and Augmented Reality Lab Marie Graham, have been working alongside Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) to create a VR program to help patients...
Read MoreMiddle School students, alongside MS Visual Arts teacher Susan Edwards, worked together to both design and create a Made in MV Sparkle House to be featured outside of the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center in their Christmas village. Stude...
Read MoreContributed by Head of Upper School Chip Houston LEARNING & INNOVATIONWe continue to see collaborations across disciplines and courses, which is awesome! Our students have been off campus at Georgia Supreme Court, Anne Frank Museum, King’s...
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