Awards and Recognition
Exceptional Educational Programming
Fairfax County Public Schools’ Red Apple 21 and the Fairfax Network have earned a national reputation for excellence in educational programming.
- Fairfax County Public Schools have won regional Emmy® Awards from the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). The academy's Emmy® Award is the industry's benchmark for the recognition of television excellence.
- In addition, we have captured 45 Telly Awards since 2001. The Telly Awards, similar to the Emmy® Awards, recognize exceptional cable programming and are among the most sought-after awards in the television, commercial, and video industries.
- We received a 2013 Communicator Silver Award of Distinction from the International Academy of Visual Arts.
- We earned a 2013 Peer Bronze Award for Children's Program from the Television, Internet & Video Association of DC.
We are recognized as a producer of award winning programming by the following organizations:
- Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts
- Educational Press Association of America
- Hermes Creative Awards
- International Communications Industry Association
- International Television Association
- National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
- National School Boards Association
- National School Public Relations Association
- Telly Awards
- United States Distance Learning Association