Feb 23, 2022 | All School, Blog, Build People Up, Inquiry, MVXperts
How do we teach our teachers at Mount Vernon? We bring in experts. Mount Vernon’s strategic plan, MVx, calls us all to be learners. It states, “In a complex world of exponential change, the most important thing to be is a learner. Anyone at or associated with MV is a...
Dec 8, 2021 | Blog, Build People Up, Lower and Middle School
On the Lower Campus, grade 5 students are empowered and encouraged to serve as leaders to younger Mustangs. Through a partnership with Lower School administrators, like Elisse Hayes, these students are provided with different opportunities to grow in leadership. One...
Dec 1, 2021 | Blog, Build People Up, Lower and Middle School
As we welcome December, holiday music is playing, gifts are being wrapped, and Mount Vernon is preparing for one of its treasured holiday traditions – the annual Toys for Tots drive. Beginning this week, students are encouraged to donate a new, unwrapped toy to...
Nov 10, 2021 | Blog, Build People Up, Impact
This year, Mount Vernon kicked off Year of Impact, a year-long integration of service that began on September 11. Through this initiative, the community will commit to logging 50,000 hours of selfless service through May 11, 2022. Almost two months into Year of...
Jul 26, 2021 | Build People Up, courage over comfort, IMAMUSTANG, Lower School News, Share the Well
“When I came for my first day at Mount Vernon, I didn’t know anyone or have any friends, but things started to change. I started to make friends and got to know people better. Then I started to realize how much more awesome this school is than I’d...
Jun 9, 2021 | Alumni, Build People Up, Come to Play, courage over comfort, IDEA, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, idea-featured, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Maker, Maverick, Multiplier, Share the Well, Upper School News, US Athletics
“I pray that we have inspired and left love where we once stood. May God bless Mount Vernon, and know it will always have the support of the Douglas family.” – Andre’ Douglas If you’ve been at a Mount Vernon football game over the last...