Education

Fairfax County Public Schools
Childfind ............................................703 876-5244
Free diagnostic service to check suspected defects in vision, hearing,
speech, fine or gross-motor skills. Call for appointment.

Head Start ..........................................703 846-8721

Development program serving income eligible families with children,
birth through five years & expectant
parents.

Resources for Child Care


Child Care Advisory Council .....................703 324-8103
Office for Children, Fairfax County

Employer Child Care Council ....................703 324-8075
Made up of business leaders to assist employers in implementing child
care benefits for their employees.

Fairfax County Department
of Family Services ................................703 324-8100

Office for Children
Lists child care providers, preschools & mothers’-day-out programs by
zip code areas.

Head Start .........................................703 324-8290
Fairfax County Office for Children

SACC............................................. 703 449-1414

School Age Child Care Program
Registration 703 449-8989
Fairfax County Office for Children

Reston Child Care Development Council
Information Packet.............................. 703 860-2077

Reston & Herndon 14-center coalition seeks to formalize & intensify
delivery of expanded programs.
Contact:Lois Male
Members & their directors advocate for quality child care are:

The Children’s Place ...........................703 437-8884
860 Dranesville Rd - Herndon 20170
Valerie Novak

Common Ground Care Center ..................703 437-8226
1700 Wainwright Dr - Reston 20190
Martha Terban

Good Shepherd Lutheran School............... 703 437-4511

1516 Moorings Dr - Reston 20190
Judy Bond

Great Day Child Care ...........................703 787-6900

11155 North Shore Dr - Reston 20190
Franklin Kyle

Hunter Mill Country Day School.............. 703 281-4422
2021 Hunter Mill Rd - Vienna 22181
Judith Beattie

Hunters Woods Cooperative Preschool........ 703 860-2077

11550 Glade Dr - Reston 20191
Mail: 11510 Running Cedar Ln - Reston 20191

LANK............................................ 703 437-0035

Lake Anne Nursery Kindergarten Inc
12021 North Shore Dr - Reston 20190
Susan Erdman & Anne Potts

Laurel Learning Center .........................703 787-3130

11484 Washington Plaza W - Reston 20190
Bernice Mayfield

Mulberry Child Care & Preschool ........... .703 435-0263
1946 Isaac Newton Sq W - Reston 20190
Co-Directors: Margaret Aghayere & Christine Card

Northern VA Hebrew
Congregation Nursery School................ .703 435-8829
1441 Wiehle Ave - Reston 20190
Fran Gibbs

Nysmith School .................................703 713-3332

13625 EDS Dr - Herndon 20171
Director: Carol Nysmith
Jackie Parker - Director of Preschool
Nora Webb - Director of Middle School

Reston Children’s Center ......................703 476-8150

11825 Olde Crafts Dr - Reston 20191
Linda Selb

Reston Montessori School..................... 703 481-2922

1928 Isaac Newton Sq W - Reston 20190
Kathleen Lanfear

Robert E Simon Jr Children’s Center ........703 834-5880

FAX: 703 834-5813
1800 Cameron Glen Dr - Reston 20190
Gay Hitchcock

Other Child Care Centers/Preschools


Academy of Christian Education ...............703 471-2132

1808-A Michael Faraday Ct - Reston 20190

Boyd School
11579 Cedar Chase Rd - Herndon 20170 ......703 404-9733

13251 Woodland Park Rd - Herndon 20171... 571 203-8686

Chesterbrook Academy ..........................703 464-5400
222 Spring St - Herndon 20170

 

 

 

 

Cheska’s Creative Children’s Center........... 703 742-8181
11511 Sunset Hills Rd - Reston 20190

Child Development Center Preschool
of The United Christian Parish
2222 Colts Neck Rd - Reston 20191 .................703 860-5613
11508 North Shore Dr - Reston 20190................... 703 437-1127

Children’s World
2300 Soapstone Dr - Reston 20191.................. 703 476-4710
13220 Franklin Farm Rd- Herndon 20171........... 703 476-0400
801 Locust St - Herndon 20170.......................... 703 471-1191
106 Free Ct - Sterling 20164.............................. 703 430-7373

Community Montessori School................ 703 478-3656
655 Spring St - Herndon 20170

Edlin School.................................... 703 438-3990

10742 Sunset Hills Rd - Reston 20190

Embassy School ................................703 476-8667
3013 West Ox Rd - Oak Hill 20171

