Dec 8, 2020 | All School, Come to Play, courage over comfort, Impact, Innovation, Inquiry, MV Ventures, Share the Well
Mount Vernon Ventures, previously recognized as the Mount Vernon Institute for Innovation (MVIFI), officially launched this summer. Led by Executive Director Alex Blumencranz. MV Ventures connects with other schools, helping to support, consult, and teach in areas...
Dec 7, 2020 | All School, Build People Up, courage over comfort, IDEA, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Maverick, Share the Well
On Tuesday, November 17, The Mount Vernon School joined forces with Holy Innocents Episcopal School and The Galloway School to host author, speaker, higher-education professional, and activist Julie Lythcott-Haims for a faculty-focused webinar and a Parent University:...
Nov 17, 2020 | Build People Up, Highlights, IMAMUSTANG, Middle School News, Multiplier, Share the Well
Congratulations to Grade 6 Caroline Kincaid who recently received Honorable Mention for a Peace Poster Contest through the Atlanta Lions Club. Her poster represented many different symbols of peace. Caroline shares, “Most of the symbols in this painting are...
Nov 10, 2020 | courage over comfort, Fine Arts, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Innovation, Maker, Maverick, Multiplier, Preschool News, Share the Well
Contributed by Preschool Learning Architect Liz Aull One of the guiding principles at the Mount Vernon School is the idea that relationships are foundational to learning. While that happens every day in the Preschool, one new relationship that has been forged this...
Nov 9, 2020 | Come to Play, Fine Arts, IMAMUSTANG, Share the Well, Upper School News, US Athletics
In the Upper School, students in Nikolai Ibanez’s Short Documentary Class wanted to create a film highlighting fall sports at Mount Vernon during Covid – the challenges the athletes and coaches are facing, and what Mount Vernon is doing as a community to...
Nov 2, 2020 | Come to Play, Design Thinking, Have Fun, IMAMUSTANG, Inquiry, Maverick, Multiplier, Preschool News, Share the Well, Upper School News
Coming back to school in 2020 looked different than any other year. In addition to other precautionary measures, all students – even Preschoolers! – have been masked up, every day! But why are masks important? Class of 2024 Shea Griffith wanted to help our...
