About Community School

Community School serves students ages 3 through 14. We offer the following:

Early Learners (ages 3-6)                             Extended Care
Elementary (ages 5-11)                                Homeschool Enrichment
Middle School (ages 10-14)                         

Education:

• A Community School education is challenging, experiential, and cooperative.
• We actively engage students through hands-on activities, simulations, role plays, experiments, field studies, and service learning projects.
• We address all avenues of development: cognitive, social, emotional, and physical.
• Our flexible learning environment nurtures children's individual learning styles.

Innovation:

• In 2007, we received a national award from the American Psychological Association for our innovative educational and employment practices.
• We are the only school in the Valley to fully integrate art, music, drama, technology, and service learning into our core curriculum.
• We were the first school in southwest Virginia to implement the Peaceable School curriculum.
• We have taught Spanish to all our students, preschool through middle school, for over 20 years.

Exploration:

• At Community School, children learn naturally through play, exploration, and experimentation.
• Our teachers design lessons that encourage students to ask questions and search for information.
• Our non-graded curriculum enables students to take chances and tackle challenges.
• The arts, Spanish, and technology classes challenge children to think and communicate creatively.
• Daily outdoor play inspires exploration of the environment, physical abilities, and the complex social interactions of childhood.