Mar 29, 2023 | All School, Blog, Idiploma, Middle School News, News
Ryan Welch was selected to speak at the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) conference in February to share his insights on Impact Design Lab, the innovative Mount Vernon signature Middle School program he co-creates and co-teaches with Kevin Day, and...
Nov 9, 2022 | All School, Blog, Idiploma, Innovation Diploma, News, Upper School News
Futurus is an Atlanta-based immersive technology production company, specializing in emerging technology consulting, road mapping, virtual reality (VR) simulations, augmented reality (AR) development, and interactive event experiences. The team works with brands to...
Sep 14, 2022 | All School, Blog, Idiploma, Lower and Middle School, Lower School News, Maker, Middle School News, News, PBL/IBL, Upper School News
In every division at Mount Vernon, students are provided an environment in which they learn collaboratively while engaging in authentic, real-world work. At the same time, the School’s educators have the flexibility to create thoughtful learning environments, bringing...
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...
Apr 27, 2022 | Academic Coverage, Blog, Design Thinking, Idiploma, Impact, Innovation, Innovation Diploma, Inquiry, News
This story was contributed by Brad Droke, Director of Innovation Diploma and was featured in the Spring 2022 SAIS Newsletter. In the spring of 2014, Mount Vernon Ventures at The Mount Vernon School hosted an event called the Council on Innovation, where several groups...
Apr 13, 2022 | Blog, Idiploma, Innovation, Innovation Diploma, Upper School News
Contributed by the iDiploma Team A signature experience for students during their first year in Innovation Diploma is hosting a dinner. This experience allows learners to get a full lap through the Design Brief Framework while also experiencing the Gold Standard PBL...