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Fundraiser for Korean Immersion Capstone Learning Experience Field Trip

We are accepting donations to help offset the cost of the Capstone Learning Experience Trip to South Korea for our 6th grade Korean Immersion Program students. The trip is scheduled for April 2025.

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Holiday (Veterans Day)

November 11, 2024

Holidays (Thanksgiving Break)

November 27, 2024 – November 29, 2024

Elementary School Three-Hour Early Release Monday (Select Schools)

December 09, 2024

Holidays (Winter Break)

December 23, 2024 – January 05, 2025

Holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr’s Birthday / Inauguration Day)

January 20, 2025

End of Second Quarter

January 28, 2025

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Colin Powell ES Recognized as a 2023 Purple Star School

Colin Powell Elementary School has been recognized as a 2023 Purple Star School as part of the Virginia Purple Star Designation Program. Purple Star Schools support our military families in many ways, positively impacting our military-connected students, both academically and socially. Read more about this recognition!

Ms. Senturia Recognized as the FCPS 2023 Outstanding Elementary School Teacher

Congratulations to Fourth Grade Teacher Laura Senturia on her recognition as the FCPS 2023 Outstanding Elementary School Teacher at this year's FCPS Honors event, held at George Mason University Center for the Arts on June 14th.

Hopping Into the Year of the Rabbit

January 24, 2023

Powell Elementary School Holds School-Wide Celebration of the Lunar New Year.

👻 BOO! Electrical Academy Students Build Annual Haunted House and Defend State Championship Title

Sparked by the leadership of Edison Academy students in electrical construction and engineering, students across Edison Academy — studying auto technology, cybersecurity, construction, cosmetology, criminal justice, culinary arts, HVAC, veterinary science, and teachers for tomorrow — fused their talents to create a spooky, interactive haunted house.

Earlier in October, Edison Academy students won multiple top spots including the championship title at the SkillsUSA State Fair in Richmond. Read more about Edison Academy’s “electrifying” successes.

FCPS CARES - November 2024

FCPS CARES submissions for the month of November 2024.

FCPS Receives $1.5 Million Grant from DoDEA to Support STEAM Education at Fort Belvoir Primary and Upper Schools

Fairfax County Public Schools has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Department of Defense Education Activity through the Military-Connected Local Educational Agencies for Academic and Support Programs.

Honoring Our Veteran Employees

As we approach Veterans Day on Monday, November 11, we would like to say a heartfelt “Thank you” to the many FCPS employees who are also military veterans.