This 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 MoreCongratulations Luca Lemons, the School's first Spirit Shirt Design Competition winner! Luca is a new student in Grade 1 this year. During his design process, he was inspired by other MV spirit shirts, and wanted to represent the School by u...
Read MoreLast week, Grade 7 students in Mrs. Kristen Pisacreta's Humanities Class transformed the classroom into the Legacy Poetry Café. This experience created a safe place for students to be honest, passionate and vulnerable while showcasing their work....
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...
Read MoreAs a way to turn a regular math unit into an engaging opportunity for student collaboration and fun competition, Grade 6 teacher Nichelle Davis created a math version of The Amazing Race. Each team completed 10 review problems, and had to ch...
Read MoreLast Friday, a group of 26 students had the opportunity to perform as the opening act for the Women's Leadercast Conference at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. The choir from Mount Vernon sang "I Believe" originally by Yolanda Adams,...
Read MoreQ: You’ve been named one of Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Women Who Mean Business 2019. How can other women leaders win similar accolades for their achievements? A: I believe that women should seek to align their professional and personal...
Read MoreThis 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...
Read MoreLast week in Middle School Chapel, Coach Tarrik Mabon (Coach T) gave the students a challenge. He shared a story about the University of Virginia Head Basketball Coach Tony Bennett who led the UVA Men's Basketball team to both their first Final Four...
Read MoreThe Arrival is a graphic novel by Shaun Tan. It is at heart, a migrant story told as a series of wordless images that might seem to come from a long-forgotten time. A man leaves his wife and child in an impoverished town, seeking b...
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