The year 2020 has certainly been anything but typical when it comes to children's learning. With schools closing early in the spring because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a slow and troubled start to online learning in Fairfax County, and instructional plans for the fall (and maybe all of the 2020-2021 academic year) still undetermined, parents are looking for ways to supplement their children's learning however they can. Those with elementary Continue Reading...
Children’s Science Center offering virtual camps
Great news for parents who want to keep their kids educated and engaged: the Children’s Science Center Lab is now offering weekly virtual camps for children in grades 3-6! With schools in Virginia closed for the remainder of the current academic year, parents have been looking for ways to keep their students learning. In Fairfax County, distance learning begins on April 13, 2020, but instruction will happen on a limited Continue Reading...
Fun ways to celebrate Pi Day on March 14
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USA Science and Engineering Festival returns to DC
UPDATE 3/12/20: Events cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com The USA Science & Engineering Festival, which bills itself as the largest event of its kind in the United States, kicked off in 2010. Ten years later, we've got some updates, and they are of the "good news, bad news" (and yet more good news) kind. First, the good news: the biennial two-day expo happens on the even-numbered years, which Continue Reading...
Community fun at the Fall for Fairfax KidsFest
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com One of the most fun traditions in our area each autumn is the Fall for Fairfax KidsFest! This two-day event is a celebration of the changing of the seasons and an opportunity for local children to enjoy non-stop fun. The event features midway rides, live performances, plenty of games and attractions, crafting stations, community vendors, and more. Think of it like the big annual Celebrate Fairfax festival Continue Reading...
Celebrate the Apollo 11 50th anniversary
By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun It was one small step for a man, a giant leap for mankind. Fifty years later, it is still an awe-inspiring image: a human walking on the moon. On July 20, 1969, humans walked on the moon for the first time, an event that transfixed not just the United States, but the whole world. It's time to celebrate this tremendous achievement, and there are fun opportunities to do that in Washington, DC. When Neil Continue Reading...
Escape Velocity: fun STEAM learning in a sci-fi realm
Want an "out of this world" experience? Enjoy one this weekend without leaving Planet Earth -- or even the metro DC area -- by attending Escape Velocity! The annual three-day event celebrating science fiction returns to National Harbor in Maryland (across from Old Town Alexandria in Virginia) Memorial Day weekend, May 24-26, 2019. The event is a futuristic world’s fair to promote informal STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and Continue Reading...
Get hands-on learning and fun at free K-12 STEM Symposium
If you missed the big USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, DC, last week, don't fret: another fun, free educational opportunity comes this week, and this time closer to home. WashingtonExec's fifth annual K-12 STEM Symposium is this Saturday, April 14, 2018, at The Nysmith School in Herndon, Virginia. The event, from 9 am to 3 pm, is the largest event dedicated to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in Continue Reading...
USA Science & Engineering Festival – preview and useful tips
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com It's back! The huge and hugely popular USA Science and Engineering Festival takes place every two years, and it returns soon to the Washington, DC Convention Center. The festival, the largest one celebrating science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in the United States, is a major event that features researchers, academics, and celebrities. Best of all, it's fun, it's free, there's much to see, Continue Reading...
Celebrate Black History Month at local events
February is Black History Month in the United States and Canada, a time to remember important people and events in African-American history. Here are some celebrations and special events taking place in or near Fairfax County and Washington, DC, in 2018. Sat., February 3 (exhibit through March 2) – Manassas, VA Ayeye: A Retrospective of Black History Month To commemorate Black History Month, the Center for the Arts has scheduled an Continue Reading...
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