Apr 13, 2022 | Blog, Idiploma, Innovation, Innovation Diploma, Upper School News
Contributed by the iDiploma Team A signature experience for students during their first year in Innovation Diploma is hosting a dinner. This experience allows learners to get a full lap through the Design Brief Framework while also experiencing the Gold Standard PBL...
Apr 6, 2022 | Blog, Build People Up, courage over comfort, IDEA, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Impact, Middle School News, Upper School News
Contributed by Chief of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Action Stacey Lee On Wednesday, March 23, the School hosted an Upper Campus Inclusion Network event for our BIPOC Affinity Group. Both Middle and Upper School students joined together for morning fellowship...
Mar 30, 2022 | Blog, Impact, Innovation, Inquiry, Interim, Uncategorized, Upper School News
At the beginning of the School year, Dr. Jacobsen spoke to the Mount Vernon community at Convocation about bridges, specifically around how they are able to connect people and places. Through that, he encouraged us all to be connectors this year – to close gaps,...
Mar 23, 2022 | Blog, IDEA, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Impact, Innovation, Upper School News
This year, The Mount Vernon School earned the College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science Principles. Schools honored with this award have expanded girls’ access in AP computer science...
Mar 16, 2022 | All School, Blog, Have Fun, Interim, Upper School News
Before Spring Break, Mount Vernon students were off on an adventure of a lifetime during Interim Term. Some traveled both domestically and abroad, while others explored their passions closer to home through CORE and internships. So, what were some highlights of...
Feb 16, 2022 | All School, Blog, Fine Arts, Impact, Lower School News, Share the Well, Upper School News
Students in Lower School and Upper School recently connected through written word and performance when Georgia Googer’s Grade 10 American Poetry class visited a Grade 3 Performing Arts class to share pieces of poetry. The younger Mustangs performed their poems for...