Federal Children’s Center .....................703 471-2821

530 Huntmar Park Dr - Herndon 20170

First Baptist Weekday Preschool............. 703 435-6397
681 Elden St - Herndon 20170

Floris United Methodist Church ..............703 793-0749
2730 Centreville Rd - Herndon 20171

Franklin Barn Children’s Center .............703 264-9078
3005 Dower House Dr - Herndon 20171

Giant Steps Preschool....................... 703 787-0560
1603 N Washington Plaza - Reston 20190

Great Day Child Care ........................703 787-6900

11155 North Shore Dr - Reston 20190

Good Beginnings School ....................703 758-8811

11501 Sunrise Valley Dr - Reston 20191
Harding Hall 703 437-3615
730 Jackson St - Herndon 20170

Herndon United Methodist
Church Preschool .............................703 435-5688

701 Bennett St - Herndon 20170
Horizon Child Development Center ................703 471-9400
1710 Clubhouse Rd - Reston 20190

Kindercare Learning Centers
1309 North Village Rd- Reston 20194 ......571 203-0487
11875 Lake Newport Rd - Reston 20194 ...703 742-0494
Old Reston Ave - Reston 20190 .............703 709-8416
3051 Centreville Rd - Herndon 20171...... 703 834-2830
13228 Franklin Farm Rd - Herndon 20171. 703 860-2800
1178 Herndon Pkwy - Herndon 20170..... .703 435-3955


McNair Farms Children’s Center ............703 713-0093

2487 McNair Farms Dr - Herndon 20171

Montessori Country School.................. 703 437-8285

621 Alabama Dr - Herndon 20170

Montessori School of Herndon ..............703 437-8229
840 Dranesville Rd - Herndon 20170

Nysmith School for the Gifted ..............703 713-3332
13625 EDS Dr - Herndon 20171

Play & Learn at Dulles Corner ..............703 713-3983
2355 Dulles Corner Blvd - Herndon 20171

St Francis Creche Preschool................ 703 759-2522

9220 Georgetown Pike - Great Falls 22066

St Timothy’s Preschool..................... 703 437-4767
432 Van Buren St - Herndon 20170

Sunset Hills Montessori.................... .703 481-8484
1980 Isaac Newton Sq W - Reston 20190

Temple Baptist Church School ..............703 437-7422
1545 Dranesville Rd - Herndon 20170

Trinity Presbyterian Preschool............. .703 437-1080

651 Dranesville Rd - Herndon 20170

Winwood Children’s Center .................703 787-0533
1841 Explorer St - Reston 20190

YMCA .........................................703 318-5302

12196 Sunset Hills Rd - Reston 20190

 

Education

Fairfax County Public Schools

Announcements ...............................703 246-2500
www.fcps.edu
For closing, delayed opening & early dismissal.
Check also local radio & TV stations.

School Calendar
_________________Schedule for 2002 - 2003
Subject to change if adverse weather conditions
prevail.

Sept 3 First day of school
Oct 14 Columbus Day holiday
Nov 4-5 Student holiday
Nov 28-29 Thanksgiving holiday
Dec 23 - Jan 3, 2003 Winter vacation
Jan 20 Martin Luther King Jr Day
Jan 30-31 Student holiday
Feb 17 Presidents Day holiday
April 7 Student holiday
April 14 - 18 Spring vacation
May 26 Memorial Day holiday
Jun 17 Graduation Day
Jun 20 * Last day of school


* Date can change if inclement weather forces lost school days. Virginia
law requires 180-day minimum school year.

____________________Emergency Closings


When hazardous weather or other conditions require school closings
or early dismissal of students, announcements will be made over
radio and TV stations.

Special School Programs


International Baccalaureate
South Lakes High School has joined about 800 schools in 100 nations
to offer rigorous academics in a 40-year-old program overseen by a
foundation in Switzerland, which promotes a standardized curriculum.
Open to interested juniors & seniors; those who earn the IB
diploma to get special considerations from colleges & universities around
the globe.

Model Campus
Shared facilities, resources & personnel - to benefit Hughes Middle
School & So, curriculums & collaborations which enable students to
learn at their own rates.

Local Partners in Education

Many schools are partnering with county businesses. Inquire at your school.

