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BC Country Day
School www.countryday.org
lhallahan@countryday.org 703-356-4282
6418 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA
Ages: 18 months-K
With its developmental ap-
proach to learning, warm
and nurturing faculty and an
appreciation of each child’s
individual strengths, The
Country Day School offers
young children an environment
which fosters their excitement
for learning, development of
thought processes and strong
conceptual understanding,
and ability to be constructive
and contributing members of a
group. CDS is committed to a
strong parent-child relationship
where parents are active part-
ners in their child’s education
and development.
www.fairfaxchristianschool.com 703-759-5100
1624 Hunter Mill Rd.
Vienna, VA
Ages: Pre-K, 4 (by December 31) -5
Independent, university-pre-
paratory school. Call today for
your private tour and educa-
tional consultation.
grace Episcopal
School www.graceschoolalex.org
admissions@graceschoolalex.org 703-549-5067
3601 Russell Rd.
Alexandria, VA
Ages: 3-11
Grace Episcopal School fosters
an enthusiasm for learning
through academic excellence
in a nurturing environment.
Students receive individual at-
tention in small classes, and are
inspired to learn and develop-
intellectually, physically and
spiritually. Pleas
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fairfax christian
school first baptist
church of
clarendon child
development center
www.cdcarlington.org jleecdc@gmail.com
703-522-6477 1306 N. Highland St.
Arlington, VA
Ages: 3 mo.-5 years
The philosophy and focus of the
FBCC CDC is to provide excep-
tional care and early learning
experiences in the context of
brain compatible, develop-
mentally appropriate in both
practice and expectation.
Grasshopper Green
www.grasshoppergreen.com admissions@grasshoppergreen.com
703-256-4711 4955 Sunset Ln.
Annandale, VA
Ages: 2-12
Founded in 1939, Grasshop-
per Green is the oldest private
school in Northern Virginia.
It is a unique preschool run
by teachers and staff who love
children and thrive on watching
them grow and are dedicated to
individual growth and develop-
ment. Your child will receive
instruction in Spanish, music,
physical education and com-
puters. Additional classes are
offered in gymnastics, karate,
dance, and soccer.
The Griffin
Academy www.thegriffinacademy.com
klee@westminsterschool.com 703-256-2035
6800 Columbia Pike
Annandale, VA
Ages: 3-4
Focus on the FUNdamentals.
Small classes, qualified staff,
enrichment classes, extended
care. Happy Faces
Daycare www.happyfacesdaycare.com
13923 Braddock Rd.
SCHOOLS / preschools
The Madame Curie School of
Science & Technology
STEM++Curriculum NOw ENrOLLiNg!
www.madamecurieschool.com Two Locations:
Offering: Full Day/Half Day
Preschool Kindergarten
K-6 After-School
Herndon 13505 Dulles Technology Drive, Ste.1
Herndon, VA 20171
Email: contact-herndon@madamecurieschool.com
Phone: 703.793.1658
Chantilly 43250 Stonewall Pond Street
Chantilly, VA 20152
Email: contact-chantilly@madamecurieschool.com
Phone: 703.542.6600
A mind is responsible
for the traffic light, the blood bank, ice cream,
peanut butter, the doorknob, the microphone, the elevator,
clothes dryer, lawn mower, pacemaker, the typewriter, guided
missile, mailbox, the air conditioner, automatic transmission, curtain
rod, baby carriage, lawn sprinkler, fountain pen, dust pan, the hand
stamp, first open-heart surgery, cataract laser, fire extinguisher, doorstop,
home security camera, the golf tee, fire escape, potato chip, food preservation,
synthesized cortisone, the guitar, railroad telegraphy, envelope seal, printing press,
bicycle frame, rocket catapult, insect destroyer gun, ice cream scoop, window cleaner,
laser fuels, folding chair, gas mask, mop, refrigerator, pressing comb, urinalysis
machine, door lock, electric cutoff switch, telephone transmitter, stair-climbing wheel-
chair, hairbrush, egg beater, eye protector, electric lamp bulb, biscuit cutter, chamber
commode, almanac, horse shoe, lunch pail, motor, lantern, key chain, furniture caster,
ironing board, sugar-refining system, lemon squeezer, portable weighing scales,
wrench, airplane propeller, ore bucket, steam boiler, portable x-ray machine, cotton
chopper fertilizer, street sweeper, cattle-roping apparatus, spark plug, galoshes, casket-
lowering device, clothes wringer, disrail car coupling, riding saddles, and so on
and so on. The list is endless. Indeed, it’s time to stop and celebrate the fact
that each and every one of the wonderful innovations mentioned here came
from the mind. The mind of an African American. By supporting minority
education, you keep open the possibility of tomorrow’s great ideas.
