2025-26 Year in Review

• Elizabeth, Bridget, Lauren, Aaryn, served on the faculty of the Washington International School Summer Institute for Teachers.

• Kay and Bridget attended the inaugural Empower Conference in Washington DC.

• Abby & Chloe visited The Forrest School in Atlanta, Georgia for some self-directed learning inspiration.

• Aaryn & Bridget submitted a proposal, were accepted, and presented a workshop on playtime for middle schoolers at the Full Scale Education Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA!

• 3 Middle Schoolers (Kalani, John, Colin) featured on the What School Could Be Podcast to discuss AI school policy

• 5 Middle Schoolers (Maggie, Caroline, Gemma, Tabitha, Charlotte) submitted proposals, were accepted, and presented at an International Alternative Education Organization Conference‍ ‍

• TVS is included in the Tomorrow Schools publication by Harvard Graduate School of Education students who visited TVS and concluded it’s one of the most innovative schools in the country.

• Aaryn & Bridget presented a workshop on playtime for middle schoolers at the Deeper Learning Conference in San Diego, CA (for the second year in a row!) and attended the conference alongside Caroline, Noel, Abby, & Chloe.

• Lauren Coyle completed a year-long leadership cohort through the Institute for Playful Learning.

• The Village School earned distinction as a Canopy School

• We hosted

  • 6 Virtual Parent Meetings

  • 9 Parent Coffees

  • 1 Alumni Panel

  • 1 documentary screening

  • 2 NYT Best Selling Author Visits

• TVS was featured on 3 podcasts -

  • Future of Education with Michael Horn (twice!)

  • LiberatED with Kerry McDonald

  • Evolution Stories, a Middle State Association Podcast

• Caroline & Lizzy completed a Learner-Centered Education course through Arizona State University.

• Elizabeth served on the Knowledgeworks Lead for Learning Steering Committee

• Lenore Skenazy, founder of Let Grow and advocate for children’s independence, visited TVS.

• Noel led Adventure Studio through the Democracy in Dialogue experience through the Smithsonian Institution.

• TVS hosted 6 live thought leadership virtual sessions extending our influence and connecting with new families and community partners.

• We trademarked a word - humentic - to describe the human-centered focus of our learning model.

• We’re cheering on our 8 graduates as they embark on their new adventures at Arlington Tech, Madeira, Butler Montessori, Lake Braddock, Meridian, Alexandria City, and Annandale!