Turn uncertainty into opportunity with Futures Literacy for schools. Join MV Ventures for a professional learning experience inspired by the Spring 2024 Transformation R&D Report, Imagine Then, Act Now: Futures Literacy for Learning Organizations.
Designed for education leaders and professionals, participants will explore key drivers, signals, and trends shaping the future of learning, offering practical tools to optimize strategic positioning, respond with agility to challenges, seize opportunities while mitigating risks, and steward schools responsibly and creatively through uncertainty.
As a school of inquiry, innovation, and impact, Mount Vernon School continues to reimagine what school is and does. Closing the gap between real life and school life, we have been on a transformational journey for over a decade and can empathize with the opportunities and challenges that you are navigating.
On this expedition, you will join members of the Mount Vernon team for a half-day of deeper learning and connect with expert practitioners on a guided Learning Walk. Experience how Mount Vernon looks at the whole child (PK-12) through the lens of real-world project work. Topics will include Design Thinking, Inquiry Based Learning; Inter/Multi/Transdisciplinary Learning, Innovative & Flexible Spaces, Maker, Design & Engineering, and Competency Based Education with a focus on personalization.
An experiential workshop that will focus on Futures Thinking Scenarios. Using Mount Vernon’s focus on regenerative school culture and design thinking methodology, Compass, participants will use a design thinking framework and see what the 4 D’s (Discovery, Define, Design, and Deploy) can look like at your school.
After the morning Learning Walks, participants will break for lunch and debrief with faculty and admin team members.
Schedule for February 5 Experience MV:
8:30 -8:45 am: Sign-in and Welcome – Please arrive at 510 Mount Vernon Hwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30328 and park adjacent to the Upper School Building. (Please note Upper School carpool will be finishing. Allow for extra time.)
8:45 – 11:00 am: Guided Learning Walks with MVV team members
11:15 am – 12:15 pm: Lunch, Debrief, and Share Out
12:15 – 12:30 pm: Reset and Break
12:30 – 2:15 pm: Design Sprint – Futures Thinking Scenarios
2:30 pm: Depart Mount Vernon (Please note, carpool will be beginning. Allow for extra time.)
