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Innovation Diploma Students Explore the Future of Entertainment

Innovation Diploma (iD) challenges students to think like innovators and be problem-solvers. A core element of the program is the “Future of” Design Series, now in its fourth year, which invites students to explore and reimagine the future of major industries. Following past explorations into retail, food, and air transportation, this year’s focus was entertainment….

MS Athletics: A Program for Exploration and Discovery

September 28, 2022 (July 2, 2024) by sroyal

Mount Vernon Middle School students are deeply involved in athletics. At the end of last year, 91% of the Middle School student population were involved in athletics. Of those, 75 are three-sport athletes, which means they participated on an athletic... Read More

Homecoming 2022 and The Ron Hill Field Dedication

September 21, 2022 (July 3, 2024) by sroyal

On Friday, September 16, Mount Vernon welcomed current students and families, faculty/staff, grandparents, and alumni to celebrate Homecoming 2022. Additionally, the Mount Vernon community celebrated the Hill family on this day of remembrance to honor a teacher, coach, father, brother,... Read More

How Might We Impact Our Community Through Service?

September 21, 2022 (July 3, 2024) by sroyal

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

Scale Modeling Creating Collaboration

September 14, 2022 (July 3, 2024) by sroyal

Grade 7 Math Teacher and new faculty member April Lucas likes to begin the School year with a project. “Collaboration is key in any classroom especially at the beginning of the school year. Assigning group projects to a class who... Read More

G3 Book Tasting

September 7, 2022 (July 3, 2024) by sroyal

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

Homecoming 2022

September 1, 2022 (July 3, 2024) by sroyal

Are you planning on attending HoCo this year? Your Alumni tent will be stocked with food and refreshments and will be the perfect spot to watch the Mustangs take on the Tattanall Square Trojans. Game day festivities start at 3:45... Read More

This is Your Story

August 31, 2022 (July 3, 2024) by sroyal

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

Introducing: Impact Design Lab

August 31, 2022 (July 3, 2024) by sroyal

Introducing Impact Design Lab (IDL), a Mount Vernon Middle School designed class where students are taught to find problems and ask “How can I fix this?” instead of “I wish this was different”. Over the summer, we sat down with... Read More

Welcoming Students Back To Campus: How Might We Make This The Most Exciting First Week Yet?

August 24, 2022 (July 3, 2024) by sroyal

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, 2 Weeks, 6 Expeditions, The Best Playground PBL Ever

August 24, 2022 (July 3, 2024) by sroyal

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

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