Aug 24, 2022 | All School, Blog, Have Fun, Lower and Middle School, Lower School News, Middle School News, News, Upper School News
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 (MVPN) hosted its first ever Lower Campus Spaghetti...
Aug 24, 2022 | All School, Blog, Design Thinking, Have Fun, Lower and Middle School, Lower School News, MVXperts, News, PBL/IBL
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? This unit encourages students to ask those same...
May 25, 2022 | Blog, Have Fun, Humanities, Inquiry, Lower School News
As summer approaches and reading lists are posted, teachers are reminding students of the magic of immersing themselves in a good book. Grade 3 teachers and students created “Camp Read-A-Lot”, a day dedicated to pushing desks aside, bringing pillows, stuffed animals,...
May 18, 2022 | Blog, Have Fun, Highlights, Inquiry, Lower School News
Lower School learners brought expeditionary learning to life this Spring. Expeditions allow learners to follow sparks of curiosity and ignite passions for learning. Sometimes we wonder and wander on an expedition. Sometimes expeditions spark interest as an entry event...
May 18, 2022 | Blog, Come to Play, Have Fun, Humanities, Impact, Innovation, Middle School News
How might we prepare all students to be globally competitive and engaged citizen leaders? Over the last month, grade 8 students have had a unique opportunity to experience this piece of Mount Vernon’s mission. The World Peace Game, created and developed by the World...
May 4, 2022 | All School, Blog, Come to Play, Have Fun, Highlights
After a two year pause, Mustang Rally returned in a big way last Friday, April 29. Mount Vernon’s all-day, all-fun, all-school celebration of spirit and community was another major highlight in MV’s 50th year! It was a celebration full of old and new traditions. The...