On Friday, October 11th, 2019, Cortona Academy students had the amazing opportunity to visit the United States Library of Congress in Washington, D..C. Cortona Academy chooses to do this particular field trip every few years because we think its one of the most beautiful buildings to grace our nation’s capital. The Library of Congress Jefferson Building was built …
On Friday, November 15th, 2019, Cortona Academy students and parents took their first ever tour to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. This museum is the newest Smithsonian institution on the National Mall having only opened in September 2016. After having not been able to get tickets for the past few years, …
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Cortona Academy’s new year started out with one of the most imcredible experiences that ANY of our students or parents could ever imagine, witnessing, LIVE, an open-heart surgery! Cortona’s 2020 Field Trip Year started on January 20th at Inova Fairfax Hospital where we observed surgery at the LaFraque Observation Deck, “The Dome.” This was the 20th open-heart …