ADVER TISEMENT
Alexandria Country Day School
Join us for Summer Camp Sessions June 21 - August 6 • Grades K-8
www.acdsnet.org
Academic excellence in Caring community with Dignity for all and Service to others! 2400 Russell Road
Alexandria, VA 22301 703-548-4804
Burgundy Farm Country Day School
We are a small, progressive, college preparatory high school with a mission to nurture and empower bright students who have not realized their potential in other settings. We provide a supportive, yet rigorous, academic program, which fosters personal and intellectual growth and responsible independence.
The Nora School
955 Sligo Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910
301.495.6672 www.nora-school.org
BurgundyBURGUNDY
...where learning
Farm Country Day School
comes alive!
registration now open!
Summer camp
P H I L L I P S
Programs for Children and Families
Since 1967, PHILLIPS Programs has provided specialized services to children and youth with emotional, behavioral and mental disabilities. Our two special education day schools serve students throughout the entire Washington, DC metro area.
Experience and more
Being an admission director requires
We foster academic achievement and social responsibility through individualized curriculum and programs for each student.
PHILLIPS Schools:
Annandale, VA Laurel, MD 703-941-8810
PHILLIPS Teaching Homes:
Therapeutic Foster Care & Adoption Services 703-941-3471
Exciting, experiential curriculum Pre-K through 8th grade Alexandria and West Virginia campuses
www.burgundyfarm.org
703.329.6968
PHILLIPS Family Partners:
Home-Based & Therapy Services 703-658-9054
www.phillipsprograms.org
Their Potential ~ Our Commitment
301-470-1620
a connection to education and close familiarity with the school. “It is a sought- after job,” says Irvin. “It puts you on a school’s executive committee and can be a stepping stone to school administration.” Chibber has a master’s degree in early childhood education. She taught pre- kindergarten at Green Acres for 15 years before becoming an admission director. Farquhar grew up in the D.C. area, attended the National Cathedral School for Girls, and worked at Maret’s summer camp during high school. Dunning is a former science teacher with a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s in environmental science. “I was the fi rst in my family to attend
college, and I always knew I wanted to teach,” says Dunning.
Who decides?
No one person at a school makes admission decisions. Admission offi ces work closely with a committee that includes teachers and administrators. “Admission committees labor over decisions,” writes Irvin in her new third
Grades 9–12
Accredited by Middle States Association
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
“We really do care about the families,”
says Dunning. “We don’t think of them as a number.”
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NORA
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