School will expand by 33,184 feet to accommodate hundreds of new students.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has approved the plans to expand and renovate Reston's Terraset Elementary School. The plans include building additions of 33,184 square feet. There will be a an administration addition, art/music addition, two classroom additions and a multi-purpose addition. The upper parking area will be redesigned to improve traffic flow and to provide a kiss-and-ride drop-off area. The two existing pedestrian bridges will be demolished, and a new centrally located bridge will be constructed to connect the school with the kiss-and-ride area. Terraset was built in 1977. The additional space will increase the capacity of Terraset from 600 students (487 are enrolled for 2012-13) to nearly 900. Former principal …
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Cops stopped at Terraset Elementary School Tuesday as part of a tour to pick up toys for hospitalized kids.
A police motorcycle motorcade rolled into Reston's Terraset Elementary School on Tuesday, but it was all in the spirit of the season. Santa's Ride For The Children is a countywide effort to collect toys for hospitalized children at Christmas. Terraset students - along with kids at nine other Fairfax County elementary schools - were encouraged to bring donations of new toys and games to school. On Tuesday, Fairfax County Police officers, along with help from the Vienna Police Department, Virginia State Police and other local agencies, came by, accompanied by some special guests. The donations will be delivered to Inova Fairfax Hospital and other local facilities.
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Board will revisit issue of big renovation and expansion of Terraset Elementary School in January.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday deferred decision on the plans for Terraset Elementary School's renovation and expansion. Hunter Mill Supervisor Cathy Hudgins suggested the supervisors revisit the issue in January. The Fairfax County Planning Commission last week recommended for approval the renovation and expansion plans, which include five new building additions, a new kiss-and-ride area and nearly double the capacity for the 36-year-old school at 11411 Ridge Heights Rd. However, the plan will proceed without a new soccer field that received complaints that it would interfere with a softball field that was built with Title IX funds. A Nov. 15 staff report highlighted some of the plans, which include: * A 3,400-square…
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Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will now vote on five additions and increased capacity and parking for the school.
The Fairfax County Planning Commission on Thursday recommended for approval the renovation and expansion plans for Terraset Elementary School. The plan will now go to the Board of Supervisors for a vote. Fairfax County Public Schools are planning five new building additions, a new kiss-and-ride area and other changes to the 36-year-old school at 11411 Ridge Heights Rd. A Nov. 15 staff report highlighted some of the plans, which include: * A 3,400-square foot administrative addition to the front entrance. * A 7,613-square-foot art and music addition * An 11,100-square-foot media and classroom addition. * A 3,919-square-foot School Age Child Care addition * A 7,521-square-foot west classroom addition * A new kiss-and-ride area * Removing the…
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12:12 am on Saturday, December 1, 2012
Jamming 900-1200 elementary kids on that site is irresponsible and contrary to the best interest of the kids and the community. Pat won't stop this madness. Cathy has to save our children from this terrible mistake. more ›
FCPS plans 33,463 square feet of additions to elementary school.
Big changes are planned for Terraset Elementary School, and the public is invited to speak up on Thursday as the detailed renovation plan goes before the Fairfax County Planning Commission. To speak before the commission at the 8:15 p.m. meeting, click here (case number is PRC C-203) Fairfax County Public Schools are planning five new building additions, a new kiss-and-ride area and other changes to the 36-year-old school at 11411 Ridge Heights Rd. A Nov. 15 staff report highlighted some of the plans, which include: * A 3,400-square foot administrative addition to the front entrance. * A 7,613-square-foot art and music addition * An 11,100-square-foot media and classroom addition. * A 3,919-square-foot School Age Child Care addition * A 7,…
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9:08 am on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Kathy, that may well be so. However, when I read through the rationale for the expansion of Terraset (and Sunrise Valley), the rationale was couched in the context of KNOWN development plans for the Dulles Corridor and elsewhere in South Reston; there was no reference whatsoever to providing for (unplanned, and unspecified) development of RNGC as a residential area. Consequently, redevelopment … more ›
A look at some of the planned projects up for discussion soon.
