Independent Schools in Virginia: Private schools in Hampton Roads metro area, Episcopal elementary school, preschool, kindergarten, Christian education, before / after school programs, child care service, daycare center in Newport News VA
St. Andrew's Episcopal School: Located in Newport News, an independent city in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of eastern Virginia, St. Andrew's Episcopal School has been providing a strong academic education for PreK-5 children on the Virginia Peninsula complimented by sound moral and spiritual development in a nurturing Christian environment for sixty years. We welcome children of all faiths who seek to grow in mind, body, and spirit and we strive to be an inclusive school celebrating the diversity that each student brings to our community.
The experience of learning extends past the classroom and textbooks as we reach out to learn from one another and from the community in which we live. We hold tight to the traditions and values that have served us well while incorporating current curriculum and technology that keeps us in the forefront of elementary schools in our area. From our Pre-kindergarten class through fifth grade, St. Andrew’s students are challenged by a rigorous academic program that includes the core academic subjects as well as music, art, French, computer, physical education, and library. We are accredited by the The Virginia Association of Independent Schools.
Established in 1952 in Norfolk, an independent city in southeast Virginia, Norfolk Christian Schools is a nondenominational, fully accredited Christian day school offering innovative Pre-K through grade 12 programs. Throughout the decades, Norfolk Christian Schools has maintained a standard as one of the premier, fully accredited Christian schools in the country. We strive to provide our students with a solid college preparatory curriculum with advanced placement courses, college prep courses PSAT, SAT and ACT taught by dedicated faculty who are second to none.
We also provide an extended day care program, an art club and a children´s chorus. Norfolk Christian Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin. Our students enjoy acceptances to a variety of notable Christian, public and private colleges and universities such as Wheaton, Clemson, University of Virginia, Notre Dame, U. S. Naval Academy, the College of William & Mary, and others. Norfolk Christian Schools is accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and the Virginia Association of Independent Schools.
- Programs from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade
- Lower School
- Middle School
- High School
- College Preparatory Curriculum with English, math, general science, US history, foreign languages and geography. Electives include computer, art, drama, music
- Advanced Placement Courses
- College Preparation Courses PSAT, SAT and ACT
- Extended Day Program
- Art Club
- Children´s Chorus
Our Lady of Lourdes is a Catholic Elementary School in the Catholic Diocese of Richmond, Virginia. It serves students from Pre-Kindergarten through Eighth Grade, with a school population of approximately 400.
There are two classes of each Grade from K - 8th, with 20 to 25 students in each class. In addition to academic instruction, students also participate in music, art, physical education, computer technology, and library, with Spanish language instruction for the 2nd through the 8th grades.
Pre-K - 8th Grade Programs include:
- Music
- Art
- Physical education
- Computer technology
- Library
- Spanish language instruction
- Before & After Care
- Accelerated Reader Program
- Athletics...
Based in Front Royal, Warren County PA, Front Royal Christian School provides a classically based Preschool through 12th Grade education. Bethel Christian School is our elementary branch, meeting the needs of our PreK – 5th grade students. Front Royal Christian High School serves grades 7-12. We are a non-denominational member of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), and are fully committed to meeting the needs of all students, including gifted and special needs students.
Not only does our program provide opportunities for students to excel academically, but our dedication to the formation of the whole person creates an environment which fosters the lost civic virtues of service and respect for authority. Through distinctive community outreach and inclusion programs, students learn to respect the dignity of each individual.
- Bible Studies
- English
- Math
- Social Studies
- Laboratory Science
- Classical Literature
- Foreign Languages (Spanish / Latin)
- Computer (MS Office)
- Special Children/Special Education
- Art / Drama / Music
- Physical Education / Sports
Star of the Sea Elementary School, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, is a Catholic School offering grades Pre-K through 8. Learning at Star of the Sea Catholic School is an exciting, engaging hands-on experience. Students explore and apply prior knowledge to our challenging, integrated curriculum in a safe and caring environment.
This experience fosters the spiritual, academic, social, emotional and physical growth of each child in a Christ-centered faith community. We believe the integration of Catholic religious truths and values with life distinguishes us from other schools. Our integrated curriculum challenges students to be independent, well-rounded thinkers who have the ability to be successful as responsible contributing citizens of society.
Preschool 3 year olds:
- Full Day – 5 days a week
- ½ Day – 5 days a week
- ½ Day – 3 days per week
Pre-School 4 year olds:
- ½ Day & Full Day
Kindergarten through Grade 8:
- Before and After School Care
- Technology (Grade PreK-8)
- Spanish (Grade K-5)
- PE/Health (Grade K-8)
- Music (Grade PreK-8)
- Art (Grade K-8)
- Library PK-8
Greenbrier Christian Academy is located in Chesapeake an independent city in the South Hampton Roads portion of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of eastern Virginia. Since 1983, Greenbrier Christian Academy has served the Hampton Roads area as an independent Christian school, providing a Christ-centered, biblically based education for students in grades P3-12. We offer a college preparatory curriculum with advanced placement courses, college prep SAT and ACT as well as an extensive fine arts program.
Our early childhood center, lower, middle and upper school programs all follow the principles of Greenbrier Chritsian Academy which is to provide the best possible education to the leaders of tomorrow. GCA is a non-denominational ministry offering a challenging academic program while at the same time endeavoring to foster spiritual, physical, and emotional growth in our students. We are accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools (SACS) and National Association of Independent Schools.
- Programs from preschool through 12th grade
- College Preparatory Curriculum with math, science, English, social studies, fine arts and athletics
- Early Childhood Center
- Lower School
- Middle School
- Upper School
- Advanced Placement Courses
- College Preparation Courses SAT, PSAT and ACT
St Anne's Academy for Girls is an all-girls Christian school in Gainesville, Prince William County (part of the Washington DC metro area) in Virginia. We offer K-12 education with preschool, elementary, middle and high school programs.
We provide a rich and scholarly curriculum based on the Classical Christian tradition of the Trivium, an educational model first developed in Ancient Greece and widely used in Europe and America, producing some of the greatest scholars in the West. The Trivium is a description of the learning stages of children as they mature. It focuses on the educational method to best develop well-informed, critically-thinking and articulate students.
St. Anne’s Academy for Girls is a Christian school. We welcome families of other faiths; however our identity as a school that follows the teachings of Jesus Christ needs to be respected. St. Anne’s Academy seeks foremost to instill in students a great love for God, a grateful heart for all of life’s blessings, and a strong desire to fulfill their God-given purpose.
- Preschool Programs
- Junior Kindergarten
- Primary School (Kindergarten-2nd Grade)
- Grammar School (Grade 3-6)
- Logic School (Middle School)
- Rhetoric School (High School)
- College Preparatory Programs
- After-School Care
- Fine Arts
- Athletics
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