Apr 29, 2021 | Come to Play, Design Thinking, Fine Arts, Highlights, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Innovation, Inquiry, Maker, Maverick, Multiplier, Prefects, Share the Well, Upper School News, US Athletics
Contributed by the Upper School Leadership Team & Faculty Bo Adams began the ceremony by sharing, “Amidst so many challenges, I am grateful that we have been able to be at school together this year…and today. “Our students are surrounded by...
Feb 16, 2021 | All School, courage over comfort, Design Thinking, Impact, Innovation, Maker, Maverick, Multiplier, MV Ventures, Share the Well
The Mount Vernon School, through MV Ventures – a strategy and innovation consulting company of the School – was recently named an inaugural recipient of the Jeffrey Shields Award for Innovation Excellence in School Business Operations. Mount Vernon has...
Nov 10, 2020 | courage over comfort, Fine Arts, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Innovation, Maker, Maverick, Multiplier, Preschool News, Share the Well
Contributed by Preschool Learning Architect Liz Aull One of the guiding principles at the Mount Vernon School is the idea that relationships are foundational to learning. While that happens every day in the Preschool, one new relationship that has been forged this...
Sep 30, 2020 | Come to Play, Design Thinking, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Innovation, Maker, Multiplier, Share the Well, Upper School News
Throughout the first few weeks of school, Mount Vernon students, faculty, and staff were adjusting to the “new normal” with guidelines around learning in-person, at school. When it comes to serving lunch, FLIK was also tinkering with their process and...
Sep 14, 2020 | Build People Up, Come to Play, courage over comfort, Have Fun, Highlights, Humanities, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Innovation, Lower School News, Maker, Maverick, Multiplier, Share the Well
When Grade 4 Mustang Ona Oli was six years old, she asked her mom why her hair wasn’t “pretty” or straight like her classmates. To help encourage her, Ona’s mom shared positive affirmations, wore matching hairstyles, and got her a Black doll,...
Aug 31, 2020 | All School, courage over comfort, Design Thinking, Highlights, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Lower School News, Maker, Maverick, Middle School News, Multiplier, News, Share the Well, Upper School News
Kicking off the 2020-21 school year, Mount Vernon is excited to announce the appointments of both Tarrik “Coach T” Mabon and Jim Tiffin to new roles within the School. As a man of faith and service, and after leading Middle School chapel for several years,...
