Fairfax Library Foundation will reprise its highly acclaimed Children’s Summer Reading Festival on Saturday, June 13, from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, at the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia 22035. The festival marks the Foundation’s fourth year hosting the free community event to encourage summer reading among preschool- and school-age children and to prevent learning …
For nearly four decades, Brooksfield School has been a part of McLean family life, serving generations of local children with its Montessori program for ages 2–6 and before and after school care for FCPS families. This fall marks the start of a new chapter: Brooksfield has relocated from its longtime Kirby Road home to 1724 Chain Bridge Road on the campus of Lewinsville Presbyterian …
Now in its 12th year, the South Lakes High School STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art Math) Team has extended its community engagement to Hunters Woods Fellowship House, a senior living apartment complex in Reston. The Team has initiated an ongoing collaborative art program aimed at curating exhibits for the facility’s new gallery space. These workshops have attracted active participation from …
A new and growing nonprofit organization in Northern Virginia empowers young children and their families to give back to the community. Throughout the year, including a flagship Summer Volunteer Camp, Kids Give Back engages kids, ages 6-12, in volunteer work, such as preparing meals for the food insecure, making Valentines for senior citizens, filling baby baskets for low-resources parents, …
Fairfax County Public School magnet school Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology nabbed the top spot in the nation in the U.S. News & World Report 2022 best public high schools ranking. The annual rankings evaluate more than 17,800 schools at the national, state and local level, including nearly every public high school in the U.S. The methodology focuses on six factors, including …
It’s Tuesday afternoon and as the school day at Cunningham Park Elementary School draws to a close, kids are abuzz with excitement. A question on many minds: “Is today our day to visit Ms. Karen?” Karen Covell, known for her white hair and jovial hospitality by dozens of neighborhood families, is Program Director for Belong!, a nonprofit organization that provides …
Fusion Academy, the nation’s most engaging private school, opened a new campus in Reston, VA, where it joins six campuses in the greater Washington D.C. area and reflects the company’s commitment to local neighborhood schools that offer accredited, personalized education. Classes at Fusion are one-to-one: one student and one teacher per classroom, with different teachers for each class. This allows …
Even before the school year officially started, members of South Lakes High School’s STEAM Team had their new Lake Thoreau public art sculptural installation underway. Enthusiastically supported by Public Art Reston, the Reston Association (RA) and benefactor James Pan, a resident of Reston’s Lake Thoreau community, and vigorously guided by art teacher and working artist Marco Rando, the student team …
Often, when people consider the subject of math, they think of coloring inside the lines. At the Russian School of Mathematics, an institution that has been recognized by The Boston Globe, TED, NPR, and The Atlantic, those lines disappear and become color themselves. Viktoriya Palamarchuk, Regional Director for the Washington DC area, along with a team of passionate and skilled …
The state of Virginia began its Phase 3 of reopening on July 1, 2020. Since then, both public and private schools have grappled with the issue of starting the school year with in-person instruction in the fall. While many of the local public school districts have chosen to adopt a strict virtual learning model for the first quarter with plans …
