Tag: education
Middle schools get artists-in-residence
Chitra Sharma Students at three middle schools in the Annandale/Mason District area will have a chance to work with professional artists as part of ArtsFairfax’s Artist in Residency Program. Chitra Sharma, a screen printer, visual artist, and designer, will work with Glasgow Middle School art students on “The Glasgow Print Society” Feb. 11-28. Sharma will integrate social … Continued
School News: Outdoor learning
The Annandale High Singers perform holiday music at the White House. School News is 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. Playground grant – Belvedere Elementary School was awarded a $4,000 grant from the … Continued
School news: Hands-on learning
Glen Forest Elementary School fifth-graders pose as famous scientists during an interactive science fair. School News is an occasional series highlighting information and photos from Fairfax County Public Schools and other sources. Partners of the Year – The Foundation for Public Schools is hosting its annual State of Education luncheon on Nov. 27 at the Falls Church … Continued
Virginia to strengthen tech education in support of Amazon’s HQ2
An artist’s rendering of a new Metro entrance in Crystal City. [Virginia Economic Development Partnership] While the public debates the pros and cons of Amazon’s decision to locate a new headquarters in Crystal City – it’s good for property owners, bad for homebuyers, renters, and commuters – Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced plans for a … Continued
School news: a Parklawn success story
On Halloween, Annandale High School faculty dressed up as minions and Principal Tim Thomas was Gru from “Despicable Me.” “School news”is 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. Excellence at Parklawn – The National … Continued
Childcare center needs more children
Children’s activities at the CDC during the Taste of Annandale. The ACCA Child Development Center (CDC), in the center of Annandale, has gone from having 100 children on a waiting list last year to an excess of spaces now. There are about 40 spots available for children age 2 to 5. The CDC organized and … Continued
Congressional School focuses on STEM
Congressional students work on a community garden. Congressional School, an independent, private school on Sleepy Hollow Road, is expanding its focus on education in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) this year, says Chris Pryor, assistant head for advancement. The school, a Silver-level sponsor of the Taste of Annandale, has a new full-time STEM educator, … Continued
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