Piper Hendryx has recently been honored by being elected as a State Officer for Junior Thespians, which is a national honor society for theater students. As a state officer, Piper will help plan, manage and host the Junior Thespian Conferenc...
Read MoreAt Mount Vernon, we strive to foster a spirit of service in our students well beyond traditional service hours. Students exercise service daily by learning how to be grateful for what they have, respecting others, and helping with joy. While service...
Read MoreThroughout the first four months of school, Grade 1 students dove into Atlanta's robust culture through the lens of past and present. Through various visible thinking routines, students were able to figure out what exactly they hoped to lear...
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 MoreContributed by Head of Grade 5 Emily Edwards This year, grade 5 - the Class of 2027 - became the new leaders of the Lower School and Lower Campus. At the end of grade 4, these students were led through a design challenge allowing them to discuss...
Read MoreContributed by Head of Grade 4 David Ayers While in a meeting with my team, working together while planning the next pivot in our PBL (project-based learning) about energy, I shared that I wished our students could visit the dam in my hometown li...
Read MoreThis year, Middle School students began using Seesaw, a program that allows them to capture and reflect on their learning in various ways, using their iPad to capture photos, videos, voiceovers, drawings, and more. Throughout the year, learners w...
Read MoreLast week on Thanksgiving, Class of 2022 Ella Wagner could be seen on National Television performing in the 93rd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. A member of both the sideline and competition cheer teams at Mount Vernon, Ella was exite...
Read MoreRecently, Class of 2021 Aqil Merchant was named to the Making Caring Common (MCC) Youth Advisory Board. Making Caring Common, a project through the Harvard Graduate School of education, aims to create a world where children learn to care about other...
Read MoreLast week, under the direction of Clark Taylor, the cast and crew of The Arrival performed in front of three sold-out audiences in the new Upper School Black Box Theater. Inspired by the graphic novel by Shaun Tan, The Arrival is a migrant s...
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