 

 

 



School Directory

________________________Elementary Schools
Ask school for PTA, PTO meeting dates

Aldrin ............................................703 904-3800
11375 Center Harbor Rd - Reston
Principal: Gina Ross

Armstrong .......................................703 435-9000

11900 Lake Newport Rd - Reston
Principal: Cynthia West

Bailey’s Arts & Sciences .......................703 575-6800

Magnet School, many disciplines
6111 Knollwood Dr - Falls Church
Principal: Jean Frey

Clearview ........................................703 318-8934
12635 Builders Rd - Herndon
Principal: Sheila Bertrand

Crossfield .......................................703 295-1100
2791 Fox Mill Rd - Herndon
Principal: Jerome Kovalcik

Dogwood ........................................703 262-3100

12300 Glade Dr - Reston
Principal: Ricki Harvey

Dranesville...................................... 703 326-5200
1515 Powells Tavern Pl - Herndon
Principal: Beverly Morrison

Floris ............................................703 561-2900

2708 Centreville Rd - Herndon
Principal: Dennis Nelson

Forest Edge ......................................703 925-8000

1501 Becontree Ln - Reston
Principal: Frank Bensinger

Forestville........................................ 703 404-6000

1085 Utterback Store Rd - Great Falls
Principal: David Kulp

Fox Mill ..........................................703 860-1800

2601 Viking Dr - Herndon
Principal: Janet Foster

Herndon ..........................................703 326-3100
630 Dranesville Rd - Herndon
Principal: Carolyn Gannaway

Hunters Woods ..................................703 262-7400

Arts & Sciences Magnet School
2401 Colts Neck Rd - Reston
Principal: Stephen Hockett

Hutchison........................................ 703 925-8300

13209 Parcher Ave - Herndon
Principal: Sheila Kearney

 

Education

Lake Anne ..........................................703 326-3500
11510 North Shore Dr - Reston
Principal: Michelle Graves

Navy ...............................................703 262-7100

3500 West Ox Rd - Fairfax
Principal: Patricia Christiansen

Oak Hill ...........................................703 467-3500
3210 Kinross Cir - Herndon
Principal: Marie Merender

Sunrise Valley ....................................703 715-3425

10824 Cross School Rd - Reston
Principal: Chris Brogan

Terraset ...........................................703 390-5600
11411 Ridge Heights Rd - Reston
Principal: Carol Bradley

_________Special Education Schools & Centers

Armstrong Center ................................703 481-0404

11900 Lake Newport Rd - Reston
Principal: Matt Harris

Herndon Center.................................. 703 904-4900
901 Locust St - Herndon
Principal: Jill Jakulski
Kilmer Center 703 846-8900
8102 Wolftrap Rd - Vienna
Principal: Mike Marsallo
____________________________Middle Schools

Benjamin Franklin ...............................703 904-5100

Attendance 703 904-5240
3300 Lees Corner Rd - Chantilly
Principal: Michelle Peyser

Herndon ..........................................703 904-4800
Attendance 703 904-4888
901 Locust St - Herndon
Principal: Frank Jenkins

Langston Hughes ............................... 703 715-3600

Attendance 703 476-5029
11401 Ridge Heights Rd - Reston
Principal: Deborah Jackson

Rachel Carson ...................................703 925-3600

Attendance 703 925-3636
13618 McLearen Rd - Herndon
Principal: Gail Womble
______________________________High Schools


Herndon 703 810-2200
Attendance (by class year)
Class of ‘03 703 810-2291
‘04 703 810-2216
‘05 703 810-2217
‘06 703 810-2218
700 Bennett St - Herndon
Principal: Janice Leslie

 

Oakton - Area II .................................703 319-2700
Attendance 703 319-2780
2900 Sutton Rd - Vienna
Principal: Charles Ostlund

South Lakes ......................................703 715-4500

Attendance 703 715-4519
11400 South Lakes Dr - Reston
Principal: Realista Rodriguez

Thomas Jefferson High School
for Science & Technology...................... 703 750-8300

6560 Braddock Rd - Alexandria
Principal: Elizabeth Lodal
For enrollment information: call admissions office or
consult local school guidance counselors.

