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Schedule for May 18-24, 2026
- 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Ethics in a Global Society
Students voice their opinions, concerns, and questions about ethical issues, the roles that these issues play in our society, and the effect on potential careers. - 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
In Our Backyard: The Opioid and Heroin Crisis
This program explains how opioids impact the brain and body, how people become addicted to opioids and heroin and explores the resources available, where to turn for help, and the power of hope. - 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Real Life 101
Real Life 101 introduces you to real people doing real jobs. From doctors, lawyers and veterinarians to counselors, teachers and entertainers. Real Life 101 takes you on the job so you can see for yourself why these professionals love what they do. Learn about jobs you might not know even existed and the education it takes to put you in the right direction! - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Shamu TV
Bringing you face-to-face with the wonders of wildlife through species-focused episodes. - 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Cappies 2025
The Cappies (Critics and Awards Program) is an international program which was launched in FCPS. It recognizes, celebrates, and provides learning experiences for high school theater and journalism students, and teenage playwrights. - 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Meet the Author
Meet the Author gives students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage students to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” - 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
What's in a Name?
The goal of these videos is to promote and preserve the history of Fairfax County and Fairfax County Public Schools. - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Magellan's Extraordinary Odyssey
This series, in the form of a four-part "docu-epic", draws on the explanations of historians, philosophers, and great sailors, a collection of period archives, charts, and texts signed by Magellan and his contemporaries, but also spectacular aerial images filmed in the different locations that Magellan and his crew travelled through on their long voyage. Historical sequences punctuate the narrative and are recreated using modern and realistic drawings inspired by Portuguese azulejo. - 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
It Could Happen To Any of Us - The Truth About Opioids and Xanax
Produced by Fairfax County Public Schools. - 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
In Our Backyard: The Opioid and Heroin Crisis
This program explains how opioids impact the brain and body, how people become addicted to opioids and heroin and explores the resources available, where to turn for help, and the power of hope. - 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
The Folklorist
Whether it’s a tale of a legendary lost city, a forgotten hero, or a hoax beyond belief, The Folklorist brings audiences back to each story’s origins and uncovers what’s been left out of text books, and what lives on as folklore. - 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
National Gallery of Art
Find lesson plans for your classroom. - 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
National Gallery of Art: John James Audobon - 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
FCPS Parent Resource Center Presents: Getting Past Procrastination: How to Get Your Kids Organized, Focused, and Motivated…Without Being the Bad Guy
Ann Dolin M.Ed. and author of "Getting Past Procrastination" shares tips on getting kids organized, focused and motivated. - 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Voices and Visions
The lives and works of 13 renowned American poets are interpreted through dramatic readings, archival photographs, dance, performances, and interviews in this inspiring series. Poets include Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, and Elizabeth Bishop. - 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM
OC Stories
A collection of stories from around FCPS captured by the Office of Communications. - 9:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Teach! Learn! Discover! Permission to Feel: Keynote Speaker: Dr. Marc Brackett
- 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Ethics in a Global Society
Students voice their opinions, concerns, and questions about ethical issues, the roles that these issues play in our society, and the effect on potential careers. - 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Music's Superpowers
Through an international scientific and neurological investigation, this film will unveil the mystery of music’s multiple powers in our lives. Learning, growing up, loving, overcoming amnesia, anxiety and pain, and much more...at every stage of our lives, how does music play a decisive role in our development? - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Meet the Author: Jerdine Nolan
Author Jerdine Nolen will be discussing her latest book, On Her Wings, which is a non-fiction picture book about the early life and legacy of groundbreaking American writer Toni Morrison. Nolen will also talk about her other award winning fiction books such as Freedom Bird, Calico Girl and Irene’s Wish. - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
FCPS Retirement Ceremony 2026
The annual FCPS Retirement Ceremony was held on April 29, 2026, at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. - 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
National Gallery of Art
Find lesson plans for your classroom. - 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Voices and Visions
The lives and works of 13 renowned American poets are interpreted through dramatic readings, archival photographs, dance, performances, and interviews in this inspiring series. Poets include Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, and Elizabeth Bishop. - 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Cappies Gala 2025
The Cappies (Critics and Awards Program) is an international program which was launched in FCPS. It recognizes, celebrates, and provides learning experiences for high school theater and journalism students, and teenage playwrights. - 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
FCPS Student Journalism Panel
Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michelle C. Reid and Chief Information Technology Officer Gautam Sethi met with student journalists from each of our high schools this week for a discussion about the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in K12 education. The hour-long question-and-answer session at the Gatehouse Administration Center was the second in an ongoing series of student journalist roundtables with division leadership. - 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Titanic: The Band Played On - 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
FCPS Parent Resource Center Presents: Helping Your Child Cope with Stress
Clinical Psychologist Lisa Bateman shares tips and strategies for helping families help children deal with anxiety and stress. - 8:30 PM - 9:00 PM
The Folklorist
Whether it’s a tale of a legendary lost city, a forgotten hero, or a hoax beyond belief, The Folklorist brings audiences back to each story’s origins and uncovers what’s been left out of text books, and what lives on as folklore. - 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
FCPS Parent Resource Center Presents: Parenting Through Challenging Times: Supporting Your Child Through Life's Ups and Downs
Corrine Coppola guides attendees through hands-on exercises in mindfulness and balance. She discusses and demonstrates several techniques parents can use to bring calm to families' households.
