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, 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...
Feb 23, 2022 | All School, Blog, Humanities, MV Online
In December the School announced plans to build a global campus with the launch of The Mount Vernon School Online. The asynchronous, flexible high school experience will launch a grade 9 cohort in August 2022 and will add an additional grade level over the following 3...
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,...
Jan 29, 2020 | Build People Up, courage over comfort, Humanities, IDEA, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Inquiry, Multiplier, Preschool News, Share the Well
Contributed by Preschool Teacher Debbie Markland The students in the PreK4 and PreK5 classes in Preschool enjoyed learning about Martin Luther King Jr. throughout the month of January. The conversation started at the beginning of the month with an “I see, I...
Jan 15, 2020 | Build People Up, Come to Play, courage over comfort, Humanities, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Innovation, Inquiry, Maker, Maverick, Multiplier, PBL/IBL, Share the Well, Upper School News
Over the last year and a half, Upper School Virtual Reality students, along with Director of Virtual and Augmented Reality Lab Marie Graham, have been working alongside Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) to create a VR program to help patients who are going...
