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School Summary
"What a neat little school." That is often the comment heard as visitors leave Lemon Road Elementary School. Lemon Road Elementary is located in a part of Fairfax County that is rich in historical importance dating back to the early days of the Colonies. It is located adjacent to Leesburg Pike, one of the oldest highways in North America.
When Lemon Road opened on January 6, 1956, it was a walking school. It is a small neighborhood school (the smallest in Fairfax County) that is flourishing because of its little red schoolhouse charm. Building on that tradition and applying current research, staff members are committed to implementing a child-centered curriculum using a continuous progress instructional model to foster student achievement.
Lemon Road is a Success by Eight school with full-day kindergarten with four kindergarten-grade one multiage classes. An experiential approach recognizes that students learn by doing, as well as by hearing and seeing. A looping strategy is used in the second and third grades. Second grade teachers move up or loop with their students to third grade. Fourth grade is the only stand-alone grade. This year is used to make the adjustment to upper elementary school and focus on organization and study skills. Fifth grade teachers loop with their students to sixth grade.
Differentiation of instruction has been a school focus as staff members strive to meet the instructional needs of a very diverse population. Staff members regularly participate in staff development activities to ensure the successful implementation of this approach across the curriculum. One goal is for students to be comfortable using technology to support their learning experiences. To this end, the school has a computer lab with a full-time technology teacher, and each classroom has several multimedia computers for student use.
Lemon Road school staff members, families, and community work together as a team to nurture students as they develop life skills that will prepare them to compete successfully in a complex global world and to be productive members of society.
Last Updated: 2006-07-14
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