The Mount Vernon School (MVPS or MV) is a private, Christian, (Presbyterian), independent, coeducational day school in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States, with an Atlanta postal address. It was founded in 1972. The Mount Vernon School is also known as Mount Vernon Presbyterian School. History Located in Sandy Springs, Georgia, Mount Vernon was founded in 1972. The School has grown from a multi-day preschool to being a nationally-renowned full-service preparatory educational institution serving families with children ages 6 months to grade 12. The Mount Vernon School is an active participant in national conversations around K-12 integration of design thinking, student collaboration and the advancement of K12 education having been host to and speakers at various major conferences nationwide. Mount Vernon utilizes Design Thinking and Project Based Learning to encourage student engagement in real-world, people-centered problem solving. Students at Mount Vernon have and/or are actively collaborating with corporations and nonprofits such as Delta, Porsche, AT&T, National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Chick-fil-a, and Magic Wheelchair Project to produce "market-ready-prototypes". MVIFI was rebranded in 2018 as Mount Vernon Ventures. It continues as a research and strategy lab partnering in school transformation worldwide. In 2019, the School completed construction of its new Upper School building. Campus Mount Vernon School sits on 37 acres in the Sandy Springs community of Atlanta. Academic buildings for Early Preschool to grade 5 are located on the Lower Campus at 471 Mount Vernon HWY NE, sharing space with Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church. Middle School (grades 6-8) and Upper School (grades 9-12) academic buildings are located at 510 Mount Vernon HWY on the Upper Campus. Mount Vernon's athletics facilities include a turf football/soccer/ lacrosse field, running track, baseball and softball field, and the Mustang Athletic Center (MAC) which houses dedicated locker rooms, on-site sports medicine facilities, and weight training center. Facilities The School’s Upper Campus contains the following facilities: Black Box theater, Virtual/Augmented Reality Lab, multiple Maker Spaces, multiple Science Labs, fine arts studios (painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics), modern/college inspired dining facilities, coffee shop, school store, administrative and college counseling offices, and multiple community spaces. The Middle School Academic Building provides learning in the following spaces: Maker and Innovation Space (The Hive), gymnasium, Black Box theater, dining, studio art facilities, art gallery, and student counseling office. Preschool and Lower School share the following facilities: Maker Space (Studio-i), gymnasium, theater, chapel, dining, turf outdoor recreation fields, The Frontier outdoor