School Administration

Division Superintendent ........................703 246-2991
10700 Page Ave - Fairfax
Dr Daniel A Domenech
email: danieldomenech@fcps.edu
wwwdaniel.domenech@fcps.edu

__________________________________Clusters

Eight regional cluster directors, since July 2000, supervise principals &
are available when parents disagree with individual school policies.
By high schools & schools which feed into them, those to call are:

Herndon High School area:
Cluster I .........................................703 204-3810

Director: Joan Wilcox
Dunn Loring Administration Center
2334 Gallows Rd - Dunn Loring

South Lakes & Oakton High Schools area:
Cluster VIII ......................................703 488-6596

Director: Betsy Goodman
Westfield High School
4700 Stonecraft Blvd - Chantilly

The School Board

Clerk 703 246-3646

Agenda & Board action summaries ...............703 246-2991
10700 Page Ave - Fairfax
Call to contact Board members, get information, arrange to speak to Board.

Meetings:
Jackson Middle School
3020 Gallows Rd - Falls Church
7:30 pm 2nd & 4th Thur
Exceptions: added meetings, late summer holiday.
Board’s written policies, curriculum guidelines, regulations, & notices are
available in each school & cluster offices, main administrative office, at
regional libraries & on the website.

 

 

 

_____________________School Board Members

Terms expire Dec 31, 2003
Except for student member, who is appointed yearly.

Stuart D. Gibson

Chairman
Hunter Mill District.............................. 703-246-4786
e-mail: stuart.gibson@fcps.edu

Isis Castro
Vice Chairman
Mt. Vernon District.............................. 703-246-4787
e-mail: isis.castro@fcps.edu

Robert E. Frye
At-Large Member ................................703-246-4779
e-mail: robert.frye@fcps.edu

Catherine A. Belter
Springfield District.............................. 703-246-4772
e-mail: catherine.belter@fcps.edu

Christian N. Braunlich
Lee District ......................................703-246-4789
e-mail: christian.braunlich@fcps.edu

Mychele B. Brickner
At-Large Member............................... .703-246-4788
e-mail: mychele.brickner@fcps.edu

Ernestine C. Heastie

Providence District ..............................703-246-4783
e-mail: ernestine.heastie@fcps.edu

Kaye Kory
Mason District ...................................703-246-4785
e-mail: kaye.kory@fcps.edu

Kathy L. Smith
Sully District.................................... 703-246-3062

e-mail: kathy.l.smith@fcps.edu

Jane K. Strauss
Dranesville District............................ .703-246-4780

e-mail: jane.strauss@fcps.edu

Rita Thompson
At-Large Member ...............................703-246-4774

e-mail: rita.thompson@fcps.edu

Judith “ Tessie” Wilson
Braddock District ...............................703-246-4781

e-mail: tessie.wilson@fcps.edu

Mathew T. Wansley
Student Representative ........................703-246-4784

e-mail: StudentRepresentative@fcps.edu

 

 

 

Loudoun Country Day School ......................703 777-3841
thru grade 8 - Leesburg

Madeira School 703 556-8200

grades 9-12 - McLean

Montessori School of Herndon .....................703 437-8229
thru grade 5 - Herndon

Montessori School of Leesburg..................... 703 779-7791

thru grade 2 - Leesburg

Montessori School of McLean....................... 703 790-1049
thru grade 6 - McLean

New School of Northern VA, The ...................703 691-3040
thru grade 12 - Fairfax

Nysmith School for the Gifted...................... 703 713-3332

thru grade 8 - Herndon

Oakcrest School....................................... 703 790-5450
grades 7-12 - McLean

Our Lady of Good Counsel School.................. 703 938-3600

thru grade 8 - Vienna

Paul VI High School.................................. 703 352-0925

grades 9-12 - Fairfax

Potomac School ........................................703 356-4101

thru grade 12 - McLean

St John’s School...................................... 703 356-7554

thru grade 8 - McLean

St Joseph’s School ....................................703 437-3014

thru grade 8 - Herndon

St Leo The Great School.............................. 703 273-1211
thru grade 8 - Fairfax

St Luke’s Catholic School ............................703 356-1508
thru grade 8 - McLean

St Theresa’s School ...................................703 729-3577
thru grade 8 - Ashburn

St Timothy’s School ...................................703 378-7461

thru grade 8 - Chantilly

Town & Country School of Vienna ..................703 759-3000
thru grade 6 - Vienna

Vienna Adventist Academy........................... 703 938-6200

thru grade 12 - Vienna

Way of Faith Christian Academy.................... 703 573-7221

thru grade 12 - Fairfax

Alternative Schools

Enterprise School, The ...............................703 281-2232

1629 Beulah Rd - Vienna

 

 

Education

Falls Bridge School ...................................703 481-4014
1850 Cameron Glen Dr - Reston

