Academics

Advanced Academics

Learn about Advanced Academics at Daniels Run Elementary School!

Art

Students are taught how to use a variety of strategies to develop ideas and to plan for artmaking. They are exposed to the world of art through the introduction of recognized artworks and artists.

Digital Citizenship

Digital citizenship is more than just a teaching tool; it’s a way to prepare our students in a digital society. Digital citizenship is the appropriate, responsible use of technology both here at school and at home

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

Our English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) department works with children who are English Learners (ELs).

Innovation Space

Our Innovation Space provides students and teachers a chance to explore engineering and technology.

Library

Our school library contains multiple resources available to students and parents at home and at school.

Music

Each student at Daniels Run has general music twice a week. Students sing, play instruments, dance, respond to music with movement, improvise and compose. Each student is challenged to become tuneful, beat full and artful through songs, games, activities, dances, projects and exercises.

Portrait of a Graduate

In 2014, FCPS adopted the Portrait of a Graduate to answer this question: What are the skills necessary for success for all children in this rapidly changing, increasingly diverse, and interconnected world? Portrait of a Graduate moves FCPS students and staff members to look beyond the high-stakes testing environment and to help our students develop skills so they can be successful in the workforce of the future.

Science / Technology

Exploring our world with science and technology gives students a chance to pose questions and provide answers.

School Supply Lists

View our 2024-25 school supply lists, identified by grade.

Spanish FLES/LTC Program

Learn about the Spanish Foreign Language in Elementary Schools (FLES)/Language through Content (LTC) program at Daniels Run.

Physical Education

The health and physical education program is designed to teach students the skills, knowledge, and attitudes essential to live a healthy lifestyle and select healthy and safe behaviors.

Special Education

Our Special Education program serves our students with diverse needs.

Technology

In today's society, it is essential that students become creative and critical thinkers; are able to collaborate, create, and effectively communicate; and are responsible, self-directed, global citizens. Technology tools are intrinsic to developing these characteristics and essential to creating and providing an instructional experience relevant to every students future.

Elementary School Curriculum

FCPS elementary school academics consists of programs of study for students in kindergarten through grade 6.

FCPS Grading and Reporting

The elementary Family Life Education (FLE) program is taught by the regular classroom teacher. The early elementary program emphasizes the importance of families, the distinction between good and bad touch, sources of help, and the importance of friendships. Human sexuality is first introduced in grade four. In the Human Growth and Development unit, students learn about the male and female reproductive systems.

Students view age-appropriate videos and learn the maturational process, changes which occur during puberty, and prenatal development. Students study the effects of peer pressure and begin to examine the influence of media on behavior and attitudes. Students begin an understanding of sexually transmitted infections in grade 5. The emotional and social health unit includes abuse prevention from good touch/bad touch in primary grades to types of abuse in upper elementary grades. Instruction for abuse prevention includes resources for help. 

Daniels Run Music

Health and Physical Education

Virginia requires all students to receive health and physical education instruction at all instructional levels in grades K-10.

Course content for health and physical education, including family life education and driver education, is identified in Virginia Board of Education regulations and in the Virginia health and physical educations requirements for high school graduation for both the 21- and 23-credit diploma. Students with disabilities have access to adapted physical education programs.

The health and physical education program is designed to teach students the skills, knowledge, and attitudes essential to live a healthy lifestyle and select healthy and safe behaviors.