Academic Approach

In aspiring to offer a handcrafted education in a digital age, we aim to prepare each student with the academic skills and habits of thought that will serve them personally and as citizens.

TEACHING AND LEARNING

  • Paideia

    The unique learning and teaching reform model known as Paideia informs everything we do at MVHS. It is the cornerstone that sets the MVHS experience apart. Paideia is a Greek word that means “training of the physical and mental faculties in such a way as to produce a broad, enlightened, mature outlook, harmoniously combined with maximum cultural development.” (Merriam Webster 2021).

  • National Certificate for STEM Teaching

    STEM

    The National Certificate for STEM Excellence (NCSE) recognizes individual school campuses for their commitment to – and growth in – teachers’ implementation of 21st Century and STEM strategies. Evolving from STEM professional development and curriculum created at Rice University, NISE STEM certificates integrate the most recent research and best practices in STEM, 21st Century Learning and professional development.

  • AP/Pre-AP

    AP gives students the chance to tackle college-level work while they're still in high school—whether they're learning online or in the classroom. And through taking AP Exams, students can earn college credit and placement.

  • Senior Capstone

    The Capstone Project is a hallmark of the MVHS experience. It provides a way for students to learn through a self-determined, focused project bringing together multiple academic disciplines. It is a sustained investigation that happens in phases: Phase 1 - Proposal, Phase 2 - The Work, Phase 3 - the Presentation, Phase 4 - Reflection. Students are provided feedback from teachers and personally selected mentors throughout the process.

  • The Arts

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

  • Learning Outdoors

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

  • Electives

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

  • 1:1 Technology

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.