Feb 25, 2022 | All School, Blog, Build People Up, Have Fun, Impact, Inquiry, Lower School News, MVXperts
Grade 3 Mustangs ended Valentine’s week with a day dedicated to the heart – Cardiology Day! This day was a total surprise for the students and featured “surgery” rotations, white coat ceremonies, and a visit from an MVXpert. When students arrived at school on...
Feb 23, 2022 | All School, Blog, Build People Up, Have Fun, IDEA, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Impact, Inquiry, Lower School News, MVXperts, Share the Well
Jesus replied, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it. “Love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 22:37-39 A consistent message on Lower Campus is...
Feb 23, 2022 | All School, Blog, Build People Up, Inquiry, MVXperts
How do we teach our teachers at Mount Vernon? We bring in experts. Mount Vernon’s strategic plan, MVx, calls us all to be learners. It states, “In a complex world of exponential change, the most important thing to be is a learner. Anyone at or associated with MV is a...
Feb 19, 2020 | courage over comfort, Fine Arts, Have Fun, IMAMUSTANG, Middle School News, Multiplier, MVXperts, Share the Well
Last week, a group of Middle School performers hit the road to showcase “The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley.” The cast and crew traveled to four locations to share their show and performed twice at Mount Vernon for both students and families. Traveling...
May 10, 2019 | Lower School News, MV Mag Issue 5, MVXperts, PBL/IBL
Contributor: Eileen Fennelly A Whole New Direction I was walking through the Kindergarten commons and heard our youngest students singing an original song about the elephants at the zoo. They had recently shared with me that they were researching the African Elephants...
Nov 9, 2016 | IMAMUSTANG, Inquiry, Lower School News, Maverick, MVXperts
Many individuals in the Mount Vernon community are experts in their respective fields and industries. We refer to them as Experts in Residence. Across divisions, these individuals are invited to share their knowledge, experience and skills with our students, as it...
