Using the Virginia Standards of Learning and the Fairfax County Program of Studies as a foundation, teachers provide meaningful, hands-on learning experiences. Evening events highlight student achievement each year in one or more curriculum areas. To prepare the students to be lifelong learners, a variety of computer, CD-ROM, laserdisc, and video camera technology is used to support the curriculum in the classroom, the computer lab, and the library. Students demonstrate specific technology competencies through projects and presentations related to the curriculum for their grade level. The PTA collaborates in the development of goals, arranges for regular cultural arts experiences, frames and displays student art work, sponsors extracurricular activities, coordinates volunteer efforts, and raises funds to enhance school programs.
Students produce a daily video news program as a vehicle for communication about school events.
Summary of Our Mission and Goals Canterbury Woods is a community of lifelong learners dedicated to achievement within an atmosphere of respect, responsibility, and cooperation. All students in grades 4-6 will demonstrate improvement in expository writing skills. All students will demonstrate improvement in mathematics knowledge and skills. Cued Speech is a communication tool that allows deaf students to read lips accurately. This approach provides full access to spoken language, thereby facilitating skills in reading and oral and written communication.