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Launching a New Way to Educate
By Tina Tuminella, February 11, 2022 When Sharon Peruzzi Strauchs founded Cortona Academy in northern Virginia 30 years ago, she began with some very specific core principles:
Educational Programs
Teachers and staff work with students to reach their individual educational potential. To that end, we teach our own, high-tech study and organizational techniques (
Library of Congress and Botanic Garden
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
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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.
Heart Operation at LaFraque Observation Deck
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,
The Art of Negotiation, How to Avoid Return-to-School Angst
By, Sharon Peruzzi Strauchs DC Metro Area in August. Cicadas sing louder than ever signally the end of summer for many anxious parents wrapping up
Cortona Academy Shuts Down to Attend X-STEM DC, 2019
Each year, Cortona Academy students and staff attend the USA Science and Engineering Festival and the X-STEM Symposium held at the Washington Convention Center. As
Chicken Project and Psychology
This year Cortona Academy ventured once again into the land of indoor farming. Every few years we set out to incubate and hatch 24 fertilized chicken