FCPS - School Profiles - Cooper MS - School Profile Overview Page

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Lisa Barrow
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School Summary

James Fennimore Cooper Middle School, established in 1962, serves students in the communities of Great Falls, McLean, and small areas of Vienna, Reston, and Herndon.

The Cooper community supports the growth of all students to think critically and function as empathetic, respectful, and responsible global citizens.

Cooper Middle School creates a caring culture for families, students, and staff. We are committed to collaborating with one another to meet the academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs of our students. We integrate meaningful learning experiences which foster students’ curiosity and develop their communication and collaborative skills.

Our approach centers on the whole child with the goal of helping students:

Achieve high academic standards in a highly-engaged learning environment
Develop timeless character qualities
Learn responsibility
Value perseverance and persistence (growth-mindset)
Grow socially and emotionally

We are committed to fostering an atmosphere conducive to learning where students and teachers enjoy coming to school. Our goal is to have a school climate that emulates caring, kindness, respect, and responsibility and provides a safe environment free from intimidation and bullying.

Woven throughout the daily education of our students is the strong support from parents and the community. By working collaboratively, we have a greater chance to liberate the talent, genius, and goodness of each child.

Last Updated: 2019-07-15

Enrollment	Enrollment as of October 202425: 1003

Grades	7-8

FCPS Programs	FCPS Division Profile FCPS Middle School Profile Adapted Physical Education Advanced Academic Local Level IV Programs Advanced Academic Services, Middle Career and Technical Education English for Speakers of Other Languages Special Education Services World Languages Last Updated: 2022-10-19

Special Features	Academic Competitions- American Math Competition 8 and 10, Math Counts, Model UN, Science Olympiad Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Program - part of our learning environment where students are encouraged to use their personally owned devices to access course content online Cooper Time - time built into the school day to provide executive functioning skills Empathy/Kindness Initiative - school-wide focus on explicit teaching and modeling of these character traits Green Initiative - school-wide recycling and up-cycling program International Night - students and families share their cultural heritage and love for world language Leadership Opportunities - Peer Helping Program, Student Government Association Advanced Academics - emphasis on interdisciplinary learning Literary Arts Program - Glimmerglass literary magazine, The Hawkeye newspaper, and Pathfinder yearbook Mobile Team Challenge - an experiential, team-building approach designed to foster critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity to support the learning and emotional needs of students Project Based Learning - an inquiry-based teaching method in which students work for a sustained period of time to investigate and respond to a real-world challenge, problem, or complex question while learning and applying success skills Students develop critical and creative thinking skills through participation in a project that emphasizes process over product and is designed to foster students' growth as thinkers and learners Student Recognition Programs - Student of the Month Program, Year End Awards Ceremonies Summer Programs - Literacy and Numeracy boot camps Theatre Program - productions in the fall and spring Last Updated: 2019-07-15

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Attendance Area	This school is part of Region 1 and the Langley High Pyramid. Enter your street address in the boundary locator to determine which schools your student should attend.