Where does knowledge meet maximum impact?
At Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon is an independent school serving over 1250 students from Preschool through Grade 12. Mount Vernon School is a community where curiosity is cultivated, multiple perspectives are valued, and prototypes are built and iterated until mastery is achieved. Learning is amplified through real-world problem-solving, creating limitless possibilities for meaningful impact.
Mission
We are a school of inquiry, innovation, and impact. Grounded in Christian values, we prepare all students to be college ready, globally competitive, and engaged citizen leaders.
We are designing a better world...right now.
Approach
We design relevant, transformational curricular and learning competencies from Preschool through Upper School, explored through an inquiry-based approach and assessed on levels of proficiency.
Commitment
We commit to creating and sustaining a school culture where all members feel valued and safe, sharing their authentic selves to design a better world…together.
A PURPOSEFUL JOURNEY
The journey for all students to become college ready, globally competitive, and engaged citizen leaders begins in Preschool and continues through Grade 12. Along the journey, we build foundational literacies, skills, attributes, and meaningful relationships.
Mount Vernon Mantras
At Mount Vernon, our Mantras reflect the conditioning and fuel required for sustained growth, performance, and accountability over time. They are the behaviors that thrive in this culture. Remaining committed to utilizing these Mantras allows us to design an incredible future together.
Her game. Her grit. Her impact.
This Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating the Mount Vernon women who have competed on world stages, led with purpose, and continue to shape what it means to be an athlete. From Olympians and professionals to coaches and mentors, their stories remind us that athletics are about so much more than the game.
As we near the finish line of the Let’s Do This campaign, these stories highlight why investing in athletics matters for the next generation of Mustangs.
Read more at the Campus Stories link in our bio and be part of what’s next.
#MountVernonSchool #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInSports #MVathletics #LetsDoThis
Grade 6 students dove into neuroscience by designing and building their own brain models, exploring how the brain supports learning, memory, and self-regulation. Through this hands-on project, they examined the structure and function of key brain regions and discovered how these systems work together to process information, store experiences, and guide behavior. By connecting these concepts to their own learning habits and emotional responses, students gained a deeper understanding of how the brain influences both academic growth and personal well-being. 🧠✨
Little hands, big creativity. 🧶
Last week, PK3 students explored creativity and collaboration through a hands-on 3D yarn sculpture. As they reached, pulled, and wove strands of yarn, they strengthened fine motor skills and spatial awareness while engaging their senses. What began as simple strands quickly became an interactive work of art shaped by curiosity, imagination, and joyful discovery together. ✨
At Mount Vernon, digital learning begins long before students receive their first personal devices.
In the Lower School, hands-on exploration leads the way while technology is introduced thoughtfully and with purpose. Along the way, students build digital wellness and digital citizenship skills that help them engage responsibly and develop healthy habits in a connected world.
Through partnerships with families and @barktechnologies Connected Communities, we are helping students navigate technology with confidence, empathy, and care.
Read more at the Campus Stories link in our bio.
#digitallearning #digitalcitizenship #onlinesafety #digitalwellness
Tres Gonzalez, Class of 2019, built the foundation for his baseball career at Mount Vernon, where the support of his teachers, coaches, and counselors helped him grow as both an athlete and a person. That foundation carried him to Georgia Tech, where he competed at the collegiate level, and today he continues his journey as part of the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
His story reflects the power of a community that sees potential and invests in it. Through the Let’s Do This campaign, Mount Vernon is creating spaces that strengthen student-athlete development and expand opportunities for future Mustangs.
These facilities are in progress, but they won’t be able to be fully utilized until we reach our fundraising goal.
We are just over $1 million away. Watch Tres’s story and help us cross the finish line so the next generation of Mustangs can pursue their passions with the same support that helped launch his.
Spring Break for students.
Forward momentum for the field.
Progress on the Let’s Do This campaign continues, but these facilities won’t be completed or ready for use until we cross the finish line together.
We are just over $1M away.
Let’s do this.
Make your gift that the link in our bio.
Motown hits, student voices, and a whole lot of heart 🎶✨
Designed by our Upper School Entertainment Business and Marketing students in partnership with our IDEA team, this year’s Black History Month celebration brought every division to the stage. From Lower, Middle, and Upper School performances to powerful fireside chats with contemporary artists, the evening explored how Motown’s legacy still shapes today’s cultural landscape.
It was education, celebration, and community all in one unforgettable night.
#BlackHistoryMonth #StudentVoice #MotownLegacy #MountVernonMoments
What does French food have to do with the French Revolution, global markets, and cultural identity?
In Grade 8… everything. 🇫🇷✨
Through an inquiry-driven French Food Unit, students are exploring how language, history, and culture intersect. From gastronomy and gendered vocabulary to real-world café experiences, they’re discovering that learning a language is really about understanding the world.
At Mount Vernon, we start with questions and end with global perspective. 🌍
Read more at the Campus Stories link in our bio!
#MountVernonSchool #InquiryDriven #GlobalLearning #WorldLanguage #MiddleSchoolMoments
Haris Flynn, Class of 2026, began his running journey in Grade 8 at Mount Vernon. What started as a middle school pursuit quickly became a passion, one that has now led him to sign with the University of Pennsylvania to compete at the collegiate level.
His story began here. Because of the Let’s Do This campaign, the next generation of runners will begin with even greater opportunity.
The addition of a regulation-size six lane track, and an expanded trail system enabling Mount Vernon to host 5K events, both in progress, will transform training and competition for our student-athletes. These facilities will not be completed or ready for use until we reach our final goal.
