This is part 2 in a series - get caught up with Part 1 In September, students from the Ecological Rhetoric class began working with Lost Corner Preserve in efforts to improve environmental issues in Sandy Springs. This partnership has provided MV...
Read MoreAt the end of the 2017-2018 school year, Dr. Brande Jones' grade 9 Honors Biology students were challenged to create a podcast to submit to the New York Times Student Podcast Challenge. Her students chose from over 1,000 prompts provided by the New Y...
Read MoreThis year Mount Vernon received more inquiries, more visitors, and more applications from prospective families than any year in its history. In this episode of MV Stories, Chief of External Affairs Allison Toller sits down with the members of th...
Read MoreDemonstrating yet again how Mount Vernon turns vision into reality, a group of Upper School students and their teacher are taking the first steps to create a state-of-the-art Virtual Reality Lab for the School. It all began last year. After disco...
Read MoreMount Vernon's mission as a school of inquiry, innovation, and impact officially began in 2012. In this episode of MV Stories, we sit down with three 2012 graduates, Robert Barclift, Miles Mallory, and Alex Butler. After one year in t...
Read MoreIn this Design Movement season five opener, Brett discusses how to lead in 2017. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. Connect with Brett on Twitter - @jbrettjacobsen www.mvifi.org www.mountvernonschool.org...
Read MoreIn our first episode marking the second season of MVStories, we are talking about a historic moment for the School. In just 8 months we will break ground on a new Upper School building. The Pioneer Tomorrow Campaign has officially entered the pub...
Read MoreIn our quest to both examine and realize how might school reflect real life, we have been on a journey in the Upper School guiding students to discover their passions while making an impact. One of the most visible ways we do that is through iProjec...
Read MoreAs Mount Vernon has evolved and grown, one integral piece of the School has transformed and opened up a world of opportunities for students. In this segment of MV Stories, we sit down with a variety of artists both staff and students who shed light...
Read MoreCarrying out an essential practice at MVPS of encouraging students to connect learning to the real world, the School launched a new humanities program in the Upper School this year starting with Humanities Grade 9. Within the class students explo...
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