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About Our School Cunningham Park Elementary School |
This page contains various items of background information that may be of interest to parents and friends of Cunningham Park.
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School
Profile and Statistics |
School Hours /Inclement Weather | School
Supplies |
Unique Programs | Parent Liaison | School Song | Lunch Menus | FCPS
Emergency Announcements |
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Cunningham Park School is centrally located in Vienna, Virginia . (For a map to the school, click here.) The Cunningham Park Elementary School faculty and community believes in educating the whole child. We are committed to providing a safe, caring and positive learning environment that stimulates intellectual curiosity, strives for academic achievement, and promotes strong character development. Teachers and specialists work in collaborative teams in which emphasis is placed on every learning opportunity to meet the individual needs of our students. Our school offers students a variety of unique programs to promote personal and social development. An active PTA continues to strengthen the instructional program by offering extra-curricular activities, sponsoring cultural programs and supporting the integration of technology throughout the the curriculum. The ideal combination of devoted parents, a supportive PTA, guided by the talented and dedicated staff members , develops pride and respect as we strive to provide an excellent learning environment for all Cunningham Park students to reach their highest potential.
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History of Cunningham Park Elementary School
On March 25, 1915, William Kingsley Cunningham (1865-1947), originally from Pennsylvania, purchased 64 acres on a farm in Vienna, Virginia. Mr. Cunningham became a farmer and a fruit grower in Vienna. The farm he acquired had been previously planted with Japanese plums, cherry, and crabapple trees. His son, Glenn, said his father had been credited with introducing the Golden Delicious apple to Fairfax County.
Mr. Cunningham and his wife, Lettie Lomberger Cunningham (1870-1969) had three sons, two of whom were active in the Fairfax County School system in the 1920s as teachers and principals. Frederick Bruce (1898 – 1985) and Harry Glenn Cunningham (1903 - ) were instrumental in organizing athletic activities (track, baseball, and basketball) and competition between the high schools.
Parts of the
Cunningham farm were sold in 1947 and 1955. The widow of William Kingsley
Cunningham, Lettie L. Cunningham, sold the remaining 10 plus acres, including
the house site, to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, who in turn, sold
the 10 plus acres to the Fairfax County School Board on September 29, 1965
to build Cunningham Park Elementary School.
(The above information on the history of the school is from: This
Was Vienna, Virginia Facts and Photos, 1987, by Connie Pendleton Stuntz
and Mayo Sturdevant Stuntz.)
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Regular School Hours
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Late Opening
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Early Closing
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Inclement Weather
School schedules may change due to bad weather or other emergencies. Parents should be prepared for possible late openings, early closings or full day closings by having alternate transportation and day care arrangements already planned and communicated to children. Parents and students are asked to not phone our local school to check for schedule changes, but instead, listen to radio and television stations (especially Fairfax cable Channel 21), call the FCPS hot line at 800-839-FCPS (3277). or check www.fcps.edu. You can also sign up for email notification of emergency messages through the Keep in Touch system. Parents of morning kindergartners should pay close attention to how the new changes in the two-hour early closing schedule will impact your child's mid-day transportation. Another change that occurs with two-hour early closing is that morning kindergarten students will be given lunch at no cost and released with the other students in grades 1-6. |
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Unique Programs at Cunningham Park
Gifted & Talented Program : for the students who would benefit from extra challenge and encouragement SACC: School-Aged Child Care - onsite after-school care. Before school 7:15 am., after school 6:15 pm. The English
Speakers of Other Languages program, which is integrated into
the regular classroom, Non-Categorical
Special Education: is a self-contained classroom offering
individualized assistance |
Fairfax County Public Schools
Emergency Announcements
Current Emergency Announcements from Fairfax County Public Schools. |
by: Mrs. Kathy Quarles
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Cunningham Park is a school with a future inside.
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