JOYFUL LEARNERS GROW HERE
The Barnesville School of Arts & Sciences offers an innovative preschool through 8th grade education that integrates the humanities, art, math, and science. Small class settings foster a culture of joy, support, and excellence. Skilled teachers engage each child in an academically challenging environment that promotes imagination, exploration, growth, and achievement.
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Preschool
Learning Through Play -
Lower School
Nurturing Lifelong Learners -
Middle School
Preparation for Success
List of 8 items.
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1969
Founded -
7:1
Student Teacher Ratio -
23%
Families Receive Financial Aid -
38%
Students Who Identify as Students of Color -
46
Field Trips a Year -
60
Average Minutes Outside Per Day -
10
Average Lower School Class Size -
15
Average Middle School Class Size
School News
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Students Compose Original Songs
Barnesville School 7th graders explored self-expression and passion through music by composing original songs. -
Barnesville Traditions Continue in 3rd Grade
Third grade's annual Valentine's Tea is a time-honored Barnesville signature event. This year the tradition continued in a virtual format. -
Celebrating Lunar New Year with Buddies
Barnesville’s Buddy Program is a social-emotional learning opportunity for our students to connect and make friends across grade levels. Students in younger grades are paired with older students, allowing students to develop meaningful relationships throughout the year with other age groups. -
Kindergarten Peace Week Superheroes
Barnesville School Kindergarteners celebrated Peace Week with a cross-curricular project, "Peace Week Superheroes." -
5th Grade Learns About Microorganisms in History
During December 2020, 5th grade Social Studies students enthusiastically welcomed a guest speaker, DeAnne Olsen Cravaritis, mother of 5th grader Nico. Middle School Social Studies teacher and Dean of Middle School Academics Jim James invited Dr. Cravaritis to class to discuss pandemics during history in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic. -
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Cross-Curricular & Spooky Learning in 3rd Grade
Celebrating a spooktacular Halloween season and a descriptive writing unit, Mrs. Gekas and her third graders, created original & creative haunted houses. -
Grandparents & Special Friends Day Goes Virtual
Each year before Thanksgiving, Barnesville celebrates Grandparents & Special Friends Day, inviting special guests to spend a morning with students on campus to experience the joy, support, and excellence we know to be The Barnesville Way. -
Barnesville Students Recognized as "Artist of the Month"
Each month, Barnesville School students have the opportunity to be chosen as the school-wide Artist of the Month. Take a peek at some original art pieces created by our October & November Artists of the Month. -
Student Service Day 2020
Barnesville’s Character Education program is designed to help students learn to embrace nine core values: kindness, service, perseverance, respect, initiative, courage, cooperation, responsibility, and honesty. These concepts are integrated into Morning Meeting, assemblies, Buddy activities, classroom discussions, and community service learning. -
Buddy Time!
Barnesville’s Buddy Program is a social-emotional learning opportunity for our students to connect and make friends across grade levels. Students in younger grades are paired with older students, allowing students to develop meaningful relationships throughout the year with other age groups.
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Barnesville Students are JOYful learners who IMAGINE, EXPLORE, GROW & ACHIEVE through our Arts & Sciences program. We encourage you to visit and experience #TheBarnesvilleWay.
Barnesville School
21830 Peach Tree Road
PO Box 404
Barnesville, MD 20838
p: 301.972.0341
PO Box 404
Barnesville, MD 20838
p: 301.972.0341
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