November 24, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: children

Free meals offered to eligible children at local schools, community centers

#children, #food, #schools, #social services

Free meals are being provided to children this summer at several area schools and community centers through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) summer food service program for children. The program is aimed at ensuring that students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals during the school year continue to receive nutritious meals when school … Continued

Beech Tree teachers bring books to kids this summer

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Children select books from the Beech Tree Community Summer Library. Once a week during the summer, teachers from Beech Tree Elementary School will bring a “traveling library” to children at the Willston Center in Seven Corners and the James Lee Community Center and the Summer School-Age Childcare (SACC) program at Westlawn Elementary School in Falls … Continued

Fairfax County school board rejects strong language on parent notification

#children, #Evans, #parents, #school board
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Steve Stuban speaks to the school board. Despite emotional pleas from parents to strengthen parent notification requirements in the student discipline policy handbook, the Fairfax County school board voted last night to reject the language recommended by an ad hoc committee to require principals to call parents when their child is accused of violating school … Continued

Bring kids to Hidden Oaks Nature Center for lots of drop-in activities

#children, #families, #nature, #parks

Nature Playce, an all-natural play area. Annandale’s Hidden Oaks Nature Center offers lots of nature programs for kids (such as science lessons, animal encounters, campfires, tea parties, and nature-related crafts) that require advanced registration and fees. But there are also a variety of drop-in activities at Hidden Oaks: Nature Playce – An unstructured woodland play … Continued

We love our team!

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Thank you, Blue Jays, the AA Division baseball team in the Mason District Little League, for the beautiful plaque presented to the Annandale Blog in recognition of our sponsorship. Most of the boys on the team attend Bailey’s Elementary School or Columbia Elementary School. The photos here are from the game they played May 21 … Continued

NOVA Annandale hosts Green Festival

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Everyone’s invited to the Green Festival at the Annandale campus of Northern Virginia Community College, Saturday, April 20, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. This free, family-oriented event focuses on environmental issues and sustainability. Parking is free, too. Activities include interactive and educational exhibits, children’s entertainment (Billy B, the “Recycling Pirates” puppet show by the Goodlife Theater), wildlife … Continued

New community center under construction at the Parliaments in Annandale

#children, #health, #housing, #Recreation

The Parliaments community center on Eastmoreland Road. Residents of the Parliaments are getting a new, much larger community room and fitness center as part of a renovation of the complex’ leasing and resident services offices. The rental community has 750 units in the heart of Annandale operated by Southern Management. Property Manager Karen Geier-Smith expects … Continued

ACCA Child Development Center relies heavily on volunteers and donations

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The ACCA Child Development Center in central Annandale depends heavily on contributions from its corporate and nonprofit partners to carry out its mission—providing high-quality, affordable care to young children. The center serves 183 babies, toddlers, and preschool-age children in the ACCA (Annandale Christian Community for Action (ACCA) building on Columbia Pike. ACCA, an alliance of … Continued