Founded
1978 by Wilhelmina and Peter Klaassen with a departmentalized preschool program based on a model from Holland
Licensed
Commonwealth of Virginia, Department
of Social Services
Accreditation
National Private Schools Accreditation Alliance
Operated by
Sunrise Senior Living Education Foundation
Address
The Appletree School
9655 Blake Lane
Fairfax, VA 22031
Phone: 703-281-7747
Fax: 703-281-0278
Contact: Assistant Director
Ages Served
Co-educational, 3 years through the 5th grade
Hours of Operation
Open at 7:00am, closed at 6:00pm
Program hours available
| Preschool
Extended Hours: 7:00am-6:00pm
School Day Hours: 9:00am-3:00pm
Academic Day: 9:00am-12:00pm Academy
Extended Hours: 7:00am-6:00pm
School Day Hours: 9:00am-3:00pm |
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Curriculum
Appletree is a Christian based school using the A BEKA curriculum as a foundation.
Food Service
- Morning snack is provided for all students.
- Lunch is provided for all Preschool students of school or extended day hours.
- Milk is provided to all Academy students.
- Afternoon snack is provided to all students registered for extended hours.
Days Closed
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday
- Presidents’ Day
- Good Friday and Easter Monday
- Memorial Day
- 4th of July
- Labor Day
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- Columbus Day
- Veteran's Day
- 2 days at Thanksgiving
- 2 days at Christmas
- 1 day preceding the start of school
- 2 days at the end of Summer Camp
- 1 day at the end of the School Year
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 The school year is 42 weeks, beginning the last week of August.
We run a 10 week summer camp for all age appropriate students. |
Registration
February for in-house parents
March for families that have remained on the waiting list or been placed on the mailing list
Mid March for families choosing not to come in for a tour
Student-Teacher Ratios
3 year olds: 10-1
4 year olds: 10-1
Kindergarten: 20-1 with a part time assistant
1st through 4th Grades: 16-1
Class Size
3 year olds: 10 on a daily basis
4 year olds: 10
Kindergarten: 20
1st/2nd/3rd Grade: 8
Longevity of classroom teachers
An average of 9 years
Specialty Classes
- Art
- Computer
- Foreign Language (Spanish)
- Music
- Physical Education
- Health
Testing
- Iowa Test of Basic Skills, Kindergarten-5th grade
- Cognitive Abilities Test-2nd grade
Both tests are administered during the month of April.
Field Trips
Offered throughout the year for all students
Schools after Appletree
Our rising 5th graders from School Year 2003-2005 have been accepted at various schools to include: Merritt Academy, Flint Hill Prep, The New School, Holy Spirit Catholic School, St. Leo’s Catholic School, the Gifted and Talented Program in the Fairfax County Schools, as well as the Public Schools in Fairfax County.
Other schools owned and operated by the Sunrise Senior Living Education Foundation
The Appletree School admits children of any race to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. Appletree does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, religion or ethnic origin in the administering of its educational policies.
