Sep 11, 2019 | Come to Play, courage over comfort, Fine Arts, Have Fun, Humanities, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Innovation, Inquiry, Multiplier, News, PBL/IBL, Upper School News
Submitted by Matthew Neylon, Director of Visual and Performing Arts Just 10 days into the school year, students in Marie Graham’s virtual reality class hosted a Virtual Art Museum for their peers and teachers. Students used the program Tiltbrush to paint in 3D,...
Aug 28, 2019 | All School, Build People Up, Come to Play, courage over comfort, Have Fun, Humanities, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Lower School News, Maker, Maverick, Middle School News, Multiplier, News, Preschool News, Share the Well, Upper School News
Every year on September 11, Mount Vernon students and faculty join forces to pay tribute to those who lost their lives, survived, responded to, and like many of us, were affected by the tragic events of 9/11. We will show our gratitude for service members and first...
May 22, 2019 | All School, Build People Up, Come to Play, courage over comfort, Design Thinking, Humanities, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Innovation, Inquiry, Maverick, Multiplier, PBL/IBL, Share the Well, Upper School News
Contributed by Marie Graham Pediatric rehab patients face many challenges to complete the occupational and physical therapy that is necessary for recovery. The goal of this project was to use virtual reality to decrease discomfort for patients undergoing uncomfortable...
May 1, 2019 | Come to Play, courage over comfort, Design Thinking, Humanities, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Innovation, Inquiry, Maker, Maverick, Multiplier, News, PBL/IBL, Upper School News
Story by Justin Blumencranz The catalyst for reaching out to Woojer about their haptic vest was a need in our VR lab and my desire to work on a project of my design. As a Freshman, I worked with Mrs. Graham and a few other students to create Mount Vernon’s Virtual...
Mar 20, 2019 | All School, Fine Arts, Humanities, Middle School News
Guest post by Maggie Menkus Read Part 1 of this story The Odyssey of Learning: A Student’s Perspective Maggie Menkus An odyssey is an “extended adventurous voyage” as well as an “intellectual or spiritual quest.”* Grade 6 students had an adventure exploring The...
Dec 12, 2018 | All School, Come to Play, Humanities, Impact, Lower School News, Middle School News, Preschool News, Share the Well, Upper School News
This year, our MV community contributed over 1,200 toys (almost 200 more than last year!) to the United States Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots toy drive. Your generosity is overwhelming....
