Harding Avenue Elementary School

Harding Avenue is a great school! All of the staff is committed to be the best they can be for the children. It is a very child centered school. My kids love going to school each day. I have been very pleased with the academics as well as all of the after school programs... art club, French club, computer club, Lego league, chess club, ect. They have VA Tech students come to HAE and help run the clubs. My daughter is interested in Computer Science because of the VA Tech volunteers that help run computer club. What great role models!
--Submitted by a parent

I like the smaller classrooms at Harding it makes everyone feel like we are a part of a family instead of just an elementary school. Everyone from the lunch room to the principle is dedicated to the kids and school. I always see people smiling and enjoying their day. My daughter LOVES it there!
--Submitted by a parent

We switched our daughter after 2 weeks being at Tall Oaks Montessori Kindergarten to HAE this fall and have been very happy with the switch. The school has wonderful teachers, staff and programs during and after school. The level of parent involvement is also very high, which makes it a great community.
--Submitted by a parent

I have two girls at Harding. I love the small school/community environment. When I call the school they know who I am and who my children are. My girls can't wait to go to school. Teachers go out of their way to help.
--Submitted by a parent

This school is wonderful. The teachers work with each child individually. My daughter absolutely loves to go to school each day!
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Harding Avenue Elementary is an open school which means only partitions seperate classrooms. The students and teachers learn to be very respectful of others sharing their space. Parent and teachers continually receive praise for their students when the students go on field trips.
--Submitted by a parent