As family, friends, and mentors gather to celebrate the culmination of their wondrous experiences and accomplishments, current Preschool students (PK2) graduate from The Mount Vernon School.

We will be proud. We will be in awe. We will be ready to follow their lead.

Like any other generation before them, these young, energetic learners will run, skip, and even charge into their Preschool classrooms with intense excitement, bold naïveté, and pure joy, ready to take on the world.

Unlike alumni before them, the pathways, experiences, and classroom settings enroute to 2039 will probably be less familiar, not as linear, more ambiguous, yet even more of a purpose-driven adventure filled with creative possibility and exciting opportunities.

We acknowledge that innovation and technology are revolutionizing the way we live, work, play, and gather. Yet, we value human connection and the ability to connect with various types of people from different backgrounds is of great importance.

Navigating the complexities of these paradoxes, how will we be ready? How will an intricate network of educators, parents, industry experts, non-profit leaders, and civic officials adapt to support the journey for future generations of Mustangs to discover their purpose and make their own impact?

While we cannot predict the future of 2039, the rapidly changing contexts in the world will require something different from the learner, teacher, parent, and community.

We must ask new questions. We must create new insights. We must design new ideas with integrity and quality.

Like the Class of 2039, we are being called to step forward with curiosity and courage.

So….What are we waiting for? Let’s go!

Emotional yet excited Preschool parents walk hand-in-hand into the School with their energetic, eager learners. They are welcomed by a warm, loving set of Mount Vernon teachers, saying, “We have been anticipating your arrival.” Parents with tears in their eyes send their child in to make an impact.

The journey begins.