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Fairfax County Schools expands grab-and-go meal service

September 15, 2020

#children, #coronavirus, #food, #health, #schools

School meals ready for pickup. Fairfax County Public Schools is expanding the free meal service it’s been providing to students since schools were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program is aimed at ensuring every student has access to a healthy breakfast and lunch. The meals are available for pick-up at certain schools, other … Continued

New daycare center in Annandale offers safe playtime for young children, learning pods for older ones

September 8, 2020

#children, #coronavirus, #education, #health

A classroom at My Baby Steps Academy. A new daycare/education program, opening in Annandale Sept. 14, offers a place for children to play and learn in safety as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. My Baby Steps Academy, at 4602 Ravensworth Road, is based at Hope Lutheran Church. It’s operated by Wilson and Mina Marroquin, who … Continued

New Annandale playground has a butterfly theme

August 28, 2020

#Annandale, #children, #families, #parks, #Recreation

Annandale Community Park has a new picnic shelter and a new playground featuring butterflies and other small woodland creatures. The park, at 4030 Hummer Road, Annandale, is next to the Hidden Oaks Nature Center. The playground has separate areas for children ages 3-5 and ages 6-12. The picnic shelter can be reserved online or by calling … Continued

Fairfax County offers limited, in-person option for children this fall at six Annandale/Mason area schools

August 15, 2020

#children, #coronavirus, #education, #health, #schools

Mason Crest Elementary School in Annandale, one of 37 schools offering an in-person option this fall for a limited number of children. Fairfax County launched a new program, called Supporting Return to School (SRS), to provide full-day, on-site childcare to children in kindergarten through the sixth grade in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the … Continued

Bailey’s Elementary School wins PTA grant

June 26, 2020

#Bailey's Crossroads, #children, #coronavirus, #health, #schools

The National PTA has awarded Bailey’s Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences in Bailey’s Crossroads a $5,000 grant to assist families who need internet access and devices to support students’ summer learning. The funds are part of a $1.25 million regional PTA package of COVID relief funds that are being distributed to more than … Continued

During pandemic, Annandale preschool reaches out to children at home

June 15, 2020

#Annandale, #children, #Covid, #health, #schools

Sleepy Hollow Preschool teachers say goodbye to the children at a drive-by end-of-year celebration. Sleepy Hollow Preschool has been continuously operating in Annandale for 70 years – and when the coronavirus pandemic struck, it found an innovative way to keep going. The school, located in rented space at John Calvin Presbyterian Church on … Continued

Two community events for social justice in Annandale on June 8

June 7, 2020

#Annandale, #children, #community events, #Mason Crest Elementary School, #police

The Annandale community is invited to two marches on Monday, June 8, in support of racial justice and Black Lives Matter. June 8 marks the two-week anniversary of the death of George Floyd, who died after a police officer in Minneapolis knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. There will be march and gathering … Continued

Congressional school offers online summer courses

May 25, 2020

#Annandale, #children, #education, #schools

The Congressional School is on Sleepy Hollow Road. Congressional School, a private-independent school in the Falls Church area of Mason District, launched a Summer Academy, offering two-week virtual enrichment courses. The classes, for students entering grades 3-9 in fall 2002, are designed to keep students’ academic skills sharp and give them a boost when returning … Continued

Fairfax County summer camps canceled

May 22, 2020

#Annandale, #children, #coronavirus, #government services, #health, #parks, #Recreation, #sports

Park trails, like this one at Luria Park in Annandale, are open, but just about all other Fairfax County park facilities remain closed. The Fairfax County Park Authority and the Department of Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS) have cancelled all summer camp programs, due to the COVID-19 crisis. That includes all summer camps sponsored by the … Continued

Swim team league cancels summer season

May 10, 2020

#Annandale, #children, #coronavirus, #health, #Recreation, #sports, #youths

Swim meets, like this one at the Annandale Swim & Tennis Club, won’t be happening this summer. The Northern Virginia Swimming League has canceled the 2020 season, the NVSL Executive Board announced May 7. “Despite our best efforts to gather as much information about the implications of COVID-19 to confidently hold a potential season, we … Continued

When it comes to distance learning, this Annandale private school gets it right

April 29, 2020

#Annandale, #children, #coronavirus, #education, #health, #schools

A Pinecrest student participates in a Zoom session. By Nick Wakeman The headlines about distance learning have not been encouraging with Fairfax County Public Schools online classes shut down for a variety of reasons – problems logging in to security lapses to inappropriate student behavior. But there are bright spots in the county, including right … Continued

Restaurants, theaters won’t reopen until May 8

April 15, 2020

#Annandale, #businesses, #children, #coronavirus, #health, #Northam

Northam speaks at a coronavirus briefing April 15. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is extending Executive Order 53 for two more weeks. That directive requires the closure of restaurants, gyms, theaters, barber shops, hair salons, schools, and all entertainment and recreational businesses. That order now will expire May 8, instead of April 23, Northam announced at … Continued

Childcare center focuses on families on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic

April 5, 2020

#Annandale, #children, #coronavirus, #health

Best Buy and Dyson provided the Child Development Center with 24 Dyson Pure Hot+Cold air purifiers for classrooms and common areas. [CDC] The ACCA Child Development Center in Annandale is still open, but is operating under extremely different and difficult conditions and now focuses on the children of healthcare workers, emergency personnel, essential employees, and … Continued

Man charged with sexual battery at daycare center

March 31, 2020

#Annandale, #children, #crime, #sex offenders

Garcia [FCPD] Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Child Abuse Squad arrested a man for three counts of aggravated sexual battery at a home-based daycare center. Detectives were contacted March 26 after a child from Digna Alvarado Garcia Daycare said they had been inappropriately touched by Santiago Alvarado Garcia, 50, of the Falls Church … Continued

Fairfax County Schools expands meal distribution program

March 24, 2020

#Annandale, #children, #coronavirus, #food, #schools

Grab-and-go lunches ready for pickup at Bailey’s Elementary School. Fairfax County Public Schools on March 24 expanded its grab-and-go free meal service to 34 schools, 12 pop-up sites, and at intersections along many school bus routes. FCPS has also changed the hours at school sites to 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday. Breakfast and lunch will be … Continued