Description. At. The Mount Vernon School. students are empowered to discover, explore, learn, design, create, and effect change. With a commitment to. Identity, Diversity, Equity, and Action (IDEA). we welcome the opportunity to engage in honest, vulnerable, and courageous conversations that challenge our biases and assumptions. Our goal is to. design a better world. so we choose to equip students with the knowledge, skills, attributes, and relat...