My Friend’s Place.................................... 703 641-0647
3504 Beverly Dr - Annandale

Northwest Center School ............................703 481-4177

1850 Cameron Glen Dr - Reston

Paladin Academy at Chesterbrook
Academy ..............................................703 397-0520

3753 Centerview Dr - Chantilly

Sunrise House ........................................703 648-0886
3221 West Ox Rd - Herndon

Sunrise House II .....................................703 648-0884
3219 West Ox Rd - Herndon

Colleges, Universities & Adult Education

Adult & Community Education 703 227-2200
Fairfax County Public Schools
Registration information ................................703 227-2340

George Mason University
Information .........................................703 993-1000

Admissions & extended studies......................... 703 933-2400
Fairfax

George Washington University ...................703 729-8200
VA campus - Ashburn
Graduate programs in Northern VA

Learning in Retirement Institute ..................703 503-3384
at George Mason University - Fairfax
at Lake Anne Plaza - Reston

Marymount University............................ 703 284-1500
Loudoun campus ..................................703 430-7118


National Louis University of
Northern VA .......................................703 749-3000

McLean

NOVA - Northern VA Community College campuses
Alexandria......................................... 703 845-6200
Continuing Ed.................................... .703 845-6240
Annandale .........................................703 323-3000
Continuing Ed..................................... 703 323-3168
Loudoun ...........................................703 450-2500
Continuing Ed..................................... 703 450-2551
Manassas ..........................................703 257-6600
Continuing Ed..................................... 703 257-6630
Woodbridge .......................................703 878-5700
Continuing Ed..................................... 703 878-5755

 

Old Dominion University............................. 703 323-3767
TELETECHNET -Sterling campus ...................703 948-2750

An interactive education program which enables students who live in
remote locations to earn bachelor's and master's degrees from a fully
-accredited university without leaving their areas of residence.
Shenandoah University 703 777-7414
Leesburg

Harry F Byrd School of Business..................... 877 680-8971

Strayer University ......................................703 729-8800
Ashburn

University of VA........................................ 703 536-1100
Falls Church campus

Virginia Tech - VPI...................................... 703 538-8324
Falls Church campus

Virginia Theological Seminary.......................... 703 370-6600
Alexandria

Other Education Resources

American Federation of Teachers....................... 703 451-6840

Center for Promoting Family
Learning and Involvement ...............................703 277-2626

FCPS Instructional Services Dept
Office of Early Childhood & Family Services
Community fee-based parenting classes.

Channel 21
School board meetings, special events, bulletin board Spanish, Korean,
Vietnamese language.

Channel 25

Adult education, ESL, foreign language news & classes.
Council for Exceptional Children 703 620-3660

Easter Seals Child Development Center
of Northern VA ..........................................703 534-5353


Educational Counseling, Student
Services 703 227-2220
For single parents & displaced homemakers - vocational education.

FEA ......................................................703 352-7300
Fairfax Education Association

Fairfax County Public School Continuing Education
Adult Learning Centers 
Adults may earn General Education Diploma
Information 703 503-6442

Partial list of Centers:

Herndon Learning Center 
Herndon Neighborhood Resource Center
1086 Elden Street - Herndon, VA 20170

Reston–Stonegate Learning Center

Stonegate Village Apartments
2244 B Stonewheel Drive - Reston, VA 20191

Computers and Tutors (CAT) Learning Center
Woodson High School - 9525 Main Street
Fairfax, VA 22032

Fairfax Workforce Center
Suite 340
13135 Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy - Fairfax, VA 22033

Grafton School - Berryville ............................888 955-5205

Assists individuals with special needs to meet their own goals by providing
specialized, person-centered support.

Head Start................................................ 703 324-8290
Fairfax County Office for Children

HEAV .....................................................804 288-1608
Home Educators Association of VA

Home-School Legal Defense
Association.............................................. 540 338-5600


Literacy Council of Northern VA Inc .................703 237-0866
Tutoring for adults, literacy & English as a
second language.

Parents Educational Advocacy
Training Center......................................... 703 923-0010

For parents of children with special needs.

PTA- Fairfax County Council .........................703 691-3574

Virginia VIEW ..........................................800 542-5870
Information on careers, occupations, education, training.

Volunteer Learning Program ...........................703 246-2139
Adults volunteer to work one-on-one with learners and as classroom support
to alternative and adult high school programs.

Waterford Foundation - Heritage
Education ................................................540 882-3018

Using historic sites to educate.