Sep 19, 2018 | All School, Build People Up, Impact, Innovation Diploma, Upper School News
At the Upper School Business & Entrepreneurship Club’s first meeting of the school year with one of the largest crowds the club has ever seen, students welcomed Lars Minns, Head of Human Resources, NAFTA Region at Mercedes-Benz USA. Speaking about his college and...
Aug 22, 2018 | All School, Build People Up, Come to Play, courage over comfort, Humanities, IDEA, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Innovation Diploma
The process of creating this exhibit had the most impact on me by showing me just how important empathy is in our world today and how much good can be done if you are willing to put yourself in another’s shoes. ~Exhibit Co-Creator Megan Lienau (Mount Vernon, Class of...
May 28, 2018 | All School, Design Thinking, Innovation Diploma, MV Mag Issue 2, PBL/IBL
Countless Opportunities to Delve Into Real-world Work I like to say that I’ve been drawing ever since my teachers started telling me to write. I’ve always loved art, but I’d never been able to put it to any practical use– I’d never been able to see it as anything...
May 21, 2018 | All School, Innovation, Innovation Diploma, MV Mag Issue 2, PBL/IBL, Upper School News
Meeting Clients’ Specific Needs At Mount Vernon, a design brief starts with a creative conversation and culminates in a mutually beneficial relationship, while making an impact. Throughout the process, students in the Innovation Diploma program (iDiploma)...
Jan 23, 2018 | Come to Play, courage over comfort, Design Thinking, Idiploma, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Innovation, Innovation Diploma, Multiplier, MV Mag Issue 1, Upper School News
Contributed by Allison Toller Dell Alienware Corporation is fulfilling a moonshot dream for Mount Vernon students. Through an inconceivable partnership, the Fortune 500 company has chosen Mount Vernon to host their one and only flagship virtual reality lab in the...
Jan 23, 2018 | Build People Up, courage over comfort, Design Thinking, Highlights, Idiploma, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Innovation Diploma, Maker, MV Mag Issue 1, PBL/IBL, Share the Well, Upper School News
Magic Wheelchair As “Star Wars” fans stormed into theaters to see “The Last Jedi,” one particular Resistance pilot, Jared – a 14-year-old boy living with cerebral palsy, watched the movie while living out a lifelong dream. For over two months, students in Mount...
