Leslie Malkowski
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School Summary

Canterbury Woods strives to:

• Provide all students with the highest quality educational programs appropriate to their needs and abilities.
• Encourage students and staff to actively participate and collaborate.
• Reflect and develop yearly School Improvement Plan (SIP) goals to continually improve instruction for students.
• Encourage students and staff to make contributions to the community.
• Implement promising strategies for improving student achievement.
• Provide students with the tools to become responsible citizens and accept differences.
• Provide experiences in creative and critical thinking.
• Provide opportunities to enhance awareness of student differences and cultural diversity.
• Foster an academic atmosphere that promotes individual achievement and freedom to take risks.

Last Updated: 2019-02-01

Enrollment	Enrollment as of October 202425: 738
Grades	K-6
FCPS Programs	FCPS Division Profile FCPS Elementary School Profile Adapted Physical Education Advanced Academic Full-Time Services Program Center Advanced Academic Services, Elementary Crisis Intervention Services English for Speakers of Other Languages Mentoring School-Age Child Care Special Education Services Last Updated: 2022-10-19
Special Features	Newly renovated (completed in 2014) building that includes a new library, playground, classrooms, music room, outdoor garden and pond Focus School for the Arts and Technology Partnership with the Kennedy Center - Changing Education Through the Arts (CETA) Program - School Demonstration Site Implements arts integration strategies across content areas School-wide implementation of Responsive Classroom developing a caring, respectful school community Advanced Academics Cluster Site Program for students in grades 3-6 (Level 4 services) Advanced Academic Services for school-based students grades K-6 (Level 3 services) K-6 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program using three modalities - oral, cued speech, ASL Non-Categorical and Learning Disabilities Program for neighborhood students Vigorous Band, Strings, and Chorus Program Clubs and Programs sponsored by the school and PTA - Odyssey of the Mind, Chess Club, Girls on the Run, FLEX (Foreign Language - before school program), Jump Rope Club, Toastmasters (grade 6), School-wide Recycling Program, Math Olympiad, Continental Math, Geography Bee, Treblemakers (6th grade singing group), Art Club, and others. Teachers integrate the curriculum using instructional technology. Students have access to Smartboards, netbooks, iPads, and mobile labs (laptops) as well as document cameras. Last Updated: 2019-02-01
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Attendance Area	This school is part of Region 5 and the Woodson High Pyramid. Enter your street address in the boundary locator to determine which schools your student should attend.