Sep 20, 2023 | All School, Blog, Innovation Diploma, Upper School News
Mount Vernon’s Innovation Diploma (iD) program, now in its tenth year, continues to evolve, refining its content, workflows, and processes. As we approach the tenth anniversary milestone this January, the current mod boasts an impressive slate of 7 corporate...
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...
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...
Nov 6, 2019 | Build People Up, Come to Play, courage over comfort, Design Thinking, Fine Arts, Have Fun, Highlights, Humanities, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Innovation, Innovation Diploma, Inquiry, Maker, Maverick, Multiplier, Prefects, Share the Well, Uncategorized, Upper School News
Contributed by Head of Upper School Chip Houston LEARNING & INNOVATIONWe continue to see collaborations across disciplines and courses, which is awesome! Our students have been off campus at Georgia Supreme Court, Anne Frank Museum, King’s Mural Exhibit and Mount...
