Today's photo gallery features students creating their own instruments, learning about Uncle Slam's reading program, and getting ready to perform an opera.

Rachel Clausen’s International Baccalaureate (IB) Environmental Systems and Societies students at Lee High School used field research gathered at Hidden Oaks Nature Center, part of their study of soil, water, and plants in Northern Virginia, to prepare their major research paper of the year.

Sueann Tupy’s classroom at Groveton Elementary School is a peaceful, safe place, complete with a singing bowl, battery powered candles, white noise, and comfortable places to unwind.