Because of all the things that the human mind has created,
perhaps the most amazing is the one that has yet
to be created. And that possibility is
a terrible thing to waste.
To support and to
learn more about
g r e a t African American
innovators, please visit us
at www.uncf.org or call
1-800-332-UNCF. ©2007 UNCF
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Centreville, VA
Ages: Infant-5
Happy Faces Daycare is a
privately owned and operated
school for over 20 years where
your child is our primary focus.
Our school was a historic build-
ing which allows us to create a
comforting environment. You
will find our teachers are world
class and have a one on one
relationship with your child
so you always know what is
going on with their growth and
development daily.
child develop more fully the
potential within him.
Hunter Mill Mon-
tessori School
www.preschoolmontessori.com info@huntermillmontessori.com
703-938-7755 2709 Hunter Mill Rd.
Oakton, VA
Ages: 2.9-5
Hunter Mill Montessori School
provides an intimate and
nurturing environment for
2.9 - 6-year-olds to develop
their independence through the
Montessori experience. We offer
a complete educational and
social environment and utilize
the discoveries and methods of
Dr. Montessori to help the child
develop more fully the potential
within him.
emotional, physical, social and
creative development of young
children ages two and a half to
five. Now enrolling! Join our
school of joyful learning today!
Loudoun Country
Day School
www.lcds.org info@lcds.org
703-777-3841 20600 Red Cedar Dr.
Leesburg, VA
Ages: 4-Grade 8
LCDS is an accredited PK-8
grade coed independent school
with a rigorous core curricu-
lum, nurturing environment
and extensive programs in
foreign languages, arts, technol-
ogy and athletics. We offer a
half-day PK program (age 4)
with an extended day option for
4- and 5-year olds as well as a
full-day kindergarten.
13505 Dulles Technology Dr.,
Ste. 1
Herndon, VA
703-542-6600 contact-chantilly@madame
curieschool.com 43250 Stonewall Pond St.
Chantilly, VA
STEM Curriculum, Now
Enrolling, Full Day/Half Day,
Preschool, Kindergarten, K-6
After-School. Pleas
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Holly Brook
Montessori School
www.preschoolmontessori.com info@hollybrookmontessori.com
703-573-7800 2455 Gallows Rd.
Dunn Loring, VA
Ages: 3-5
Children learn in an intimate
and unpretentious
atmosphere, Check One:
where they respect themselves
and others and care for the en-
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Kay School
www.kayschool.org info@kayschool.org
703-264-9078 3005 Dower House Dr.
Herndon, VA
Ages: 2 ½-5
Kay School is a child-centered
arts and project based program
that will stimulate, nurture,
and enhance the intellectual,
The Madame
Curie School
of Science &
Technology www.madamecurieschool.com
703-793-1658 contact-herndon@madame
curieschool.com Montessori
School of Cedar
Lane www.preschoolmontessori.com
info@cedarlanemontessori.com 703-560-4379
3035 Cedar Ln., Fairfax, VA
Ages: 3-5
Montessori School of Cedar
Lane has been providing over
40 years of Montessori tradition
to Northern Virginia. We offer
a complete educational and
social environment and utilize
the discoveries and methods of
Dr. Montessori to help the child
develop more fully the potential
within him.
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