- 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Meet the Author
Meet the Author gives students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage students to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” - 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
In Our Backyard: The Opioid and Heroin Crisis
This program explains how opioids impact the brain and body, how people become addicted to opioids and heroin and explores the resources available, where to turn for help, and the power of hope. - 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Meet the Author
Meet the Author gives students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage students to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
National Gallery of Art
Find lesson plans for your classroom. - 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Cappies 2025
The Cappies (Critics and Awards Program) is an international program which was launched in FCPS. It recognizes, celebrates, and provides learning experiences for high school theater and journalism students, and teenage playwrights. - 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
National Gallery of Art
Find lesson plans for your classroom. - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
First in War: George Washington and the American Revolution
A panel of historians explores how Washington’s leadership was instrumental in securing American independence. - 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
FCPS Parent Resource Center Presents: Parenting Through Challenging Time: Supporting Your Child Through Life's Ups and Downs
Corrine Coppola guides attendees through hands-on exercises in mindfulness and balance. She discusses and demonstrates several techniques parents can use to bring calm to families' households. - 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
National Gallery of Art: Picasso - The Saltimbanques
Find lesson plans for your classroom. - 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Meet the Author: Gabriella Aldeman
On this edition of Meet the Author, Gabriella Aldeman visits the studio to chat about her bilingual children's book, Squawk of Spanish, which follows Max as he learns to communicate with his grandmother, who only speaks Spanish. Students from Lynbrook Elementary School join us via Zoom to ask questions about her inspirations, being bilingual, and more! - 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
OC Stories
A collection of stories from around FCPS captured by the Office of Communications. - 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
In Our Backyard: The Opioid and Heroin Crisis
This program explains how opioids impact the brain and body, how people become addicted to opioids and heroin and explores the resources available, where to turn for help, and the power of hope. - 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Voices and Visions
The lives and works of 13 renowned American poets are interpreted through dramatic readings, archival photographs, dance, performances, and interviews in this inspiring series. Poets include Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, and Elizabeth Bishop. - 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
FCPS Student Journalism Panel
Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michelle C. Reid and Chief Information Technology Officer Gautam Sethi met with student journalists from each of our high schools this week for a discussion about the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in K12 education. The hour-long question-and-answer session at the Gatehouse Administration Center was the second in an ongoing series of student journalist roundtables with division leadership. - 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Community Keynotes
Each program in this series is an invitation to engage in discussions around important topics affecting our school communities. - 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM
The Art of Loose Painting in Oils by Carol Hallock
Watch as Carol Hallock paints with easy to learn demonstrations for beginners to advanced painters.
- 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
National Gallery of Art
Find lesson plans for your classroom. - 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Meet the Author
Meet the Author gives students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage students to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” - 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
The Folklorist
Whether it’s a tale of a legendary lost city, a forgotten hero, or a hoax beyond belief, The Folklorist brings audiences back to each story’s origins and uncovers what’s been left out of text books, and what lives on as folklore. - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Shamu TV
Bringing you face-to-face with the wonders of wildlife through species-focused episodes. - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Portraits: The First African-American Divas of Song and Opera
“Portraits: The First Black American Divas of Song and Opera,” a theatrical production that depicts Elizabeth Taylor-Greenfield, Sissieretta Jones and Marian Anderson sharing their history and their fabulous voices, a decade ago. - 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Meet the Author
Meet the Author gives students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage students to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Cultural Competence: Closing the Achievement Gap and Creating Success Among Diverse Learners
Dr. Darryle Craig defines and examines the importance of cultural competence. Craig advises how to use this important skill to help close the achievement gap, and promote best practices that create success among diverse learners. - 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Community Keynotes
Each program in this series is an invitation to engage in discussions around important topics affecting our school communities. - 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
What's in a Name?
The goal of these videos is to promote and preserve the history of Fairfax County and Fairfax County Public Schools. - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
APTV: Project C: Lessons from the American Civil Rights Movement
Series of electronic field trips occurring throughout the Civil Rights fiftieth anniversary years of 2013-2015 that focus on the role of citizenship in a democracy through the study of historical events. - 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
National Gallery of Art
Find lesson plans for your classroom. - 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Meet the Author
Meet the Author gives students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage students to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Funding a Nation: Washington, Jefferson, and Hamilton
Our first president and two members of his cabinet discuss and debate the ways and means of financing the government of our fledgling nation. Audience: Educators. - 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Inagural Visions: Presidents Washington to Obama
Recorded live at Mount Vernon's Ammerman Student Leadership Program, we look at the presidential inaugurations from George Washington to Barack Obama. - 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
OC Stories
A collection of stories from around FCPS captured by the Office of Communications. - 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Bulletin Board - 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
School Board Meeting
The Fairfax County School Board holds two business meetings each month. - 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM
The Art of Loose Painting in Oils by Carol Hallock
Watch as Carol Hallock paints with easy to learn demonstrations for beginners to advanced painters.
