The Newton School in Sterling, VA serves grades K-5 in the Lower School and grades 6-8 in the Middle School.
It is designed for bright children who can benefit and thrive in a less traditional school environment.
The school offers small class sizes, hands-on, individualized academics, and a lot of physical activity built into the curriculum.
All students participate in at least 60 minutes of intense exercise during the school day in a facility with more than 10,000 square feet of gym space. Our gym space includes a foam pit, sports court, ball pit, trampolines, and more. We believe that integrating movement into the school day helps enhance academic performance, improve physical ability, build self-esteem, and prepare children to better meet life`s challenges.
Tuition includes all school supplies and field trips.
Admissions Director
Allison Abraham
School Notes
The Newton School is designed for bright students who benefit and
thrive in a less traditional environment. The program includes:
Small class sizes Typically 8 students with two teachers in the
Lower School and 4-6 students per class in the Middle School.
Overall student to teacher ratio 4 to 1.
Twenty-two full-time faculty. Over 70% have Masters Degrees or
higher.
Guided by the Virginia Standards of Learning for Reading,
Writing, Oral Language, Math, Science and Social Studies.
Additional subjects such as Music, Art, and Drama offered
weekly.
Highly customized and flexible instruction within the classroom
to meet the needs of our students.
Sixty minutes of physical activity, "Movement", integrated into
the day, using the 10,000 square feet of gym space including
trampolines, a foam pit, a ball pit, sports court and basketball
court.
An integrated Social program, designed and led by a full time
Speech and Language Therapist, with each class participating in a
social group twice a week.
Occupational Therapist supporting teachers and students, in the
classroom one day per week.
Organizational skills class taught in all grades. Executive
functioning support provided in the classrooms throughout the
day.
Dedicated laptop computers for each student with Google
Classroom suite of applications, Kidspiration/Inspiration software
and individual online accounts. Computers are kept at school and
maintained by IT staff.
Written communication from teachers to parents sent home every
day.
Weekly field trips including recent trips to The Building
Museum, The Kennedy Center, The Reston Zoo, The Air and Space
Museum, The Manassas National Battlefield Park, and Adventure
Theater at Glen Echo.
After school activities every day from 3:15-6pm including
homework groups, clubs, snacks and movement. Costs not included in
tuition.
The average private school tuition in Loudoun County, VA is $16,115 for elementary schools and $23,552 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).
