Purpose
To nurture in each child a love of learning in a community that respects childhood.
Serving
Children in preschool through fifth grade.
Location
The campus is located in historic Free Union, Virginia in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and fifteen minutes northwest of downtown Charlottesville (home of the University of Virginia). The school is approximately 90 minutes from Richmond and two hours from Washington, DC.
Address
4220 Free Union Road, PO Box 250, Free Union, VA 22940
Facts
| Founded: | 1984 |
| Grades: | Preschool through Fifth Grade |
| Enrollment: | 84 students |
| Faculty and staff: | 15 Full-time 13 Part-time |
| Average class size: | 10 students |
| Student:teacher ratio: | PS and Pre-K 6:1 K 8:1 Grades 1-5 10:1 |
| School day: | Preschool, 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM or 8:30 to 3:00 Pre-K - 5th Grade, 8:15 AM to 3:00 PM |
| Campus: | Six buildings on six acres, including a nature trail, creek, gardens, outdoor classroom, soccer field, wildlife meadow, and play structures |
| Featured: | Certified Schoolyard Habitat |
| 2021-22 tuition: | See Tuition under Admissions |
| Extended Day | Preschool - 5th Grade Morning Care 7:45-8:15 Afterschool program 3:00-5:30 |
| Financial aid: | 26% of students receive need-based tuition assistance |
| Careers: | Publishing Law Teaching Engineering Business Ownership Medicine Environmental Science |
