Mount Vernon School is setting the stage for an unforgettable theatrical experience as Atlanta’s first high school to bring Hadestown: Teen Edition to life. Opening on Thursday, November 14, and running through Saturday, November 16, this three-day limited run of Anaïs Mitchell’s Tony Award-winning musical is a must-see for audiences craving innovative and boundary-pushing high…
An Interview with the Designers of the Impact Design Lab “Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.” – Albert Einstein We sat down for an insightful conversation with the three educational designers... Read More
Summer may have seemed tranquil driving by 510 and 471 Mount Vernon Hwy, but behind the scenes faculty and staff were hard at work. Let’s take a look at some of the exciting announcements and happenings that took place during... Read More
Mount Vernon’s youngest learners had a special day filled with creativity, exploration, and fun during Frontier Arts Day. PK2 – PK5 students engaged in various arts-related activities outside on the Frontier, the School’s natural playground. Shay Jones, Director of Lower... Read More
In Meg Brooks’ Artistic Revolution & the Harlem Renaissance course, students explore the ties between the experimentation of the arts during the Harlem Renaissance and its effects on culture and art today. As the course description describes, “The aptly-named Harlem... Read More
Designing a product for a specific client is an incredibly rich and multi-layered learning experience. In addition to leveraging skills like solution seeking, critical thinking, connecting, communicating and innovating, to ensure the clients needs are met, attributes like empathy, adaptability... Read More
Written By Lower School Performing Arts Teacher and Arts in Action Coordinator, Amanda Lower On April 21, 2023, the sounds of Djembe drums filled the air as parents and students entered the front entrance of Lower Campus. Older faces were... Read More
On April 20, 36 Film students from Film Production, Post-Production, and Sport Broadcasting courses came together to showcase their talents in the second annual Upper School Film Festival. Many elements make cinema stand apart from other art forms—movies can speak... Read More
How might we create and share a collection of recipes that display our many similarities and differences across Grade 4? Throughout the “Big Dinner” Inquiry-based learning (IBL) unit, students used reading, writing, and numeracy literacies, paired with critical thinking and... Read More
Two Mount Vernon Upper School students were selected to showcase their artwork in the 5th Congressional District of Georgia High School Art Exhibition, which opened on April 5. Edee Moorman, Class of 2024, and Lily Sanford, Class of 2025 will... Read More
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