Programs

Why play chess? Chess is a great mental exercise for children, helping them improve problem-solving skills, hone their critical thinking, and practice concentration and self-discipline. Most importantly, chess is FUN! Kent Gardens Chess Club is offered year-round, with registration in the fall and spring. Chess Club meets on Wednesdays from 3:45 until 5:15 pm and is open to any KG student—new or experienced—in grade 2 through 6. An instructor from the U.S. Chess Center instructs the group.

 

Want more information? Click here to register online now until the first session. The cost is $130 per student plus processing fees.

Chair: Cara Cline-Thomas

This fall Kent Gardens will have a team for Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run is a transformational physical activity based positive youth development program for girls in 3rd-8th grade. We teach life skills through dynamic interactive lessons and running games. The program culminates with the girls being physically and emotionally prepared to complete a celebratory 5k running event. The goal of the program is to unleash confidence through accomplishment while establishing a lifetime appreciation of health and fitness. Girls on the Run of Northern Virginia is an Independent Council of Girls on the Run International, which has a network of over 200 councils across the United States and Canada.

A recent study on Girls on the Run participants shows girls who began with lower pre-season scores on confidence in physical activity, self-worth, connection, character, caring, contribution and physical activity frequency, and higher scores on sedentary behaviors showed statistically significant improvements from pre-season to post-season? We hope to continue this trend! Join Girls on the Run this season! Register here: https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=18496211

Click here to check out the KGES Girls on the Run quick fact sheet!

For more information, visit https://www.fcps.edu/academics/global-plus

 

Chair: Kim Marinus

The Odyssey of the Mind is a program that promotes creative thinking, collaboration and problem-solving skills. The program is open to students in first through sixth grades

 

Chair: Sif Lazizi

STEM Saturdays are fun enrichment programs that explore Science, Technology, Engineering and Math through hands-on activities.

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Chair: Cara Cline-Thomas

Boxtops for Education is an easy way to help earn money for Kent Gardens PTA.  Look for Box Tops on hundreds of products at your grocery store.  They come in all shapes and sizes and each one is worth .10 cents for Kent Gardens.  Believe it or not, they add up!  Please use the attached boxtops collection sheets or simply put your boxtops in a ziplock bag and have your child bring to school to turn in to their teacher.

Download: Standard collection sheet and Halloween collection sheet

Chairs: Pam Higgins and Anne Warrell

Please register your Giant grocery store card and help support KG PTA. It is a very simple process. Our school’s code is 01994. Please note that you must enter the number on your card and not the phone number associated with it. You only need to enter this information once and then every time you shop at Giant between October and March, Giant donates a percentage of the amount you spend to our school. Please register today so that we can immediately start earning money. If you do not have a card, please go to each grocery store’s Customer Service desk, and ask for a card.

Chairs: Veronica Hughes, Amber Syed

At Kent Gardens, every Friday is #KGPride Friday! Stock your child’s closet now–we have a variety of Kent Gardens Elementary School items that you may purchase, including car magnets, t-shirts, sweat shirts, and wrist bands.

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Simply use the links below when you shop at Amazon, Shutterfly, or Target and Kent Gardens PTA will receive a percentage of your purchase!

Chairs: Veronica Hughes, Amber Syed

Simply use the links below when you shop at Amazon, Shutterfly, or Target and Kent Gardens PTA will receive a percentage of your purchase!)

Chairs: Veronica Hughes, Amber Syed

Our food recovery program allows children to donate uneaten/unopened food from the school lunch they purchase to the SHARE of McLean food pantry.  Last year we collected 1,187 pounds of food. This fall we are excited to kick off another great year of reducing waste and giving back to our local community in need.

Chair: Rachel Simon

Chair: Amber Syed

Chair: Victoria Hsueh

The National PTA Reflections program is PTA’s cornerstone arts program. It offers students the opportunity to earn local, state and even national recognition for original artwork they create in response to a specific theme.

Chair: Kristine Thomas

Square One Art is a creative and exciting fundraising opportunity that helps KG PTA raise money by turning your child’s art into useful keepsakes. Square 1 Art offers the ability to have students’ artwork easily transformed into a diverse selection of high quality custom products at reasonable prices.

Chair: Miya Shimomoto

Kent Gardens looks forward to celebrating National French Week each year, in collaboration with the Bureau of Government of Quebec. School-sponsored French Week celebrations include presentations and other festivities

 

Chair: Valerie Howell

International Night celebrates our diverse community, teaches our kids about the world around them, and brings Kent Gardens E.S. families together as we share our global experiences and delicious food with each other.

 

Chair: Jo Moak

Kent Garden’s popular basketball game fundraiser is held in March at McLean High School. It’s a fun, family friendly outing to support the school. Parents and teachers play basketball, various student groups perform, and everyone enjoys cheering and visiting. T-shirt signing has become a popular tradition and concessions are always a popular treat.

Chair: Kirsten Apple

Kent Gardens offers two yearly book fairs—one in the fall and one in the spring. The Spring Book Fair is sponsored and run by the Kent Gardens PTA.

Chairs: Kara Horgan, Lisa Fraser

Chairs:  Paige Himes, Isabel Stephant

Webmasters: Paul and Beth Melby