Faculty & Staff are friendly, right on top of things and very professional. Our children's best interest is primary. They been rated a School of Excellence numerous times and have implemented an Anti-Bullying program.
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Posted by a parent on 10/08/09
My oldest has attended this school for 6 years and my youngest from K-2. This is an amazing school with awesome teachers. There is quite a bit of parent involvement. The principal is an amazing woman. We also have an awesome assistant principal Felicia Norwood who is leaving for another school.
... Read more She will be missed. If, I were not leaving the area. My youngest would continue at Henderson Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/29/09
My son has attended Henderson for 3 yrs (1st - 3rd). He has had wonderful teachers for 2 of those years. Communication between teachers and myself was great because I made the effort to stay informed. I am not a fan of the 'new math', I feel students aren't given permission to learn in a way that
... Read more works for them. My son is in the gifted program and I am very pleased with it. Disappointed in the lack of extracurriculars but it seems Henderson is making an effort to improve. I am impressed so far with our new principal. I think she will help bring some much needed change. There seems to be a problem with consistency in the curriculum, I often feel that parents are not kept well informed as to what the students are supposed to be doing. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/31/08
My two boys have been at this school for a number of years since kindergarten. This is a very good school. The teachers and office staff really care about the children and I always feel that my children are learning in a caring and safe environment. Excellent communication between teachers and parents.
... Read more Afterschool activities are not important to us as we believe that is the parent s responsibility to be there for their children after school. Both of my children are involved with the gifted programs and it is wonderful. This school welcomes, encourages and enjoys parent involvement in classrooms and other school activities. Moving to this area for this school was the best decision we made. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/05/08
I am saddened to read the awful reviews that parents have given Henderson. Our family moved to Virginia from Tucson last summer and it was our son's first year at Henderson (he's in the 2nd grade). We couldn't be happier. His teacher noticed that he was having a difficult time focusing, and he was later
... Read more diagnosed with ADD. His teacher, the school administration, and the psychologist have all been wonderful and he is doing better now than ever, with NO medication. He would never have gotten this far if he was at a different school. Kudos to the teachers and staff at Henderson! Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/02/08
My son is going to this school and he is involve with the gift program and it was a great idea but it is not working. It seems that he is too bored with it. They need to step up and make it for challegeable for him. There ar too many student in the class room for a teacher.
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Posted by a parent on 01/19/08
teachers and staff are nice. no extra curricular activities. poor commication between teachers and parents.
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Posted by a parent on 08/16/07
My child attended Kindergarten in 2006-2007. We are very disappointed. Our child was harrassed and bullied by another student while the teacher could not catch it. I witnessed several incidents of pushing and shoving by the older children and the teachers, few and far between, never noticed. I would
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Posted by a parent on 08/15/07
Academic programs average. Not the top local school. music, art, PE also average. Mrs. spear is a great 4th grade teacher.
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Posted by a parent on 08/10/05
We just finished our second year at Henderson and love the school. The only drawback is the lack of after-school activities available to the students. I would like to clear one thing up though- The student to teacher ratio says 16.6 to 1. This is not accurate at all. My son had 33 in his class last
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Autism Specialists, Gifted Students, Learning Differences, Mentally Challenged, Speech/Language Pathologists, Title I
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Gifted and Talented
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Dumfries schools — Henderson Elementary School is located at 3799 Waterway Dr, Dumfries VA 22026. 3799 Waterway Dr is in the 22026 ZIP code in Dumfries, VA The school district for Henderson Elementary School is the Prince William County Public Sd. Henderson Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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