PERFECT POINTE (FORMERLY HEARTBEATS) MUSIC &
DANCE STUDIO
hbeats.com; staff@hbeats.com
703-440-9000 8060 Rolling Rd., Springfield, VA
Offering classes in ballet, tap, jazz, hiphop, modern, acrobatics,
contemporary & musical theater dance styles. Private music lessons
include guitar, ukulele, violin/viola, drums, voice and more! Highly
qualified staff, family-friendly atmosphere and fun performance
opportunities. POTOMAC ARTS ACADEMY
potomacacademy.org; potomac@gmu.edu 703-993-9889
4260 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax, VA
Ages: 3 - Adult
Hours of Operation: Monday & Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Tuesday & Wednes-
day, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fridays, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Activities: Music, Theatre, Visual Arts, Computer Game Design
SkateQuest is a twin sheet indoor ice skating center in Reston, with full
service pro shop, café, and party rooms. Open year round, SkateQuest
has been home to recreational skaters, figure skaters, and hockey
players since 1993.

SILVER STAR GYMNASTICS
gosilverstars.com 301-589-0938
2701 Pittman Dr., Silver Spring, MD
Silver Stars Gymnastics provides 18,000 square feet of space where
kids learn to jump, swing, roll, flip, and every kid is a star! Silver Stars
offers seasonal classes, summer/winter/spring break camps, school's
out day camps, open gym and hands-free birthday parties.

STUDIO OF BALLET ARTS
studioofballetarts.com; studio@studioofballetarts.com
301-260-2626 The Studio of Ballet Arts Ltd., established in 2003, is dedicated to
creating the love of dance for all ages in a caring atmosphere. Our
Offering enrichment in the arts to community members ages 3-10! staff encourages the development of self-confidence, poise, and a
Classes, private lessons, showcases and summer programs.

sense of purpose in each student.

ROCKIN’ JUMP
rockinjump.com/gaithersburg/; Gaithersburg-MD@RockinJump.com
301-327-2821 18620 Woodfield Rd., Gaithersburg, MD
We’re actually pretty easy to understand. We’re people like you who
want to exercise, but also like to have fun. Lots of fun. So instead of
stairclimbers and weight machines, we decided to create a place where
you can soar in open jump arenas, dive into pools of soft foam cubes,
play trampoline dodgeball, do flips and somersaults.

ROBOT WORKS, LLC
robotworksacademy.net 8992 Fern Park Dr., Burke, VA
703-364-5418 Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon-Sat
Robot Works offers after-school and in-school programs and
workshops in basic and advanced robotics and robotics programming
for K through 12th graders, as well as tailored robotics workshops
for home-schoolers. Our programs are fun, hands-on STEM
learning experiences where students get to design, build and
program robots and test them against other students’ robots in our
exciting competitions. We also conduct hands-on Saturday Robotics
Workshops where students not only get to build and program robots
all day but can also participate in unique one-hour classes. The classes
cover a wide variety of robotics topics.

SCHOOL OF ROCK
schoolofrock.com Vienna: vienna@schoolofrock.com
703-242-2184; 111 Center Street South, Vienna, VA
Silver Spring: silverspring@schoolofrock.com
301-589-7625; 8634 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD
Ashburn: ashburn@schoolofrock.com
703-858-0820; 20660 Ashburn Rd., Ashburn, VA
Field Trips
AMAZING FARM FUN AT TICONDEROGA
FARMS ticonderoga.com
26469 Ticonderoga Rd., Chantilly, VA
Amazing Farm Fun at Ticonderoga Farms is a place where kids and
adults can be a kid! Experience “more than just your typical farm.”
You get entertainment provided for all ages, kids and adults with
hands-on agricultural experience and outdoor classrooms. We offer
an assortment of activities including hill slides, pillow bounce, Noah’s
Ark, goat tower with petting animals, a giant bamboo maze, Virginia’s
longest swinging bridge, hayrides and many other activities.

GLEN ECHO PARK AQUARIUM
gepaquarium.org; info@gepaquarium.org 301-955-6256
7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD
Celebrate with the fishes! The Glen Echo Park Aquarium, a
Chesapeake Bay Discovery Center, offers a unique experience. Follow
the flow of water from local streams, to rivers, the Bay and the ocean.

Tour the exhibit hall, touch live sea creatures, craft and celebrate in
a party room.

MOUNT VERNON ESTATES
mountvernon.org 703-780-2000
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy., Mount Vernon, VA
Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Open 365 days a year. Explore 50 acres of gardens and historic
grounds, a working 18th-century farm, and hands-on history center.

School of Rock is Music School reimagined. Our music programs are
designed to encourage learning in a supportive environment where ROER'S ZOOFARI
students of all skill levels are comfortable and engaged. We take the
music school concept to the next level for kids, teens and adults. roerszoofari.com; groups@roerszoofari.com
There’s no place like School of Rock.

703-757-6222 SKATEQUEST
skatequest.com; info@skatequest.com
703-709-1010; 1800 Michael Faraday Ct., Reston, Virginia
Hours: 8 a.m.-9 p.m.

1228 Hunter Mill Rd., Vienna, VA
Roer’s Zoofari is a family zoo that covers an area of 30 acres. Come on
an open air safari bus tour, experience animals up close and
personal and more.

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