Feb 18, 2021 | Build People Up, Come to Play, Highlights, IDEA, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Maverick, Multiplier, Share the Well, Upper School News
From the time he came to Mount Vernon, Jaden Ward, Class of 2022, has been influenced by teachers and encouraged to follow his passions, to be an advocate for change and a solution seeker. From an internship with the Sandy Springs Mayor’s Office to fighting...
Jan 8, 2021 | Fine Arts, Highlights, Impact, Lower School News, Share the Well
In December, Lower School Performing Arts Instructor Amanda Lower was featured in an article by the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) about the future of dance education during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The NDEO provides resources, research, and...
Nov 17, 2020 | Build People Up, Highlights, IMAMUSTANG, Middle School News, Multiplier, Share the Well
Congratulations to Grade 6 Caroline Kincaid who recently received Honorable Mention for a Peace Poster Contest through the Atlanta Lions Club. Her poster represented many different symbols of peace. Caroline shares, “Most of the symbols in this painting are...
Sep 29, 2020 | Highlights, IMAMUSTANG, Inquiry, PBL/IBL, Preschool News
Contributed by Head of Lower Campus Shelley Searcy What does Inquiry Based Learning look like in a PK4 classroom? As a School of inquiry who believes curiosity and passion drive learning, our teachers are doing more than observe what young children are naturally...
Sep 14, 2020 | Build People Up, Come to Play, courage over comfort, Have Fun, Highlights, Humanities, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Innovation, Lower School News, Maker, Maverick, Multiplier, Share the Well
When Grade 4 Mustang Ona Oli was six years old, she asked her mom why her hair wasn’t “pretty” or straight like her classmates. To help encourage her, Ona’s mom shared positive affirmations, wore matching hairstyles, and got her a Black doll,...
Sep 10, 2020 | Come to Play, Fine Arts, Have Fun, Highlights, IMAMUSTANG, Innovation, Maverick, Upper School News
Production is underway in the Upper School as students prepare for their fall production of The Tempest. True to the MV arts creative nature, this show will be performed unlike any other before with all audio pre-recorded, and all performers masked for the entire...