- 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Ethics in a Global Society
Students voice their opinions, concerns, and questions about ethical issues, the roles that these issues play in our society, and the effect on potential careers. - 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
National Gallery of Art
Find lesson plans for your classroom. - 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
The Folklorist
Whether it’s a tale of a legendary lost city, a forgotten hero, or a hoax beyond belief, The Folklorist brings audiences back to each story’s origins and uncovers what’s been left out of text books, and what lives on as folklore. - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Shamu TV
Bringing you face-to-face with the wonders of wildlife through species-focused episodes. - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Music's Superpowers
Through an international scientific and neurological investigation, this film will unveil the mystery of music’s multiple powers in our lives. Learning, growing up, loving, overcoming amnesia, anxiety and pain, and much more...at every stage of our lives, how does music play a decisive role in our development? - 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Meet the Author: Jerdine Nolan
Author Jerdine Nolen will be discussing her latest book, On Her Wings, which is a non-fiction picture book about the early life and legacy of groundbreaking American writer Toni Morrison. Nolen will also talk about her other award winning fiction books such as Freedom Bird, Calico Girl and Irene’s Wish. - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Cultural Competence: Closing the Achievement Gap and Creating Success Among Diverse Learners
Dr. Darryle Craig defines and examines the importance of cultural competence. Craig advises how to use this important skill to help close the achievement gap, and promote best practices that create success among diverse learners. - 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Community Keynotes
Each program in this series is an invitation to engage in discussions around important topics affecting our school communities. - 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
What's in a Name?
The goal of these videos is to promote and preserve the history of Fairfax County and Fairfax County Public Schools. - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Magellan's Extraordinary Odyssey
This series, in the form of a four-part "docu-epic", draws on the explanations of historians, philosophers, and great sailors, a collection of period archives, charts, and texts signed by Magellan and his contemporaries, but also spectacular aerial images filmed in the different locations that Magellan and his crew travelled through on their long voyage. Historical sequences punctuate the narrative and are recreated using modern and realistic drawings inspired by Portuguese azulejo. - 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Ethics in a Global Society: Bioresearch and Government
Students voice their opinions, concerns, and questions about ethical issues, the roles that these issues play in our society, and the effect on potential careers. - 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Meet the Author
Meet the Author gives students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage students to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” - 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
2026 FCPS Retirement Ceremony
The annual FCPS Retirement Ceremony was held on April 29, 2026, at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. - 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
National Gallery of Art
Find lesson plans for your classroom. - 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Meet the Author: Gabriella Aldeman
On this edition of Meet the Author, Gabriella Aldeman visits the studio to chat about her bilingual children's book, Squawk of Spanish, which follows Max as he learns to communicate with his grandmother, who only speaks Spanish. Students from Lynbrook Elementary School join us via Zoom to ask questions about her inspirations, being bilingual, and more! - 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
School Board Meeting Rebroadcast
The Fairfax County School Board holds two business meetings each month. - 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM
In Other Words
Each program in this series is an invitation to engage in discussions around important topics affecting our school communities.
- 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Meet the Author
Meet the Author gives students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage students to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” - 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
In Our Backyard: The Opioid and Heroin Crisis
This program explains how opioids impact the brain and body, how people become addicted to opioids and heroin and explores the resources available, where to turn for help, and the power of hope. - 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
The Folklorist
Whether it’s a tale of a legendary lost city, a forgotten hero, or a hoax beyond belief, The Folklorist brings audiences back to each story’s origins and uncovers what’s been left out of text books, and what lives on as folklore. - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
The Folklorist
Whether it’s a tale of a legendary lost city, a forgotten hero, or a hoax beyond belief, The Folklorist brings audiences back to each story’s origins and uncovers what’s been left out of text books, and what lives on as folklore. - 10:00 AM - 1:15 PM
Cappies 2025
The Cappies (Critics and Awards Program) is an international program which was launched in FCPS. It recognizes, celebrates, and provides learning experiences for high school theater and journalism students, and teenage playwrights. - 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Titanic: The Band Played On - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
FCPS Student Journalism Panel
Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michelle C. Reid and Chief Information Technology Officer Gautam Sethi met with student journalists from each of our high schools this week for a discussion about the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in K12 education. The hour-long question-and-answer session at the Gatehouse Administration Center was the second in an ongoing series of student journalist roundtables with division leadership. - 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
FCPS Parent Resource Center Presents: Parenting Through Challenging Time: Supporting Your Child Through Life's Ups and Downs
Corrine Coppola guides attendees through hands-on exercises in mindfulness and balance. She discusses and demonstrates several techniques parents can use to bring calm to families' households. - 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
History Notes: The Music of Washington's World
Students discover the music of Pre-Revolutionary America including music written about George Washington, music heard on the battlefields and in the ballroom, and the traditional songs of African slaves - 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
2026 Retirement Ceremony
The annual FCPS Retirement Ceremony was held on April 29, 2026, at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. - 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Shaping the Presidency
Our panel of guests look back at how George Washington had a profound impact on defining the office of the president and discuss how campaigning, the election process, and how the role of the media affected early presidential candidacies. - 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Community Keynotes
Each program in this series is an invitation to engage in discussions around important topics affecting our school communities. - 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM
The Art of Loose Painting in Oils by Carol Hallock
Watch as Carol Hallock paints with easy to learn demonstrations for beginners to advanced painters.
