May 9, 2023 | All School, Blog, Design Thinking, Innovation, Lower School News, Maker, News, Upper School News
Designing a product for a specific client is an incredibly rich and multi-layered learning experience. In addition to leveraging skills like solution seeking, critical thinking, connecting, communicating and innovating, to ensure the clients needs are met, attributes...
Nov 30, 2022 | All School, Blog, Maker, News, Upper School News
Makerspaces on both campuses exist to empower students, giving them hands-on experience to ideate, fabricate and iterate solutions. In Maker programs across all divisions inquiry-based learning, design and engineering come together. After an introduction with hands-on...
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...
Nov 17, 2021 | All School, Blog, Lower School News, Maker
Each year, Lower Campus students put their knowledge of design thinking to use in the annual Cardboard Challenge. This year’s theme was “how might we design a helpful and thoughtful backpack for our partner?” Most students carry a backpack with them to school,...
Jun 9, 2021 | Alumni, Build People Up, Come to Play, courage over comfort, IDEA, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, idea-featured, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Maker, Maverick, Multiplier, Share the Well, Upper School News, US Athletics
“I pray that we have inspired and left love where we once stood. May God bless Mount Vernon, and know it will always have the support of the Douglas family.” – Andre’ Douglas If you’ve been at a Mount Vernon football game over the last...
May 25, 2021 | Build People Up, Come to Play, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Innovation, Inquiry, Maker, Maverick, Multiplier, Share the Well, Upper School News
“Upon reflection of our family’s nine years at Mount Vernon, we can truly say the School has been pivotal in fostering our children’s passions, providing them with continuous guidance, and shaping them into leaders.” – Laila and Arif...
