The ability to innovate, solve problems, and serve others is essential in our fast-paced, ever-evolving world. At Mount Vernon, our students don’t just learn about these skills—they live them. For young leaders like Wyatt Stephens and Sadler Smith, the journey toward impactful leadership started with a simple question: “How can I help?” Wyatt, a fourth-grade…
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
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
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 (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
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 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
Sixteen Mount Vernon students in Grades 9 – 12 and alumni traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland and performed at the world’s largest theatre festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe August 5 – 10. The award winning theatre group, The MV Allstars, performed “A... Read More
Since school let out in May, Faculty and Staff have been preparing for the first day of the 2022-2023 school year. Committed to designing new and maintaining existing flexible spaces to increase our students’ capacity to spark wonder; to build,... Read More
From national awards to travel opportunities, our artists have had a banner year and with over 150+ events this year, our studios continue to put out incredible creative work. This year we tried new things like Live Karaoke, Jazz Night,... Read More
As summer approaches and reading lists are posted, teachers are reminding students of the magic of immersing themselves in a good book. Grade 3 teachers and students created “Camp Read-A-Lot”, a day dedicated to pushing desks aside, bringing pillows, stuffed... Read More
🎭✨ First in Atlanta! Mount Vernon is making history as the first high school to bring Hadestown: Teen Edition to the stage! Join us for an unforgettable three-day run from November 14–16 as we reimagine Anaïs Mitchell’s Tony Award-winning musical in the intimate setting of the Upper School Black Box Theatre.
Find a link to tickets and read more about the production, cast, and crew at the campus stories link in our bio!
