At Mount Vernon, kindness isn’t just an ideal—it’s a practice woven into the fabric of our culture. Aligned with Target 4, Culture and Connection, of our Strategic Plan, which calls us to cultivate an inclusive and regenerative school culture, a month-long kindness initiative has been sparked in honor of World Kindness Day. Spearheaded by Middle…
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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
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
Alumni spotlight! 🌟 Avery Maxwell ’19 returned to campus to share her journey with our junior capstone class, exploring the impact of social capital and the connections that have shaped her path. It was extra special with her brother Henry in the class to hear her story firsthand! #MVStories #LeadFromWhereYouAre
