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Fairfax County Public Schools Family Academy

We are happy to introduce the new FCPS Family Academy, a one-stop shop for resources, tools, and learning opportunities for families.

The Family Academy offers in-person and virtual classes, workshops, webinars, and programs for families in our learning catalog.

Listed below are numerous opportunities for families to register. Choose the opportunity and find information about dates, times, locations, and registration information.

See what opportunities are offered this month.

Want to learn more about Lexia® Core5 & Lexia® PowerUp?

Join Lexia® Learning for a parent information night to learn how FCPS is using Lexia® Core5 and Lexia® PowerUp in classrooms across the district to support students' Literacy growth.

March 18

6:30-7:30 p.m.

Virtual

Register here 

ABA Family Training: Teaching Self-Help and Independent Skills

Participants will learn how to teach self-help, living, and social skills to increase their child’s independence.

March 19

10:30-11:30   a.m.  Virtual

Join this session

March 19

7-8:30 p.m.   Virtual 

Join this session

Calming the Chaos: Teaching Emotional Regulation to Twice Exceptional (2e) Students Webinar

Join Dr. Oladimeji as she supports families to understand the unique emotional regulation challenges of Twice Exceptional (2e) students.

March 25           10-11:30 a.m.   Virtual     Register here

Getting to Know FCPS: A Family Orientation (GTK)

This interactive seminar provides information about the Fairfax County school system. The orientations are presented in Arabic, English, Korean and Spanish.  Scroll through the Family Academy Catalog to GTK to register for dates this month.

For more information, please visit FCPS Family Academy. 

To connect with Family Academy, please email [email protected] 

Family and School Partnerships - Family Academy

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Celebrate Engineering 

This year’s theme “Design Your Future” is about celebrating engineers and engaging students! 

Engineering is for all ages and exploration of engineering can occur year-round. The “E” in STEAM stands for Engineering. Explore what STEAM is and why it is good for all students.

Five Engineers Week Resources to Explore: 

1. Engineers Week Information
2. USA Science and Engineering Festival
3. Explore careers hrough Tigbee and additional enrichment and scholarship opportunities through Naviance.
4. HS Student Opportunities: 
   • Children’s Science Center Summer Camp Internship closes February 28, 2025. Contact [email protected] for interview tips and resume help.
   • George Mason University Pathways to Quantum Summer Immersion program applications are now available.  
   • National Youth Science Camp closes February 28, 2025

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Purple-Up! Day T-Shirts Available for Purchase

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is gearing up to honor and celebrate its military-connected youth in April, the Month of the Military Child and on Purple Up! Day! 

Due to schools being out for spring break, Virginia will celebrate Purple Up! Day on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Purple Up! Day is a special day for communities to come together and wear purple as a visible gesture of support for our military-connected youth and their families. The color purple symbolizes the combined colors of all branches of the military. 

FCPS Purple Up! t-shirts are available for purchase until Friday, March 7, 2025, through Custom Ink.

The shirts highlight our gratitude and appreciation for our over 13,500 military-connected students and their families. #PurpleUpFCPS! 

For more information and/or to connect with FCPS resources, email us at [email protected]. 

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We are pleased to announce the 2025 FCPS Family Summit - Beyond Labels: Nurturing a Culture of Belonging, an event hosted by Fairfax County Public Schools in collaboration with a host of internal and external community partners. 

This in-person summit will be held on Saturday, March 15th, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at South Lakes High School, 11400 South Lakes Drive, Reston, VA 20191. 

We invite you to join us as we come together to create a safer, more supportive, and inclusive community for all. 

Childcare will be provided during both the morning and afternoon sessions. Special education staff will be available to care for children with high support needs.  Language interpretation will be provided. 

For more information, please visit our website.

Register for the Family Summit

Cumbre de la Familia 2025 Más allá de las etiquetas: fomentando una cultura de pertenencia

Nos complace anunciar la  Cumbre familiar de FCPS 2025: Más allá de las etiquetas: fomentando una cultura de pertenencia , un evento en persona organizado por las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Fairfax en colaboración con una serie de socios comunitarios internos y externos. 

Fecha: sábado 15 de marzo
Hora: de 8:30 a. m. a 3:30 p. m.
Ubicación: South Lakes High School,  11400 South Lakes Drive, Reston, VA 20191

Inscríbete en la Cumbre Familiar

Para obtener más información, visit el sitio web de Family Summit

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Celebrate the Lunar New Year 2025, the Year of the Snake!

January 29 - February 4, 2025

Lunar New Year is one of the most important holidays among East and Southeast Asian cultures, including Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese communities as well as and many others.

It is a celebration of the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year on the lunisolar calendar, which begins on Jan 29 this year. The number of celebration days with different names varies depending on the country. China’s Lunar New Year is known as the Spring Festival, or Chūnjié in Mandarin, while Koreans call the holiday Seollal and Vietnamese, Tết.

Lunar New Year is a celebration of community. During this time, families gather to eat feasts and practice cultural traditions. We encourage you to explore the following ways to learn more and celebrate Lunar New Year with your family. For more information, contact [email protected].

Check out these resources about the Lunar New Year below.

Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art

The Kennedy Center

Lunar New Year 2025

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Come together as a community for students in K-8 for 5 nights the week of January 13, 2025, with delightful math games and stories - all on your own time and from the comfort of your own home. All content will be available for free directly to all families in English and Spanish. 

Through rich story-based mathematics experiences, math week offers families  an opportunity to experience  math, literacy, history, and geography in a positive way. The games and stories feature several countries including Lesotho, Madagascar, Ghana, and China. 

All content will be available completely free on the website starting January 13, 2025. To access the games, families will be able to simply click on the day of the week and find their child's grade and language. View the website at anytime for explanations and videos.

Families can play for as little as 15 minutes or replay over and over lasting more than an hour on any given night. For families that want to reduce screen time, we will have physical print options for access to the content and games as well.

Use the games and stories on our website or dust off your favorite math game and play it as a family.

Any and ALL math experiences outside of a normal week count. Our goal is for FCPS to experience 1,000,000 minutes of math outside of the school day. Join us!

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Mind in the Making: The Science of Early Learning Skills January - May 2025 Series: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs

 At this series of workshops, you will learn the research behind the Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs. 

Learn strategies for improving these skills, the importance of them in children’s lives, and activities to promote these evidence-based executive functioning skills.

*Registration includes attendance at all sessions. *Space is limited

Thursdays 10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

• January   30:      Introduction
• February 20:      Focus and Self Control
• March      06:      Perspective Taking
• March      20:      Communicating
• April        10:      Making Connections
• April        24:      Critical thinking
• May         08:      Taking on Challenges
• May         22:      Self-Directed, Engaged Learning
• May         29:      Snow Make-up Day

Location: Dunn Loring Center - 2334 Gallows Road - Dunn Loring, VA 22027

 Entrance 1 – Room 100

Register Here

 

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