• FCPS Division Profile
• FCPS Elementary School Profile
• School-Age Child Care (SACC)

• After-school club programs including chess, foreign languages, sports, and Hands-On Science
• Core Knowledge Sequence
• PTA Curriculum enrichment resources to enrich SOL instruction
• Arts in Action school/home committee to help integrate the performing arts across the curriculum
• Technology school and home committee to help integrate technology across the curriculum
• Cardinal Reading program for K and 1st graders and before-school academic assistance for other grade levels on an as needed basis
• Emphasis on community wellness with: frequently changing bulletin board devoted to nutrition and fitness; a walking club for students; Girls on the Run; rock climbing wall integrated into the physical education program etc.
• PTA events including four cultural arts assemblies, evening lecture series on topics of interest to parents, family fun activities such as Night of 1,000 Stars, Bingo and Ice Cream Social, Fall Fling Festival and Spring Olympics
• GRACE Art
• After-school mentoring/tutoring program with Cooper Middle students

School Summary
Forestville Elementary School opened its doors in 1980 to meet the needs of a growing population in the Great Falls, Herndon, and Reston areas. The school's name is taken from the original name of the town of Great Falls.

While over the years Forestville has shown continuous improvement, strong traditions and important constants have remained: its enthusiastic students, dedicated staff members, and supportive parents. Part of the continuous improvement is in technology: interactive white boards (Smartboards), mobile computer labs, classroom computers, and computer lab.

Forestville teachers and parents work together as partners in the education of all students. Each year over 300 parent volunteers regularly help in the classrooms, in after-school activities, and in extracurricular activities. In 2004-05, the National PTA recognized Forestville as a School of Excellence for the wonderful interrelationship of school, home, and community. That year, the Forestville web site was acknowledged by FCPS as one of three elementary schools to be Best of the Web. The web site is a collaboration between school staff members and parents. Approximately 50 PTA committees help keep Forestville vibrant.

A character education program is seamlessly integrated into the curriculum. A schoolwide buddy program exists in which younger children are paired with older children who listen to them read aloud, help them complete special projects, and accompany them on field trips. Finally, the Forestville community strongly believes in helping others outside its boundaries. An active outreach program functions to provide school supplies, food, clothing, gifts, and other needed materials to the school's adopted sister school, a local homeless shelter, and victims of natural disasters wherever they live. Forestville parent volunteers are active in the instructional lives of those children as well.

The core of Forestville's program continues to be the strong general education foundation it has always provided to students, but it also strives to keep a vision on the future in order to prepare its students to be leaders.

Last Updated: 2006-01-25