May 28, 2018 | All School, MV Mag Issue 2, PBL/IBL
She wasn’t familiar with this language or these people and was still trying to navigate a new world that looked different, smelled different, and felt different, while wearing clothes that were unfamiliar and all-of-a-sudden, seemingly uncomfortable. Soon,...
May 28, 2018 | All School, Middle School News, MV Mag Issue 2, PBL/IBL
Grade 6 students write and publish five individual magazines about space exploration, as they take NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)’s stated vision quite literally: To reach for new heights and reveal the unknown so that what we...
May 28, 2018 | All School, MV Mag Issue 2
PERSPECTIVE FROM A RESIDENT EXPERT Fortunate to belong to a network of families who are experts in a variety of industries, Mount Vernon students have a valuable learning resource within their reach. Recognizing this essential idea, several years ago the School went...
May 28, 2018 | All School, MV Mag Issue 2, MVIFI
Shaped by Us. Now. Just as we have begun to outgrow our spaces, in some ways we have outgrown our programs. At the very least, we have heard loud and clear from the students we serve that they want to make: prototypes that are more than popsicle sticks, show-stopping...
May 28, 2018 | All School, Alumni, MV Mag Issue 2
OK graduates. Let me begin. I have something to offer you. I wanna make you a deal. Now, listen very closely. I want to offer each of you a $10M check in exchange for your high school diploma – today. Here’s the deal. You give me your diploma, and I’ll give you the...
May 28, 2018 | Alumni, College, MV Mag Issue 2, Upper School News
ALPHA AND OMEGA: THE BEGINNING AND THE END As a long-standing tradition at Mount Vernon, Seniors and Preschoolers parade together at Mustang Rally – the School’s all-day, all-community celebration. Signifying the beginning of one’s MV journey through Commencement, our...
