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Innovation Diploma (iD): Prepares for the “Future of…”

December 13, 2023 (May 27, 2024) by Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon Innovation Diploma (iD) program continues to elevate inquiry, innovation, and creativity with its “Future of” design series. Now in its third year, this unique initiative challenges students to envision and prototype the future of specific industries, sparking innovative ideas that may shape tomorrow’s landscapes. Having explored the Future of Retail in 2021 and…

Middle School Meets Sparkle House

December 6, 2023 (May 28, 2024) by Mount Vernon

For the past five years, The Mount Vernon School has been an active participant in the city of Sandy Springs’ Sparkle Village, a month-long display of miniature homes designed by local organizations. This unique project involves designing a house that not only captures the festive spirit of the holiday season but also reflects the distinctive…

Council on Innovation 2023: Lead from Where You Are

November 8, 2023 (June 2, 2024) by Mount Vernon

Last week’s Council on Innovation (COI) event was an opportunity for our students, faculty, and esteemed industry leaders to come together, share ideas, and collaborate on critical issues related to the future of leadership. This year’s event welcomed executives representing Fortune 50 companies, including heavyweights like Coca-Cola and Mercedes Benz, as well as leading tech…

Impact Readiness in the Middle School

August 23, 2023 (June 22, 2024) by Mount Vernon

An Interview with the Designers of the Impact Design Lab “Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.” – Albert Einstein We sat down for an insightful conversation with the three educational designers innovating the way students learn in the Middle School. We dove deep into how Impact…

Lower School Week of MVXperts

December 14, 2022 (June 27, 2024) by Mount Vernon School

From neuroscience in Grade 4, the landscape of Georgia 230 Million years ago in Grade 2, and optimizing Santa’s sleigh for inclement weather in Kindergarten, the Lower School has been buzzing with student wonders and rich conversations with MVXperts. Last week Santa traveled from the North Pole to help Kindergarten students with their weather-resistant sleigh…

Fostering Meaningful Connections Across Campuses

October 19, 2022 (July 2, 2024) by Mount Vernon School

How Might We Foster Connection Across Campuses? For many years Mount Vernon has had an end-of-year tradition known as the Senior Salute, where on the eve of baccalaureate, graduating seniors dressed in their caps and gowns parade through the Lower Campus to cheers and high fives from younger Mustangs. Starting in August, as a way…

iProject Mini Makes Its Debut On Lower Campus

September 28, 2022 (July 2, 2024) by Mount Vernon School

What if students could choose what they learned about? What if students could explore their passions and curiosities at school? What if students could be in collaborative groups with teachers and students with similar interests? What if we entrusted them to befriend how they learn, to navigate certain questions on their own, and to find…

Grade 5, 2 Weeks, 6 Expeditions, The Best Playground PBL Ever

August 24, 2022 (July 3, 2024) by Mount Vernon School

Grade 5 is starting the year with a Project-Based Learning (PBL) unit on playground design. Have you or your child ever seen a playground and wondered why it was built the way it was or how it could be improved? This unit encourages students to ask those same questions but this time with the intention…

iD Do You Know the Whole Story?

April 27, 2022 (July 4, 2024) by Mount Vernon School

This story was contributed by Brad Droke, Director of Innovation Diploma and was featured in the Spring 2022 SAIS Newsletter. In the spring of 2014, Mount Vernon Ventures at The Mount Vernon School hosted an event called the Council on Innovation, where several groups of students were assembled to engage in a design sprint with local…

Inspire Brands x Innovation Diploma: When Students Become Strategists

April 15, 2026 (April 15, 2026) by Mount Vernon School

What happens when students are given not a prompt, but a problem? In Mount Vernon’s Innovation Diploma (iD), that question is not theoretical. It’s the foundation of learning. And in Mod 3, through a first-of-its-kind partnership with Inspire Brands, students stepped into the role of brand strategists, navigating ambiguity, uncovering insights, and delivering solutions that…