- 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
What's in a Name?
The goal of these videos is to promote and preserve the history of Fairfax County and Fairfax County Public Schools. - 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Meet the Author: Alicia D. Williams
Author Alicia D. Williams says, the inspiration behind her award-winning book, Genesis Begins Again, came from “trying to figure out” what she wanted to write. On this edition of Meet the Author, Ms. Williams shares the inspiration behind her picture books, The Talk, Jump At the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher, Zora Neale Hurston, and Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman In Congress. - 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Meet the Author: Gabriella Aldeman
On this edition of Meet the Author, Gabriella Aldeman visits the studio to chat about her bilingual children's book, Squawk of Spanish, which follows Max as he learns to communicate with his grandmother, who only speaks Spanish. Students from Lynbrook Elementary School join us via Zoom to ask questions about her inspirations, being bilingual, and more! - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Shamu TV
Bringing you face-to-face with the wonders of wildlife through species-focused episodes. - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Portraits: The First African-American Divas of Song and Opera
“Portraits: The First Black American Divas of Song and Opera,” a theatrical production that depicts Elizabeth Taylor-Greenfield, Sissieretta Jones and Marian Anderson sharing their history and their fabulous voices, a decade ago. - 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Meet the Author: Jerdine Nolan
Author Jerdine Nolen will be discussing her latest book, On Her Wings, which is a non-fiction picture book about the early life and legacy of groundbreaking American writer Toni Morrison. Nolen will also talk about her other award winning fiction books such as Freedom Bird, Calico Girl and Irene’s Wish. - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Cultural Competence: Closing the Achievement Gap and Creating Success Among Diverse Learners
Dr. Darryle Craig defines and examines the importance of cultural competence. Craig advises how to use this important skill to help close the achievement gap, and promote best practices that create success among diverse learners. - 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Community Keynotes
Each program in this series is an invitation to engage in discussions around important topics affecting our school communities. - 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
What's in a Name?
The goal of these videos is to promote and preserve the history of Fairfax County and Fairfax County Public Schools. - 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Honors 2025
Excellence in teaching students, leading schools, and providing support is what Fairfax County Public Schools is all about. The Department of Human Resources sponsors recognition of outstanding performers as they seek to create and demonstrate the best instructional and support practices. - 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Titanic: The Band Played On - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Voices and Visions
The lives and works of 13 renowned American poets are interpreted through dramatic readings, archival photographs, dance, performances, and interviews in this inspiring series. Poets include Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, and Elizabeth Bishop. - 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
National Gallery of Art
Find lesson plans for your classroom. - 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
The Folklorist
Whether it’s a tale of a legendary lost city, a forgotten hero, or a hoax beyond belief, The Folklorist brings audiences back to each story’s origins and uncovers what’s been left out of text books, and what lives on as folklore. - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Cappies 2025
The Cappies (Critics and Awards Program) is an international program which was launched in FCPS. It recognizes, celebrates, and provides learning experiences for high school theater and journalism students, and teenage playwrights. - 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Meet the Author
Meet the Author gives students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage students to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” - 9:30 PM - 10:00 PM
What's in a Name?
The goal of these videos is to promote and preserve the history of Fairfax County and Fairfax County Public Schools. - 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM
APTV: Unstoppable - The Road to Women's Rights
Produced by Alabama Public Television, Unstoppable: The Road to Women’s Rights will focus on the women’s suffrage movement, the struggle for women’s equality and the role of women in politics today.
Schedule for May 25-31, 2026
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Teach! Learn! Discover! Innovation, in Context: Keynote Speaker — Paul Misner
Teach! Learn! Discover! presents keynote speakers recorded at Fairfax County Public Schools’ events and conferences. Each presentation is centered around important subject areas and topics affecting our school communities. - 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
STEM in 30
Learning resources available from STEM in 30. - 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
STEM in 30
Learning resources available from STEM in 30. - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Meet the Author
Meet the Author gives students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage students to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” - 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Meet the Author
Meet the Author gives students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage students to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” - 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
What’s in a Name?
The What's in a Name? series was created to commemorate, preserve, and educate viewers about the origin of the names of Fairfax County's public school buildings. Learn about historic plantations and farms, homes, mills, waterways, one-room schoolhouses, educators, authors, poets, famous Virginians, and more. - 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
What’s in a Name?
