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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 last-minute vacations while preparing for the inevitable ring of the school bell. Children begin to plan lunchtime...

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 per our philosophy and principles, we believe all students must be prepared for a hi-tech society, which...

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 eggs. The eggs incubated in their automatic, humidity and temperature controlled incubator for 21 days. With the...

Sammed Shikharji, Jharkhand, India Trip By: Rohan, Cortona Academy Class of 2019 Rohan's project for Cortona Academy's Award Program. Overview of planned activities: Research about Shikharji, nearby temples, and Nalanda University - plan on how and when to get there,...

It's the first nine weeks of school, and our children enter a new grade with all the hope in the world, that THIS school year will be great. We parents and grandparents reassure our loved ones that everything will be wonderful. After all, it's a fresh start! Then,...

On Friday, April 27th, 2018 a group of Cortona Academy students, staff, and parents made the trek to Maryland's NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. After a brief look around the Visitor's Center, the group was lead the ever impressive “Science on a Sphere.” This...

On April 5-6th Cortona Academy students and staff attended the Washington Convention Center's USA Science and Engineering Festival. Cortona attends both the national festival and the regional events every year because we know what an amazing opportunity this is for...

This school year is coming to a close and Cortona Academy's 26th Graduation ceremony is just around the corner. In honor of the closing of a chapter and the beginning of a new facet in life, this month Cortona Academy is featuring Professor Eric. As a member of...