We are just over $1M away. Watch Haris’s story and help us cross the finish line so future Mustangs can chase their goals on a track built for what’s possible. Link in bio to support Let’s Do This.
Second grade is thinking big… like Yellowstone big. 🌎✨
As they investigate landforms and geology, students are exploring why Yellowstone National Park is home to erupting geysers, bubbling paint pots, and steaming hot springs. By discovering that the park sits atop a volcano, they’re beginning to understand how geothermal forces shape the Earth in powerful and surprising ways.
Through observation, questioning, and hands-on exploration, these young geologists are uncovering how extraordinary landscapes are formed.
#MountVernonSchool
#InquiryInAction
#YoungGeologists
#HandsOnLearning
#FutureScientists
In Ms. Gero and Mrs. Weintraub’s 8th Grade Humanities, learning is rooted in inquiry and human connection.
Through a station rotation centered on Holocaust studies, students used the “See–Feel–Wonder” thinking routine to engage with powerful images and primary sources—analyzing, reflecting, and connecting individual stories to the broader arc of history.
That learning deepened as Esther Levy visited to share her mother’s story of surviving the Holocaust. It was a powerful time of listening, perspective, and remembrance.
As students prepare to visit national memorials and museums in Washington, D.C., they carry with them not only knowledge, but empathy and questions that matter.
#MountVernonSchool #StartWithQuestions #HolocaustEducation #StudentVoice #JourneyWithPurpose
The Lower School stage came alive as Kindergarten through Grade 5 students stepped boldly into the spotlight for this year’s Variety Show. ✨
From vocal performances and instrumental music to solo and group dances, gymnastics, magic, and comedy, each act reflected confidence, creativity, and courage. More than a show, it was a celebration of bravery, self-expression, and the pure joy of performing together. 💙
#MountVernonSchool #LowerSchool #StudentVoice #HaveFun
What happens when ninth graders become designers… and second graders become the clients?
In our new Traveling Classroom experience, Upper School students partnered with Grade 2 learners to design personalized reading hideouts inspired by their interests and favorite book characters. It meant asking better questions. Listening closely. Printing blueprints to full scale. And watching younger students literally step inside the ideas.
The result? Real collaboration across campuses and a powerful reminder that design starts with empathy.
Read how this cross-divisional partnership is redefining Interim at the Campus Stories link in our bio!
#MountVernonSchool #TravelingClassroom #DesignWithPurpose #CrossCampusCollaboration #LeadFromWhereYouAre
When Elle Crawford ’25 wanted to play lacrosse in Middle School, she joined the boys team because there wasn’t space for a girls program.
Now, thanks to the Let’s Do This campaign, the turf has been laid on our new field. But we cannot use the new field until we cross the finish line.
We are $1.1 million away from our goal.
Watch Elle’s story and help us achieve her dream of having a Mount Vernon girls lacrosse team and our goal to expand opportunities for the next generation of Mustangs.
Link in bio to support Let’s Do This 💙
Standing ovations all around 👏🎭
Our Upper School Thespians recently traveled to the Georgia Thespian Conference, the world’s largest gathering of inducted Thespians, for a weekend of performance, learning, and recognition alongside peers from across the state. Seniors Cooper Walker, Mia Walker, and Junior Charlotte Chaffin received many in university auditions.
Seniors Cooper Walker an Avery Cole were also named statewide winners in playwriting, earning top honors for the entire state. Charlotte Chaffin received all superior for her Acting Thespy. It was a weekend of incredible talent, dedication, and creative voice.
Their achievements reflect talent, dedication, perseverance, and a powerful creative voice. We are so proud of the way they continue to lead from where they are and represent our community on the big stage. 🌟
It’s the Year of the Horse, and if that doesn’t feel like a Mustang year, we don’t know what does. 🐎✨
This Lunar New Year, we’re celebrating the strength, spirit, and forward momentum that define our community. Here’s to courage, resilience, and charging boldly into what’s next.
This is progress, but it’s not ready yet.
Our newest regulation field now has turf, but students cannot use it until we finish what we started.
We still have $1.1 million to raise to complete:
• A six-lane track
• Two amenities buildings
• Locker rooms for baseball and softball
Until we close the gap, this space remains unfinished.
If you believe in what this field will mean for our student-athletes and our community, now is the time to act. Your gift directly moves this project from construction site to competition-ready.
Help us finish strong. Give today. Link in bio!
Big day. Big milestone. Big Mustang pride. 🖊️🐎
Mount Vernon celebrated six student-athletes who signed to compete at the collegiate level as part of Winter Signing Day. Their hard work, dedication, and passion have led them to this incredible moment, and we could not be more proud.
Congratulations to:
Pace Lilenfield – Wrestling, Tarleton State University
Priscilla Andrin – Softball, Providence College
Will Flowers – Baseball, Georgia College & State University
Olivia McDougall – Softball, Rhodes College
Chloe Cappola – Swimming, The Ohio State University
Mollie Martin – Softball, University of the South
We can’t wait to watch what’s next. 💙
#CollegeSigningDay
The PK4 Mail Project returned for its second year and it was even sweeter the second time around 💌
Now spanning both the Preschool and Education Buildings, our PK4–5 students operated the MV Post Office each morning collecting, sorting, and delivering mail across campus. From designing their own stamps to creating a campus-wide zip code system, they explored how mail works while strengthening numeracy skills like number identification, sorting, matching, and redistribution.
Just in time for a little extra love in the air, classrooms were filled with notes, smiles, and meaningful connections. 💕📬