The What's in a Name? series was created to commemorate, preserve, and educate viewers about the origin of the names of Fairfax County's public school buildings. Learn about historic plantations and farms, homes, mills, waterways, one-room schoolhouses, educators, authors, poets, famous Virginians, and more. - 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Teach! Learn! Discover! Innovation, in Context: Keynote Speaker — Paul Misner
Teach! Learn! Discover! presents keynote speakers recorded at Fairfax County Public Schools’ events and conferences. Each presentation is centered around important subject areas and topics affecting our school communities. - 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Voices and Visions
The lives and works of 13 renowned American poets are interpreted through dramatic readings, archival photographs, dance, performances, and interviews in this inspiring series. Poets include Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, and Elizabeth Bishop. - 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
National Gallery of Art
Find lesson plans for your classroom. - 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
OC Stories
A collection of stories from around FCPS captured by the Office of Communications. - 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Meet the Author
Meet the Author gives students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage students to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” - 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
It Could Happen To Any of Us - The Truth About Opioids and Xanax
Produced by Fairfax County Public Schools. - 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
In Our Backyard: The Opioid and Heroin Crisis
This program explains how opioids impact the brain and body, how people become addicted to opioids and heroin and explores the resources available, where to turn for help, and the power of hope. - 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
STEM in 30
Learning resources available from STEM in 30. - 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
APTV - Inside the Crime Lab
FBI: Inside the Crime Lab offers middle school children a behind-the-scenes look at the greatest crime laboratory in the world—the FBI’s Crime Laboratory. - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Raising Children with Healthy Self-Esteem in a High Pressure Culture
Rachel Bailey, M.A., CPDPE, shares tools to help foster self-esteem in children. She discusses treating children with respect, allowing them to express their feelings, teaching skills and empowering children. - 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Teach! Learn! Discover! Innovation, in Context: Keynote Speaker — Paul Misner
Teach! Learn! Discover! presents keynote speakers recorded at Fairfax County Public Schools’ events and conferences. Each presentation is centered around important subject areas and topics affecting our school communities. - 10:00 PM - 10:30 PM
It Could Happen To Any of Us - The Truth About Opioids and Xanax
Produced by Fairfax County Public Schools. - 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM
In Our Backyard: The Opioid and Heroin Crisis
This program explains how opioids impact the brain and body, how people become addicted to opioids and heroin and explores the resources available, where to turn for help, and the power of hope.
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Inaugural Visions
Recorded live at Mount Vernon's Ammerman Student Leadership Program, we look at the presidential inaugurations from George Washington to Barack Obama. - 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
STEM in 30
Learning resources available from STEM in 30. - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Earth's Surface
Approximately 70% of the earth's surface is covered with water. The remaining portion includes the landmasses of the seven continents. These landmasses include many geographical features known as landforms. And within landforms we find many geological features on earth such as rocks and minerals. - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
APTV: Unstoppable - The Road to Women's Rights
Produced by Alabama Public Television, Unstoppable: The Road to Women’s Rights will focus on the women’s suffrage movement, the struggle for women’s equality and the role of women in politics today. - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Europe: An Overview
In this video you will get an overview of the continent of Europe. We explore the regions climate and geography. Then we take a closer look at Europe’s history, resources and what the population of Europe does for a living. We round things off with a few facts about Europe’s different regions and countries. - 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2026 Retirement Ceremony
The annual FCPS Retirement Ceremony was held on April 29, 2026, at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. - 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
What’s in a Name?
The What's in a Name? series was created to commemorate, preserve, and educate viewers about the origin of the names of Fairfax County's public school buildings. Learn about historic plantations and farms, homes, mills, waterways, one-room schoolhouses, educators, authors, poets, famous Virginians, and more. - 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Voices and Visions
The lives and works of 13 renowned American poets are interpreted through dramatic readings, archival photographs, dance, performances, and interviews in this inspiring series. Poets include Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, and Elizabeth Bishop. - 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
FCPS Student Journalism Panel
Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michelle C. Reid and Chief Information Technology Officer Gautam Sethi met with student journalists from each of our high schools this week for a discussion about the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in K12 education. The hour-long question-and-answer session at the Gatehouse Administration Center was the second in an ongoing series of student journalist roundtables with division leadership. - 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Shaping the Presidency
Our panel of guests look back at how George Washington had a profound impact on defining the office of the president and discuss how campaigning, the election process, and how the role of the media affected early presidential candidacies. - 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM
Honors 2025
Excellence in teaching students, leading schools, and providing support is what Fairfax County Public Schools is all about. The Department of Human Resources sponsors recognition of outstanding performers as they seek to create and demonstrate the best instructional and support practices. - 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Cappies 2025
The Cappies (Critics and Awards Program) is an international program which was launched in FCPS. It recognizes, celebrates, and provides learning experiences for high school theater and journalism students, and teenage playwrights. - 10:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Meet the Author
Meet the Author gives students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage students to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” - 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM
The Folklorist
Whether it’s a tale of a legendary lost city, a forgotten hero, or a hoax beyond belief, The Folklorist brings audiences back to each story’s origins and uncovers what’s been left out of text books, and what lives on as folklore.
