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About Font Belvoir Elementary School
Mission Statement
- At Fort Belvoir Elementary, we provide a quality education which empowers ALL students to
- meet high academic standards
- set goals for continuous growth and
- be contributing members of our community
Vision Statement
- Fort Belvoir Elementary prepares ALL students for the global community by creating a dynamic culture through collaborative teamwork that develops a love of learning and the resilience essential for continuous success.
School Summary
Fort Belvoir Elementary School (FBES), A Fairfax County Public School, opened its doors in September 1998. Located on the Fort Belvoir Army Installation, the school serves military-connected students in grades Pre-K-6, and has a program capacity of 1,102 students. The school replaced the three existing elementary schools (Cheney, Markham, and Barden) that closed in June 1998 and is one of the largest elementary schools within Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) and the Washington Metropolitan area. Within this 136,000 square foot facility, there are 57 classrooms and numerous resource activity spaces to accommodate our student learners.
In the summer of 2014, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) was awarded $23,798,603 in grant federal funds by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) which will be combined with $5,949,651 in non-federal matching funds to expand the current elementary school by building another school building on an adjoining piece of land at the U.S. Army installation at Fort Belvoir and to renovate the existing elementary school on the base. The grant will fund renovations at our existing school as well as construction of a new school building with a projected completion by the start of the 2016-17 school year. The new school will create a total available capacity for approximately 1,594 students, which will allow FCPS to address both current and future capacity needs and allow for enrollment growth. Funding for the grant is provided under the DOD's Public Schools on Military Installations program. Priority consideration is given to military installations with schools having the most serious capacity or facility condition deficiencies. When the new building will open its doors to students in grades 3-6, while the existing building will serve students in preschool through second grade.
Fort Belvoir Elementary School's facility is fully networked and equipped with the latest technologies. iPADS, document cameras, SMARTBoards, multiple wireless mobile and stationary computer labs, and computers found within each classroom immerse students in tools for the digital age. Staff members participate in ongoing training to naturally embed instructional technology tools into day-to-day instruction.
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