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Summer Learning: Young Scholars

Schedule for Current 3rd and 4th Grade Young Scholars students

  • Monday-Thursday, June 23 - July 17, 2025
    • No school on Fridays
    • No school on Friday, July 4, 2025
  • Learning hours: 8:00 a.m. to noon

  • Location: Patrick Henry K-8 School 
    • 4643 Taney Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304
      • This location will serve current Gr. 3 and 4 Young Scholars students from Ferdinand T. Day, James K. Polk, Patrick Henry, Samuel Tucker, William Ramsay, and John Adams Elementary School non-dual language students. 
  • Location: Douglas MacArthur Elementary School 
    • 1101 Janney's Lane Alexandria, VA 22302
      • This location will serve current Grade 3 and 4 Young Scholars students from Charles Barrett, Cora Kelly, Douglas MacArthur, George Mason, Jefferson Houston, Lyles Crouch, and Naomi L. Brooks Elementary schools.  
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Schedule for Current 5th Grade Young Scholars students

  • Monday-Thursday, June 23 - July 17, 2025
    • No school on Fridays
    • No school on Friday, July 4, 2025
  • Learning hours: 8:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
  • Location: Francis C. Hammond Middle School
    • 4646 Seminary Rd., Alexandria, VA 22304
      • This location will serve current Grade 5 Young Scholars students from all elementary schools.
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Young Scholars teachers will engage students in STEM education using high-interest, hands-on, standards-aligned learning activities from the Engineering is Elementary (EiE) curriculum from the Museum of Science. The EiE curriculum empowers students to become lifelong STEM learners and passionate problem solvers. The curriculum encourages critical thinking and problem-solving to inspire young learners to think like engineers. EiE presents real-world challenges that encourage students to explore multiple ways to solve a problem. Following the Engineering Design Process and using scientific inquiry, students make connections to the real world. EiE units guide students to activate and share prior knowledge as they build communication, perseverance, collaboration, and presentation skills. Finally, students will also focus on algebraic reasoning and problem-solving. 

The Young Scholars Model is designed to help identify students from historically underrepresented populations for gifted services. The model provides additional opportunities to nurture talent and build confidence so students can meet their potential.  The goal is to prepare Young Scholars for challenging courses and success in the future.  The Young Scholars Model supports the notion of providing equity of opportunity to students so that any child with an exceptional ability to think, reason, and problem-solve can participate in advanced academic classes.