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Founding Mothers: Remembering the Ladies
Cokie Roberts hosts this fascinating discussion of the struggles to establish a nation as seen through the eyes of our nation's first First Ladies: Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, and Dolley Madison. - 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
STEM in 30
Learning resources available from STEM in 30. - 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
National Gallery of Art
Find lesson plans for your classroom. - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
National Gallery of Art
Find lesson plans for your classroom. - 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Shamu TV
Bringing you face-to-face with the wonders of wildlife through species-focused episodes. - 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
What’s in a Name?
The What's in a Name? series was created to commemorate, preserve, and educate viewers about the origin of the names of Fairfax County's public school buildings. Learn about historic plantations and farms, homes, mills, waterways, one-room schoolhouses, educators, authors, poets, famous Virginians, and more. - 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Meet the Author
Meet the Author gives students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage students to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” - 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Meet the Author
Meet the Author gives students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage students to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” - 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Small Business 21st Century
Small Business 21st Century provides viewers with information and education about various aspects of financial literacy regarding retirement, long-term care, healthcare, and living benefits strategies for individuals and families on Main Street. Small business development and sustainability is also a very critical aspect of this programming outreach. - 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Inside the Founders: Studies in Business Leadership
Inside the Founders Series presents case studies of highly successful enterprises. In each of the 7-12 minute case studies, the company founders will share their stories, philosophies, advice and inspiration, covering topics such as business planning, marketing, people management, sales, and more. These highly crafted segments are the result of hours of on location shooting with each of the founders. - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Cultural Competence - Closing the Achievement Gap and Creating Success Among Diverse Learners
Dr. Darryle Craig defines and examines the importance of cultural competence. Craig advises how to use this important skill to help close the achievement gap and promote best practices that create success among diverse learners. - 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
History Notes: The Music of Washington's World
Students discover the music of Pre-Revolutionary America including music written about George Washington, music heard on the battlefields and in the ballroom, and the traditional songs of African slaves - 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Meet the Author
Meet the Author gives students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage students to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” - 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Parenting Through Challenging Times: Supporting Your Child Through Life's Ups and Downs
Corrine Coppola guides attendees through hands-on exercises in mindfulness and balance. She discusses and demonstrates several techniques parents can use to bring calm to families' households. - 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Surviving the Holocaust
Speaking to students at Woodson High School (Fairfax County Public Schools) Irene Fogel Weiss describes how her family was ostracized from society and how the Jewish “ghettos” were created. - 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Founding Mothers: Remembering the Ladies
Cokie Roberts hosts this fascinating discussion of the struggles to establish a nation as seen through the eyes of our nation's first First Ladies: Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, and Dolley Madison. - 8:30 PM - 9:00 PM
What’s in a Name?
The What's in a Name? series was created to commemorate, preserve, and educate viewers about the origin of the names of Fairfax County's public school buildings. Learn about historic plantations and farms, homes, mills, waterways, one-room schoolhouses, educators, authors, poets, famous Virginians, and more. - 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
2026 Retirement Ceremony
The annual FCPS Retirement Ceremony was held on April 29, 2026, at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
First in War: George Washington and the American Revolution
A panel of historians explores how Washington’s leadership was instrumental in securing American independence. - 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
STEM in 30
Learning resources available from STEM in 30. - 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
History Notes: The Music of Washington's World
Students discover the music of Pre-Revolutionary America including music written about George Washington, music heard on the battlefields and in the ballroom, and the traditional songs of African slaves - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
The Folklorist
Whether it’s a tale of a legendary lost city, a forgotten hero, or a hoax beyond belief, The Folklorist brings audiences back to each story’s origins and uncovers what’s been left out of text books, and what lives on as folklore. - 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
National Gallery of Art
Find lesson plans for your classroom. - 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
What’s in a Name?
