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Register for Summer Day Camps Here!

Fairy Camp, Water Fun, Tangents, Science, Chess, Music, Mini Scientists, Dungeons and Dragons, and Harry Potter! Camps bring kids together, teach skills, boost confidence, and build character -- and they're great fun, too! Peruse here and register!

Studies show that learning in the outdoors provides mental, physical, and social advantages, and also an unanticipated boost......

... in subsequent indoor classroom engagement. Once thought that time outdoors, even recess, would leave students keyed up and unable to focus when they returned for indoor classroom lessons, precisely the reverse seems to be true. The research paper suggests that schools like Free Union and many in Scandanavia confer advantages to growth and learning across the curriculum through instruction outdoors and indoors that the vast majority of schools in the United States are yet to embrace. More to follow!

School Policy on Masking, Effective April 18, 2022

With the support and guidance of our health team we have decided that, starting one week after spring break (April 18), wearing a mask outside will be optional. We will continue to require all students and adults to wear a mask indoors. This modification to our existing policy is consistent with our adherence to the guidance issued by the CDC and the Virginia Department of Health as we transition from pandemic to endemic protocols.

Steps to Take When a Positive Case of COVID-19 is Reported

Please consult the Free Union Health Team's new protocols for when a student or a member of a school family tests positive or is exposed to COVID-19.

Reasons to consider switching to a private elementary school

Planning to enroll your child in a new school is a complex decision that typically is motivated by the following advantages found in private elementary schools:

Class size tends to be smaller, offering teachers a chance to know your child better.
The freedom of private schools to set the curriculum 
The opportunity to select a school that fits your family’s values and philosophy.
Parental involvement is encouraged allowing deeper understanding of the full educational experience. 
Sense of community where students can feel safe, comfortable, and passionate about learning—academically and socially.

Among the best advice about changing schools that we have read is included in the 4 reasons your child may be ready to switch schools.

Free Union
Country School

Preschool through Fifth Grade

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Latest News

Register for Summer Day Camps Here!

Studies show that learning in the outdoors provides mental, physical, and social advantages, and also an unanticipated boost......

School Policy on Masking, Effective April 18, 2022

Steps to Take When a Positive Case of COVID-19 is Reported

Reasons to consider switching to a private elementary school

Important Links

Contact Us

Non-Discrimination Statement

Free UnionCountry School

Preschool through Fifth Grade

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Important Dates

Latest News

Register for Summer Day Camps Here!

Studies show that learning in the outdoors provides mental, physical, and social advantages, and also an unanticipated boost......

School Policy on Masking, Effective April 18, 2022

Steps to Take When a Positive Case of COVID-19 is Reported

Reasons to consider switching to a private elementary school

Important Links

Contact Us

Non-Discrimination Statement

Free Union
Country School