Here is a look at the status of some of Reston's larger development projects. Terraset Elementary School - Fairfax County Public Schools Design and Construction Services has filed a Planned Residential Community Plan for Terraset Elementary School Renovations. The plans include proposed building additions totaling 33,184 square feet to include an administration addition, art/music addition, two classroom additions and a multi-purpose addition. The upper parking area will be redesigned to improve traffic flow and to provide a kiss-and-ride drop-off area. The two existing pedestrian bridges will be demolished, and a new centrally located bridge will be constructed to connect the school with the kiss-and-ride area. The application has been …
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2:44 pm on Saturday, January 5, 2013
Chipperson - you are just another one of those angry, red-faced tea baggers who blames everything on the "gawd damd librels." If everybody thought the same way as you, then Central Park in NYC and the Mall in DC would be nothing but Wal-Marts, McDonalds and multi-story parking garages. I hope they build some of that in YOUR backyard, then we can enjoy your salty tears and seeing the veins in your… more ›
"Watch Dads of Great Students" gets underway at Reston school.
Mike Spatter took physical education at Terraset Elementary School on Friday. He walked the halls with the third graders, gave high-fives to the fourth graders, ate in the cafeteria, read out loud and listened during social studies. Spatter is not a student, teacher or an administrator. He is a dad of two Terraset students who was taking part in the school's new Watch D.O.G.S. program. D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) is an initiative of the nonprofit National Center for Fathering. It seeks to engage men - including grandads, uncles or any other father figures - into schools to inspire students, reduce bullying, and enhance learning. Dads sign up to spend an entire day at the school. Terraset principal Lindsay Trout said she heard about…
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11:36 am on Monday, September 24, 2012
Fantastic! I love hearing this! It is so important for kids, especially boys - to see dads taking a vested interest in education! Great job Mike, great job to all Terraset staff! more ›
Hynes: FCPS has to be very careful how it spends school construction bond funds, to comply with the law and to have any hope of addressing backlog of renovations and additions.
Degraded streams are a challenge throughout Fairfax County. Property renovations and additions provide opportunities to rehabilitate streams damaged by decades of over-development and the school system is committed to playing a responsible role in that effort. School system and county government staff are working together to that end, across the county and here in Reston. I want to thank Hunter Mill Supervisor Cathy Hudgins and Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bulova for their active involvement. The costs of stream restoration are significant. Retaining storm water on the Sunrise Valley ES property, for example, would cost 10 times what traditional, and currently acceptable, storm water on the Sunrise Valley property, for example, would …
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2:54 pm on Monday, October 8, 2012
Over a year ago the Reston Association adopted a policy to oppose any development or redevelopment in Reston which will result in increased storm waste volume or decreased green space or tree canopy. As I understand the current plans for TES and Sunrise Valley will result in increased stormwater runoff and decreased tree canopy. I hope that steps will be taken to comply with Reston Association's … more ›
Terraset students release brook trout they raised this school year.
Students from Terraset Elementary School's EcoClub said goodbye on Monday to the brook trout they raised from eggs this school year. As part of Trout Unlimited's Trout in the Classroom program, the students have been nurturing the fish in an aquarium at the school since September 2011. They were released into the Thompson Wildlife Management Area near Markham, VA, where their growth and development will be studied by biologists in an effort to repopulate Virginia streams with this native fish.
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12:30 pm on Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Yes! Now if we could get a little sharkie to fit in that glass we would have some news. :) more ›
Principal Ellen Cury will end 12 years at the Reston elementary school.
Ellen Cury, principal of Terraset Elementary School, says she will retire at the end of the 2011-12 school year. Cury has been at Terraset for 12 years - two as assistant principal and 10 years as principal. The Fairfax resident, 62, has been an educator for 40 years, 35 of them with Fairfax County Public Schools. With test scores rising, quality teachers on board and plans for a big renovation for the school starting in 2013, she says "Terraset is in a really good place right now." "I started to think about retiring last year," she said on Wednesday. "But I love the community, the school and the kids. My leadership team was very influential in convincing me to stay. But someone new can come in now and bring us to the next level." Cury …
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6:59 am on Thursday, January 26, 2012
I'm a Terraset parent, and I agree that Ellen Cury is both very well respected and liked. I hope the Convention Center has been rented for her retirement party, because it is bound to be WELL attended! more ›
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3:32 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
When it was first built, Terraset was hailed as a precursor for both energy-efficient school design, and educational space-planning, even appearing in architectural magazines, etc. Guess what? That particular future never happened, and the design was not widely copied as some anticipated. So it turned out not be as "significant" as originally believed, but more an oddity. The new design completes… more ›