Tag: education
School news: They’re off to a good start
First-graders hard at work at Wakefield Forest Elementary School. An occasional series highlighting programs and activities at schools in the Annandale/Mason District area. The information and photos here are from Fairfax County Public Schools. Healthy kids – Bailey’s Elementary School and Falls Church High School are among the 11 Northern Virginia schools awarded Healthy Kids … Continued
Small school has a big impact
Pinnacle Academy students deliver supplies to a village in Burkina Faso. The Pinnacle Academy, a small private, international school founded in Oakton 11 years ago, is the only “early college high school” in Northern Virginia. Under this approach, students take college courses as early as the ninth grade so by the time they graduate, they … Continued
Sleepy Hollow Preschool: a happy, playful place
Children at Sleepy Hollow Preschool spend a lot of time outdoors. Sleepy Hollow Preschool, now its 69th year, invites parents to an open house on Aug. 7 to see how its learning-through-play approach produces happy, resilient children. The open house will be at the preschool’s location in leased space at John Calvin Presbyterian Church, 6531 … Continued
New private school opens in Annandale church
The sign on the right invites parents to enroll their children in the Village School. Registration is under way for the Village School, a brand-new private school in Annandale that will focus on personalized, self-paced, experiential learning. Classes will be held at leased space in St. Alban’s Episcopal Church on Columbia Pike. The first day of … Continued
Administrative team named for Justice High School
Brooks Outgoing Justice High School Principal Penny Gros announced several new administrators for the school July 15. “Part of my responsibilities over the last few weeks has been to fill vacancies on our administrative team to ensure that we have our administrative team ready to go to support Principal Eck,” Gros wrote in an email … Continued
State innovation grant awarded to Justice High School
Justice High School is the only Fairfax County public school to receive a 2018 high school innovation grant from Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam. The $50,000 grant covers the second year of funding to support a program at Justice High School that prepares students with limited English language skills to succeed academically and professionally. The program … Continued
Maria Eck named principal of Justice High School
Eck [FCPS] Maria Eck, the principal of Poe Middle School, has been named the principal of Justice High School, effective July 23. In an email to the Poe community July 10, Eck wrote: “I will very much miss Poe and the wonderful students you have allowed me to work with each day.” The current principal … Continued
Pinecrest team shows off investing skills
Pinecrest teacher Cindy Mitlo, Head of School Nicole McDermott, and the Stock Market Game team. It’s a bull market for Pinecrest School, a progressive, private preK-6 school in Annandale. The Virginia Council on Economic Education awarded the Pinecrest team a regional second-place prize in its 2017-18 Stock Market Game. Pinecrest School’s team, consisting of a … Continued
Keesha Jackson-Muir of Braddock Elementary named FCPS 2018 Outstanding Principal
Jackson-Muir [FCPS] Two of the top three awards announced at the Fairfax County Public Schools honors ceremony went to educators in the Annandale/Mason District Area. Braddock Elementary School Principal Keesha Jackson-Muir was named Fairfax County Public Schools 2018 Outstanding Principal, and Alissa Oginsky, a sixth-grade teacher at Holmes Middle School was named 2018 Outstanding Secondary … Continued
School news: Town hall on gun violence
This is the latest piece in a series highlighting programs and activities at schools in the Annandale/Mason District area. The information and photos here are from Fairfax County Public Schools and individual schools. Students from Jackson Middle School finished third in the state in the construction challenge at the Virginia Technology Student Association state competition. … Continued
School news: Excellence rewarded
An occasional series highlighting programs and activities at schools in the Annandale/Mason District area. The information and photos here are from Fairfax County Public Schools and individual schools. The Voices Now team from Holmes Middle School performed their play at Arena Stage. Spanish immersion – Glasgow Middle School will become the first FCPS middle school … Continued
Youths, adults share insights on community
Some of the students in the Re-Imagining Community Initiative read their poems. “Don’t criticize what you don’t understand.” “Children are born with no knowledge of hate.” “Where there’s a sense of struggle, there’s a sense of hope.” “Wherever you are, give others a smile.” “Just because we are different, does not mean we are not … Continued
School news: Bike to School Day
An occasional series highlighting programs and activities at schools in the Annandale/Mason District area. The information and photos are from Fairfax County Public Schools and individual schools. Students in the new Garden Club at Wakefield Forest Elementary School. Bike to School – May 9 is national Bike to School Day, with the goal of promoting physical activity … Continued
Huge used book sale at George Mason Regional Library starts today
The used book sale at George Mason Regional Library has some rare antiquities, beautiful art books, signed first editions, and more treasures, as well as bestsellers, science fiction, how-to books, travel guides, cookbooks, children’s books, classics, romance novels, foreign language books, music CDs, movies, and much more. The book sale, hosted by George Mason Friends is … Continued
School news: Celebrating success
An occasional series highlighting programs and activities at schools in the Annandale/Mason District area. The information and photos are from Fairfax County Public Schools and individual schools. In this edition of School News, we’ve also got a story from a private school. Staff members and students at Annandale Terrace Elementary observe Autism Awareness Month with special T-shirts … Continued