Dec 11, 2019 | Design Thinking, Fine Arts, Have Fun, IMAMUSTANG, Innovation, Maker, Middle School News, PBL/IBL
Middle School students, alongside MS Visual Arts teacher Susan Edwards, worked together to both design and create a Made in MV Sparkle House to be featured outside of the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center in their Christmas village. Students spanning all Middle...
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...
Oct 30, 2019 | Come to Play, courage over comfort, Design Thinking, Have Fun, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Innovation, Maker, Maverick, Middle School News, Multiplier, Uncategorized
As a way to turn a regular math unit into an engaging opportunity for student collaboration and fun competition, Grade 6 teacher Nichelle Davis created a math version of The Amazing Race. Each team completed 10 review problems, and had to check in with their teacher...
Oct 16, 2019 | Come to Play, courage over comfort, Design Thinking, Have Fun, Highlights, Humanities, IMAMUSTANG, Innovation, Inquiry, Lower School News, Maker, Maverick, Multiplier, PBL/IBL, Preschool News, Uncategorized
This year, the theme for the annual Cardboard Challenge was How Might We be Better Together, by Sharing the Gift of Play? This year’s challenge was inspired by a young boy named Cain who lives in L.A. With a love for building things and tinkering, Cain followed...
Sep 25, 2019 | Build People Up, Come to Play, courage over comfort, Have Fun, Highlights, Humanities, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Innovation Diploma, Inquiry, Maker, Maverick, Multiplier, News, Share the Well, Uncategorized, Upper School News
During Mod 1 in the Upper School, a group of Innovation Diploma students learned how to write and share their own stories in How to Tell a Story, a class led by MV teachers Brad Droke and Krista Fancher. Throughout the Mod, students wrote three to five stories, then...
Sep 18, 2019 | All School, Build People Up, Come to Play, courage over comfort, Have Fun, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Innovation, Inquiry, Lower School News, Maker, Maverick, Middle School News, Multiplier, PBL/IBL, Preschool News, Share the Well, Uncategorized, Upper School News
Last Wednesday, September 11, the Mount Vernon community joined together in honoring those who lost their lives, survived and responded to the tragic events of 9/11. This year, each division participated in a donation drive, and then packaged the items as part of...
