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Marva Collins Cottage School
A Community of Learners
At Marva Collins Cottage School, we engage students' passions and growing sense of purpose. We will teach the skills necessary for life success and inspire students to contribute positively to the community. We embrace the 'learn by doing' philosophy. Check out our site to discover all that we have to offer!
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See a class your child would love, but can't make the date?
No problem! Gather your friends and family and pick a date and time that at least three appropriately aged children can attend and email Ms. Amaya. If she can make your date work, she would be delighted to teach your group as a private class. Have an altogether different class in mind? It's very likely she could teach that too. Just reach out and ask!
“Follow the child.”
Maria Montessori
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- Mon, Mar 20shared privately w/ registered familiesMar 20, 10:30 AM EDT – Jun 12, 11:30 AM EDTshared privately w/ registered families, Falls Church, VA, USACalling all preschoolers ages 2-4 years who love experiments, explosions and slime! The spring playgroup theme is Science Wiz. The $20 Family Membership includes ALL of the preschoolers in your family. Join us with your caregiver for circle time, a hands-on activity, and outdoor play!
- Wed, Aug 23shared privately w/ registered familiesAug 23, 10:30 AM EDT – Nov 15, 11:30 AM ESTshared privately w/ registered families, Falls Church, VA, USACalling all preschoolers ages 2-4 years who love all things outdoors! The fall playgroup theme is Nature Detectives. The Family Membership includes ALL of the preschoolers in your family. Join us with your caregiver for circle time, a hands-on activity, and outdoor play!
- Thu, Aug 31Our Classroom
- Tue, Sep 05shared privately w/ registered familiesSep 05, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PMshared privately w/ registered families, Falls Church, VA, USAHave an appointment or meeting you can't miss? Need to focus on homeschool with another child in your family? Looking for a fun, safe & educational environment for a few hours? MCCS offers Primary Pals, a half day, drop-in enrichment program, for ages 3-7 years.
- Wed, Sep 06shared privately w/ registered familiesSep 06, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PMshared privately w/ registered families, Falls Church, VA, USAHave an appointment or meeting you can't miss? Need to focus on homeschool with another child in your family? Looking for a fun, safe & educational environment for a few hours? MCCS offers Primary Pals, a half day, drop-in enrichment program, for ages 3-7 years.
- Thu, Sep 07shared privately w/ registered familiesSep 07, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PMshared privately w/ registered families, Falls Church, VA, USAHave an appointment or meeting you can't miss? Need to focus on homeschool with another child in your family? Looking for a fun, safe & educational environment for a few hours? MCCS offers Primary Pals, a half day, drop-in enrichment program, for ages 3-7 years.
- Thu, Sep 07shared privately w/ registered families
- Fri, Sep 08shared privately w/ registered familiesSep 08, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PMshared privately w/ registered families, Falls Church, VA, USAHave an appointment or meeting you can't miss? Need to focus on homeschool with another child in your family? Looking for a fun, safe & educational environment for a few hours? MCCS offers Primary Pals, a half day, drop-in enrichment program, for ages 3-7 years.
- Mon, Sep 11shared privately w/ registered familiesSep 11, 10:30 AM EDT – Sep 15, 11:30 AM EDTshared privately w/ registered families, Falls Church, VA, USAChildren ages 6-9 years will discover the many types of structures people call home around the world. Using the engineering design process, they will design and build their own unique home. This is a three-part class on September 11, 13, and 15 at 10:30-11:30 am.
- Thu, Sep 14shared privately w/ registered families
- Mon, Sep 18shared privately w/ registered familiesSep 18, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AMshared privately w/ registered families, Falls Church, VA, USAChildren ages 3-7 are invited to join us for a fun and experiential math class. Whether the desire is to reinforce a concept or take on a new challenge, there's something for every mathematician! This is a recurring class with different lessons every time...sign up for as many days as you'd like!
- Thu, Sep 21shared privately w/ registered families
- Wed, Sep 27shared privately w/ registered familiesSep 27, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AMshared privately w/ registered families, Falls Church, VA, USAChildren ages 5-7 who love to build and create are invited to join us for a class fit for a budding engineer! This is a recurring class with different lessons every time...sign up for as many days as you'd like.
- Thu, Sep 28shared privately w/ registered families
- Fri, Sep 29shared privately w/ registered familiesSep 29, 10:30 AM – Oct 20, 11:30 AMshared privately w/ registered families, Falls Church, VA, USAChildren ages 5-7 years will explore the first aspect of coding, algorithms. Worried about screen time? This series is unplugged, without the use of devices! This is a two-part class on September 29 and October 20 at 10:30-11:30 am.
- Mon, Oct 02shared privately w/ registered familiesOct 02, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AMshared privately w/ registered families, Falls Church, VA, USAChildren ages 3-7 are invited to join us for a fun and experiential math class. Whether the desire is to reinforce a concept or take on a new challenge, there's something for every mathematician! This is a recurring class with different lessons every time...sign up for as many days as you'd like!
- Fri, Oct 06shared privately w/ registered familiesOct 06, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AMshared privately w/ registered families, Falls Church, VA, USAChildren ages 5-7 years will learn about the art of storytelling. Does every story need to follow an arc? Are books meant to always teach a lesson? As they explore wordless picture books and story cards, the students will create their own stories and answer these and other questions for themselves.
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