School Organization

Address: 8832 Linton Lane, Alexandria, VA 22308
Telephone: (703) 619-2600
Cluster: IV
Grades: K thru 6
Principal: Barbara Leibbrandt
Assistant Principal: James Swoger

Built on land once owned by George Washington, Fort Hunt Elementary School lies cradled in a bend of the Potomac River, surrounded by such neighbors as Mount Vernon, Fort Hunt Park, River Farm, Dyke Marsh, and Huntley Meadows. This culturally rich community expands our campus and our horizons, while it enriches our curriculum.

Fort Hunt Elementary is organized by grade levels (kindergarten through sixth) for core subjects. Students who attend Fort Hunt continue on to Carl Sandburg Middle School and West Potomac High School. Approximately fifty percent of the student population is enrolled in the popular and innovative Spanish partial-immersion program. All students have access to state-of-the-art computers in their classrooms, in the library, and in a modern computer lab staffed by a technology instructor, where the learning of computer and telecommunications skills is integrated with the curriculum. Students are additionally challenged in mathematics, using hands-on Challenge 24 math materials, and in language arts through participation in Word Masters.

We are a Fine Arts Focus school with emphasis on fine arts, choral and instrumental music, dance and drama. Our programs are supported by a Kennedy Center initiative, "Changing Education Through the Arts", as well as by the FCPS Fine Arts Department. We have established partnerships with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic and the Kennedy Center.

Fort Hunt Elementary is a school in which all children are honored for their diversities, applauded for their accomplishments and prepared for the future. We are recognized as a "Fully Accredited" school by the Virginia Department of Education.

SUMMARY OF OUR MISSION AND GOALS

The mission of Fort Hunt Elementary is to provide an atmosphere that promotes academic excellence and stimulates positive personal development. Faculty, staff members, and parents will have high expectations for all students and will work together to provide a safe and nurturing environment . We will strive to provide every child with a comprehensive, challenging educational program that fosters self-worth. Our program, built upon a solid foundation of basic academic and social skills, interwoven with an enriched curriculum, will enable our children to become responsible and productive citizens. We recognize our similarities and differences and, together, celebrate them. Fort Hunt Elementary School will engage students in programs of continuing education and greater understanding with, in, and through the arts.

• Partial-immersion program in which students in grades one through six study mathematics, science, and health in Spanish
• Fine Arts Focus that includes arts integration throughout the curriculum

Note: "This website contains links to one or more web pages that are outside of the FCPS network. 
FCPS does not control the content or relevancy of these pages."

Curator: Joyce Anne Callaghan jacallaghan@fcps.edu
Last updated on September 23, 2009