Sep 15, 2021 | All School, Blog, IMAMUSTANG
A little more than a month into the 2021-2022 school year, and the Mount Vernon community feels stronger than ever. After many months without School-wide events, the School has come alive with parents, grandparents, and alumni reunited on campus, in addition to...
Sep 15, 2021 | All School, Blog
During the Atlanta run of Hamilton at The Fox Theatre, students in Grades 7 and 8 Choice Connections: Dance, MS Dance Team, as well as those in Grades 9-12 Dance Styles classes had the opportunity to learn an actual show routine from current cast member Christopher...
Sep 15, 2021 | All School
Hey, Mount Vernon. Welcome to the 21-22 school year. This is a record enrollment year for us, of more than 1200 students, and that reflects 900 engaged families at the school and more than 250 dedicated faculty and staff members. So it could not be more of an exciting...
Sep 8, 2021 | All School, Blog, Upper School News
In the Upper School, students participate in a process called iProject. At its core, iProjects mission is to “empower Mount Vernon students to drive their own learning through their curious pursuits of inquiry, innovation, and impact project work.” iProject was...
Sep 8, 2021 | All School, Podcast
In the second episode of the Made in MV Podcast, hear new Head of Upper School Kristy Lundstrom share her personal and professional motto, Kids Go First. Joined by MV alumni, Michael Okwilagwe, he share why he remains connected to the School since graduating in 2017....
Sep 1, 2021 | All School, Blog, Lower School News
Contributed by Head of Grade 5 Emily Edwards Like all other grades in the Lower School, Grade 5 started the year with an Inquiry Based Learning unit around playground design. This unit required the students to recall the math concepts they learned in Grade 4 to design...