The What's in a Name? series was created to commemorate, preserve, and educate viewers about the origin of the names of Fairfax County's public school buildings. Learn about historic plantations and farms, homes, mills, waterways, one-room schoolhouses, educators, authors, poets, famous Virginians, and more. - 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Shamu TV
Bringing you face-to-face with the wonders of wildlife through species-focused episodes. - 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Meet the Author
Meet the Author gives students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage students to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” - 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Small Business 21st Century
Small Business 21st Century provides viewers with information and education about various aspects of financial literacy regarding retirement, long-term care, healthcare, and living benefits strategies for individuals and families on Main Street. Small business development and sustainability is also a very critical aspect of this programming outreach. - 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Inside the Founders: Studies in Business Leadership
Inside the Founders Series presents case studies of highly successful enterprises. In each of the 7-12 minute case studies, the company founders will share their stories, philosophies, advice and inspiration, covering topics such as business planning, marketing, people management, sales, and more. These highly crafted segments are the result of hours of on location shooting with each of the founders. - 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
National Gallery of Art
Find lesson plans for your classroom. - 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Cappies 2025
The Cappies (Critics and Awards Program) is an international program which was launched in FCPS. It recognizes, celebrates, and provides learning experiences for high school theater and journalism students, and teenage playwrights. - 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Surviving the Holocaust
Speaking to students at Woodson High School (Fairfax County Public Schools) Irene Fogel Weiss describes how her family was ostracized from society and how the Jewish “ghettos” were created. - 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Meet the Author
Meet the Author gives students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage students to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” - 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Honors 2025
Excellence in teaching students, leading schools, and providing support is what Fairfax County Public Schools is all about. The Department of Human Resources sponsors recognition of outstanding performers as they seek to create and demonstrate the best instructional and support practices. - 8:15 PM - 9:00 PM
Titanic: The Band Played On
Taking a fresh look at the Titanic disaster, the film uncovers new details about the heroic band of musicians and the role they played in the tragedy. Included are interviews with renowned experts and descendants of the band's musicians to delve further into the story that has lasted well beyond their lifetime. - 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
FCPS Parent Resource Center Presents: Getting Past Procrastination: How to Get Your Kids Organized, Focused, and Motivated…Without Being the Bad Guy
Ann Dolin M.Ed. and author of "Getting Past Procrastination" shares tips on getting kids organized, focused and motivated. - 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM
The Folklorist
Whether it’s a tale of a legendary lost city, a forgotten hero, or a hoax beyond belief, The Folklorist brings audiences back to each story’s origins and uncovers what’s been left out of text books, and what lives on as folklore.
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Teach! Learn! Discover! Innovation, in Context: Keynote Speaker — Paul Misner
Teach! Learn! Discover! presents keynote speakers recorded at Fairfax County Public Schools’ events and conferences. Each presentation is centered around important subject areas and topics affecting our school communities. - 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
STEM in 30
Learning resources available from STEM in 30. - 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
National Gallery of Art
Find lesson plans for your classroom. - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Meet the Author
Meet the Author gives students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage students to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” - 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Shamu TV
Bringing you face-to-face with the wonders of wildlife through species-focused episodes. - 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
What’s in a Name?
The What's in a Name? series was created to commemorate, preserve, and educate viewers about the origin of the names of Fairfax County's public school buildings. Learn about historic plantations and farms, homes, mills, waterways, one-room schoolhouses, educators, authors, poets, famous Virginians, and more. - 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
The Art Of…Musical Improvisation
The Art of ... Musical Improvisation teaches students how to go off-script and play from the heart. - 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Meet the Author
Meet the Author gives students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage students to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Cultural Competence - Closing the Achievement Gap and Creating Success Among Diverse Learners
Dr. Darryle Craig defines and examines the importance of cultural competence. Craig advises how to use this important skill to help close the achievement gap, and promote best practices that create success among diverse learners. - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Surviving the Holocaust
Speaking to students at Woodson High School (Fairfax County Public Schools) Irene Fogel Weiss describes how her family was ostracized from society and how the Jewish “ghettos” were created. - 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
National Gallery of Art
Find lesson plans for your classroom. - 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Meet the Author
Meet the Author gives students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage students to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” - 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
2026 FCPS Retirement Ceremony
The annual FCPS Retirement Ceremony was held on April 28, 2026, at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. - 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
American Sign Language Made Easy
ASL is an easy-to-learn, step-by-step approach to learning sign language, complete with drills and practice exercises to increase signing ability and understanding. Clarissa, your effervescent host, will teach you how to sign the alphabet, numbers, food, transportation, emotions, colors, months, time, workplace lingo, small talk and much more. Students will learn grammar, ASL idioms and the use of proper facial expressions to increase understanding. - 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Cappies 2025
The Cappies (Critics and Awards Program) is an international program which was launched in FCPS. It recognizes, celebrates, and provides learning experiences for high school theater and journalism students, and teenage playwrights. - 10:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Ancient Civilizations
A high culture is a well-developed society, compared to other contemporary societies. High civilizations began to be established around 3,000 years before our era. In this film, we’ll take a closer look at some early civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, China and the Americas. We learn about the characteristics of a high culture, such as written language and hierarchical structures. We’ll also look at concepts such as the city-state, papyrus, dynasties and quipu. - 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM
In Our Backyard: The Opioid and Heroin Crisis
This program explains how opioids impact the brain and body, how people become addicted to opioids and heroin and explores the resources available, where to turn for help, and the power of hope.
