Merritt Academy is open now, helping our families navigate their learning journeys. Learn about our safe, modified childcare as well as classroom instruction for K-8 students. Ready to start planning for your child’s future? Contact us today.
Merritt Academy provides care and educates infants through 8th grade students. Our seven-acre campus located in Fairfax, Virginia provides an expansive yet intimate learning environment ideal for our dedication to multiple levels of education.
Our early childhood programs provide the ideal balance of caring, learning and social development, while our preschool, elementary and middle school academic programs provide a rigorous and challenging curriculum that is enhanced by our values-driven Character Education program to build the solid academic foundation needed for future success.
Our school is built upon three foundational pillars:
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As your baby’s journey begins at Merritt Academy, our early childhood and preschool program nurtures their natural instincts by offering stimulating activities at every stage.
Our skillful and qualified teachers provide the safety and security, both physical and emotional, which support young learners through adventures of discovery and mastery.
From kindergarten through grade five, children are working on the fundamental elements of learning that will be built into skyscrapers of knowledge as they head to middle school, high school, college and beyond.
Grades 6-8 at Merritt Academy not only prepare our students for success in their high school courses but also develop the confidence, grit, character and emotional IQ necessary to succeed in life.
“ Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education. ”
-Martin Luther King, Jr.