We are getting ready for another great season with Mount Vernon’s Dance team. We want to welcome our NEW Dance Instructor Jasmine Roberts. Jasmine Roberts received her formal dance training from the Dance Theatre of Harlem and The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. Ms. Roberts is an American Ballet Theatre-certified teacher,… Read More »Dance Teams
The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong is a play within a play depicting a classic murder mystery. You’ll start by watching Murder at Haversham Manor, however, the actors in this play are accident-prone, and everything that can go wrong…does! You won’t want to miss this comedy full of hilarious disasters.… Read More »The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong
Sheduled: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 Update your calendars because we are putting tinsel on the trees and making merry over the stovetop. The Ch This weekend we will be kicking off our 2021 Christmas Arts Showcase work, and we need volunteers. This is an all-night Arts Spectacular on December 14th,… Read More »Christmas Arts Showcase
Help Wanted! Are you interested in meeting some fun parents at Mount Vernon and helping out on a fun crew?
Jerry Fields, Mount Vernon’s percussion instructor for grades 6-12, is a passionate and prolific percussionist who has performed as a professional drummer for over 50 years. Early in his career, he was a member of the Hampton Grease Band, touring in various parts of the country in the early 1970s.… Read More »Faculty Spotlight: Jerry Fields
Tech Tuesday is a weekly after school program lead by Mr. Stephens and Mr. Taylor, along with resident teaching artist, Jess Ford, that is available to all students in grades 6-12 who would like to help with theatre sets, costumes, props, lighting, sound, and behind the scenes activities. Tech Tuesday… Read More »Tech Tuesdays in the Black Box
by William Nix, Class of 2023 On Saturday, August 14, twenty-one middle and upper school students gathered to share their writing with parents and friends of Mount Vernon. That evening, magic transpired. Professional actors brought seven different student-authored scripts to life. This is what is special about Mount Vernon’s annual… Read More »Student Playwrights Make Magic in Three Days
Seeking robot enthusiasts in grades 8-12 to join the first-ever Mount Vernon Robotics Club! Intrigued, but don’t know what it’s all about? Us too! Robotics is much more than coding, wiring and assembling stuff. Maybe your child likes to code but isn’t much of a builder. Maybe your child likes… Read More »Launching a Robotics Club!
As I begin my 7th year at Mount Vernon, I couldn’t be more excited to see students get back on stage, making music, and collaborating in ways they haven’t been able to for seventeen months. In the life of a student, that feels like forever, and we are hard at… Read More »A 2021-22 Arts Season Message from Matthew Neylon
The Mount Vernon Arts Alliance is the reimagined Friends of the Arts. It is an independent organization of parents, grandparents, and special friends committed to advancing the educational mission of Mount Vernon Studios. We are dedicated to connecting families and the school’s arts and design faculty and nurturing the Mount… Read More »MV Arts Alliance Call to Membership