Advanced Academic Programs

Fairfax County Public Schools offers a continuum of advanced academic services for students that builds upon students’ individual strengths and skills and maximizes academic potential for all learners.

Mantua ES is an FCPS Advanced Academics Center.  In addition to providing services to students within the Mantua attendance boundaries, we provide full-time Advanced Academics Program (AAP) services to identified students from Camelot, Fairhill, Graham Road, Pine Spring, Timber Lane, Westlawn, and Woodburn Elementary Schools.

Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) Services in Elementary School

The Spring 2026 AAP newsletters are now available in different languages: English , Arabic , Spanish , Vietnamese , Urdu , Chinese , Korean .

Parents and guardians were invited to learn more about the Advanced Academics Program (AAP) continuum of services and the referral, screening, and identification process at our AAP Parent/Guardian Information Night which was held on Wednesday, September 24, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Mantua Cafeteria.

FCPS offers a continuum of services for elementary students to meet their current academic needs. The  continuum of services  supports the two main goals of the Advanced Academic Programs Office:

• Talent Development
• Meeting the Needs of the Advanced Learner

Access to Rigor: Grades K-6 – All students receive talent development lessons with critical and creative thinking strategies and AAP curriculum lessons.

Subject-Specific Services: Grades K-6 – Identified students receive AAP curriculum lessons in the general education setting in areas of academic strength.

Part-Time Services: Grades 3-6 – Identified students receive AAP curriculum lessons in more than one academic content area. The Advanced Academic Resource Teacher (AART) leads these lessons. Programming has increased depth and complexity in several content areas.

Full-Time Services: Grades 3-8 – Identified students receive AAP curriculum lessons full-time. Programming has increased depth, complexity, and pace in all academic content areas.

Our Advanced Academics Resource Teacher (AART)

For any questions about the Advanced Academics Program (AAP) program at Mantua, please contact our Advanced Academics Resource Teacher.

Kathy Van Dyke [email protected]