May 17, 2023 | All School, Blog, Inquiry, Middle School News, News
As the year comes to a close, there is no better way to see if students have mastered the understanding of a concept or a topic than to ask them to teach it. “Make sure you’re being respectful. It takes a lot of guts to get up in front of your classmates and present.”...
Apr 12, 2023 | All School, Alumni, Blog, Impact, Innovation, Middle School News, News, Upper School News
A student-designed solution is improving the physical therapy experience for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta patients. The Mount Vernon School’s Virtual Reality (VR) team was among 60 presenters at the annual Virtual Medicine (vMed) Conference in Los Angeles last...
Apr 5, 2023 | All School, Blog, Middle School News, News
Grade 8 embarked on a 9-week journey to deepen their understanding of global issues and design a public product that could have an impact on a global scale. By utilizing their design thinking skills and focusing on the 17 United Nations Sustainability Goals, students...
Mar 29, 2023 | All School, Blog, Idiploma, Middle School News, News
Ryan Welch was selected to speak at the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) conference in February to share his insights on Impact Design Lab, the innovative Mount Vernon signature Middle School program he co-creates and co-teaches with Kevin Day, and...
Mar 22, 2023 | All School, Blog, Build People Up, Lower and Middle School, Lower School News, Middle School News, News, Upper School News
National organizations including The Library of Congress, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, and the Smithsonian Institution are commemorating and encouraging the study, observance, and celebration of the vital role...
Mar 15, 2023 | All School, Blog, Design Thinking, Lower and Middle School, Lower School News, Middle School News, News, Upper School News
From our littlest learners to our graduating seniors, students across both campuses are emboldened to pursue their passions and explore their interests, all while being nurtured, supported, and guided by their teachers, parents, and peers. When student passion is...