10 Amazing Qualities About Mason Crest

The staff of Mason Crest Elementary School recognize that the fundamental purpose of our school is to ensure high levels of learning for all – students and adults. If through our collective effort, we are able to fulfill that purpose, our students will have the knowledge, skills, and dispositions essential to pursuing their goals and dreams throughout their lives.

Model Professional Learning Community School

Our school has been recognized as a Model Professional Learning Community at Work school.  Our teachers are collaborative and share collective responsibility to make sure that every student receives instruction that is tailored to their individual needs.

Arts Program

Our two art teachers fill our hallways with innovative art projects as they learn about meaningful artists who inspire their work.  Each year, the work of our Mason Crest Tigers is featured in the Falls Church Pyramid Art Show! Our students have beautified the Mason Crest hallways and cafeteria with student painted murals.

Music Program

The majority of our students participate in our band, strings and chorus programs in the upper grades.  All of our students put on multiple after-school concerts throughout the school year.  Our music teachers were featured as FCPS Heroes! 

Outdoor Spaces and Physical Activity

We emphasize healthy living and encourage students to embrace physical activity through our physical education programs.  We have a beautiful outdoor learning space, a Get 2 Green Club and our students help to make sure that our garden is thriving year-round.

After School Programming

Our Parent Teacher Organization and staff organize our afterschool clubs which include Chess, Sports, Legos, Cooking, Young Rembrandts, Pottery, Running, Robotics and a STEM Club.  We also have a Science Olympiad and a Math Olympiad after school club for our 4th and 5th grade students who participate in competitions each year.

Building Our Mathematicians

We differentiate and tailor our math instruction to meet the needs of all students.  We help to build students' foundational skills while also helping them to solve complex, real-world problems.  We work with EduTutor in our upper grades to help ensure that students have individualized support to make academic progress. 

A Focus on Literacy

Our teachers promote a love of reading throughout the grades! Our librarian helps to host a Book Fair each year and students have a chance to visit the library each week.  We host a Math and Literacy Night to help parents learn about ways to support their child at home.

Our Caring, Supportive Staff

We value our teaching staff and make sure that they feel supported.  On our Employee Engagement Survey, 92% of teachers believe that  a positive school culture is promoted at Mason Crest.  On our Family Engagement Survey, 96% of families feel that their child is respected at Mason Crest.

Our Community

We have an amazing community of parents who helps us to organize many events such as our Fun Run, Bingo Night and a Week of Cheer with our staff and students each school year.  Our Parent Teacher Organization also helps to supply all of our students with school supplies at the start of the year.

House System and Buddy Classes

All of our students receive a “house color” each year and spirit wear corresponding to their color.  Our students have a “buddy classroom” and are paired with a partner student in a different grade level each year to share their work, create school community and develop peer models across grade levels.