A computer lab is also available. Beginning in fourth grade, all students are taught keyboarding skills. Students use the latest technology in the school library, and supervised Internet access is possible in each classroom. Although the school has a full-time technology specialist, all teachers share in the technology instruction provided to all students. Respect is a key term in understanding daily life at Dranesville.
Students are due respect and they owe respect to adults and to each other.
The school has an active peer mediation and conflict resolution program. Physical education, art, and music are basic. Students participate each week in physical education and music classes taught by specialists. The art teacher works closely with classroom teachers to integrate art instruction. The mission of Dranesville is to provide a stimulating, challenging, and well-planned academic program that accepts and honors the diverse backgrounds and learning approaches of all students.