Jan 15, 2020 | Build People Up, Come to Play, courage over comfort, Humanities, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Innovation, Inquiry, Maker, Maverick, Multiplier, PBL/IBL, Share the Well, Upper School News
Over the last year and a half, Upper School Virtual Reality students, along with Director of Virtual and Augmented Reality Lab Marie Graham, have been working alongside Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) to create a VR program to help patients who are going...
Jan 8, 2020 | Come to Play, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Inquiry, Lower School News, PBL/IBL
Last semester, Grade 3 students participated in a PBL (Project Based Learning) unit around the branches of the Government. This PBL journey began with students exploring and demonstrating the characteristics of an engaged citizen leader. Their next steps involved...
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...
Dec 11, 2019 | courage over comfort, Design Thinking, Humanities, IMAMUSTANG, Innovation, Inquiry, Lower School News, Maverick, Multiplier, PBL/IBL, Share the Well
Contributed by Head of Grade 4 David Ayers While in a meeting with my team, working together while planning the next pivot in our PBL (project-based learning) about energy, I shared that I wished our students could visit the dam in my hometown like I did when I was in...
Dec 11, 2019 | All School, Design Thinking, Humanities, Impact, Innovation, Inquiry, Multiplier, PBL/IBL
This morning Mount Vernon faculty and staff participated in the final RDI (Research, Design, and Iteration) professional learning morning of 2019, where all of our faculty and staff collided across divisions and disciplines for deep learning around topics such as...
Nov 13, 2019 | Build People Up, Come to Play, courage over comfort, Design Thinking, Highlights, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Innovation, Inquiry, Lower School News, Maverick, Multiplier, Parents, PBL/IBL, Share the Well
Contributed by Lower School Science and Research and Design Teacher Eileen Fennelly Fifth Grade Research and Design was on the road again this week. Our architecture and interior design groups connected to visit Brock Built Homes at their Design Center and to visit...
