The Best & Brightest inĀ Education

Across the region, a diverse mix of schools and programs help shape how students learn, grow, and prepare for what comes next.

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From early childhood settings to higher education, specialized training, and community-based initiatives, these organizations reflect a range of approaches and zpportunities. Together, they highlight the role education plays in building strong foundations, expanding skill sets, and supporting individual paths forward—both in the classroom and beyond.

Bonsack Baptist Preschool

At Bonsack Baptist Weekday Early Education Center, we do preschool right! Children enjoy hands-on learning, caring teachers, and a strong foundation for kindergarten success. Our exciting afterschool program offers fun, friendships, homework support, and enrichment in a safe, Christian environment where children learn, grow, and thrive every day.

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Community School

Community School, located across from Hollins University, offers experiential, hands-on learning for children ages three through middle school. Small, multi-age classes foster collaboration and individual growth, while daily outdoor play and a rich curriculum blending Spanish, the arts, and service-learning build creativity, responsibility, and a love of learning.

Fit Learning Roanoke

Fit Learning Roanoke offers programs that transform the learning abilities of children of all ages, resulting in 1-2 years of academic progress in just 40 hours. We provide programs for all types of learners in Reading, Math, Logic, Expressive Writing, Penmanship, and Lil Fit. Of particular interest to many families is our new Fit Lite Reading program, which achieves 1 year of reading growth in only 10 hours of instruction. Fit Learning Roanoke is the only learning lab in Virginia that integrates the science of learning, precision teaching, direct instruction, curriculum-based measurement, and relational frame theory into a comprehensive approach. Our mission is to transform the learning abilities of all children who enter our doors, enabling them to achieve greatness in their communities and beyond.

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