Apr 17, 2024 | All School, Blog, Have Fun, Lower School News
Last Thursday, the Lower School was abuzz with excitement as students from kindergarten to fifth grade came together for a day of learning, costumes, competitions, special guests, and fun! Polygon Palooza was a celebration of the depth of geometry learning happening...
Apr 10, 2024 | All School, Blog, Have Fun, Middle School News
At Mount Vernon, innovation isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a daily part of life and learning. For the second consecutive year, Grade 8 students in Impact Design Lab (IDL) are taking on the challenge of reimagining the field games for Mustang Rally, our...
May 17, 2023 | All School, Blog, Fine Arts, Have Fun, Inquiry, News, Preschool, Preschool News
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,...
Dec 7, 2022 | All School, Blog, Design Thinking, Have Fun, Middle School News, News
Grade 6 students are diving deep into the concept of sustainability. Since the beginning of the year, students have explored how weather and natural disasters can affect a city, how to build earthquake-resistant homes, design sustainable food production networks,...
Sep 7, 2022 | All School, Blog, Have Fun, Lower School News, News
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 genres of books found...
Aug 31, 2022 | All School, Blog, Design Thinking, Have Fun, Idiploma, Innovation, Innovation Diploma, Middle School News, News, PBL/IBL
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 the three educational designers: Todd...