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Inaugural Visions: Presidents Washington to Obama
Recorded live at Mount Vernon's Ammerman Student Leadership Program, we look at the presidential inaugurations from George Washington to Barack Obama. - 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
STEM in 30
Learning resources available from STEM in 30. - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Bulletin Board - 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
School Advisory Committee Summit - 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
North America's Indigenous People
The Indigenous Peoples of North America is the collective name for the population already present in North America before Europeans arrived. We’ll start by describing their early history – how they lived, what their civilizations were like, and how they regarded nature. You will be introduced to concepts like wigwams and reservations. And we will round things off with an overview of the situation today for the Indigenous Peoples of North America. - 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Meet the Author - Gabriella Aldeman
Meet the Author gives students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage students to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” - 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
The Folklorist
Whether it’s a tale of a legendary lost city, a forgotten hero, or a hoax beyond belief, The Folklorist brings audiences back to each story’s origins and uncovers what’s been left out of text books, and what lives on as folklore. - 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
The Folklorist
Whether it’s a tale of a legendary lost city, a forgotten hero, or a hoax beyond belief, The Folklorist brings audiences back to each story’s origins and uncovers what’s been left out of text books, and what lives on as folklore. - 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Europe: An Overview
In this video you will get an overview of the continent of Europe. We explore the regions climate and geography. Then we take a closer look at Europe’s history, resources and what the population of Europe does for a living. We round things off with a few facts about Europe’s different regions and countries. - 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Portraits: The First African-American Divas of Song and Opera
“Portraits: The First Black American Divas of Song and Opera,” a theatrical production that depicts Elizabeth Taylor-Greenfield, Sissieretta Jones and Marian Anderson sharing their history and their fabulous voices, a decade ago. - 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
APTV: Project C: Lessons from the American Civil Rights Movement
Series of electronic field trips occurring throughout the Civil Rights fiftieth anniversary years of 2013-2015 that focus on the role of citizenship in a democracy through the study of historical events. - 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
2026 FCPS Retirement Ceremony
The annual FCPS Retirement Ceremony was held on April 28, 2026, at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. - 10:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Ethics in a Global Society
Students voice their opinions, concerns, and questions about ethical issues, the roles that these issues play in our society, and the effect on potential careers. - 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM
The Folklorist
Whether it’s a tale of a legendary lost city, a forgotten hero, or a hoax beyond belief, The Folklorist brings audiences back to each story’s origins and uncovers what’s been left out of text books, and what lives on as folklore.
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Founding Mothers: Remembering the Ladies
Cokie Roberts hosts this fascinating discussion of the struggles to establish a nation as seen through the eyes of our nation's first First Ladies: Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, and Dolley Madison. - 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
STEM in 30
Learning resources available from STEM in 30. - 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
2026 FCPS Retirement Ceremony
The annual FCPS Retirement Ceremony was held on April 28, 2026, at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. - 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
What’s in a Name?
The What's in a Name? series was created to commemorate, preserve, and educate viewers about the origin of the names of Fairfax County's public school buildings. Learn about historic plantations and farms, homes, mills, waterways, one-room schoolhouses, educators, authors, poets, famous Virginians, and more. - 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Cappies 2025
The Cappies (Critics and Awards Program) is an international program which was launched in FCPS. It recognizes, celebrates, and provides learning experiences for high school theater and journalism students, and teenage playwrights. - 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Magellan's Extraordinary Odyssey
This series, in the form of a four-part "docu-epic", draws on the explanations of historians, philosophers, and great sailors, a collection of period archives, charts, and texts signed by Magellan and his contemporaries, but also spectacular aerial images filmed in the different locations that Magellan and his crew travelled through on their long voyage. Historical sequences punctuate the narrative and are recreated using modern and realistic drawings inspired by Portuguese azulejo. - 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Meet the Author - Gabriella Aldeman
Meet the Author gives students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage students to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” - 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Parenting Through Challenging Times: Supporting Your Child Through Life's Ups and Downs
Corrine Coppola guides attendees through hands-on exercises in mindfulness and balance. She discusses and demonstrates several techniques parents can use to bring calm to families' households. - 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Cultural Competence
Dr. Darryle Craig defines and examines the importance of cultural competence. Craig advises how to use this important skill to help close the achievement gap, and promote best practices that create success among diverse learners. - 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM
What’s in a Name?
The What's in a Name? series was created to commemorate, preserve, and educate viewers about the origin of the names of Fairfax County's public school buildings. Learn about historic plantations and farms, homes, mills, waterways, one-room schoolhouses, educators, authors, poets, famous Virginians, and more. - 8:00 PM - 9:15 PM
Honors 2025
Excellence in teaching students, leading schools, and providing support is what Fairfax County Public Schools is all about. The Department of Human Resources sponsors recognition of outstanding performers as they seek to create and demonstrate the best instructional and support practices. - 9:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Europe: An Overview
In this video you will get an overview of the continent of Europe. We explore the regions climate and geography. Then we take a closer look at Europe’s history, resources and what the population of Europe does for a living. We round things off with a few facts about Europe’s different regions and countries. - 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM
In Our Backyard: The Opioid and Heroin Crisis
This program explains how opioids impact the brain and body, how people become addicted to opioids and heroin and explores the resources available, where to turn for help, and the power of hope.
