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Arts - Burgundy Farm Country Day School
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We believe children learn best in an inclusive, creative, and nurturing environment that engages the whole child. Students here are active partners in their education, and learning is joyful.
Academics
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From its inception, Burgundy has educated children in innovative ways. Our students learn by doing. The school community and its two campuses offer a nurturing atmosphere that inspire creativity through the arts and develop critical thinking skills with an integrated curriculum and hands-on projects.
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Burgundy educates children from Junior Kindergarten through grade 8. The admission process begins in the fall prior to the year in which a student enrolls.
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Burgundy doesn’t just refer to our school or our campuses. Burgundy is a beloved community.
The Burgundy Difference
Burgundy Difference
The Burgundy community is united by its commitment to creating a learning community that affirms children for who they are and where they are developmentally and that helps all our students realize their full potential as students and as people.
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The Burgundy that our students and families love and enjoy today is the product of a handful of families doing together what none could have done individually: purchasing land, rehabilitating and raising buildings, hiring a professional faculty.
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At Burgundy, the broad study of the arts boosts development of the whole person. The Burgundy arts program supports the Burgundy mission and educational philosophy, encouraging creativity and teamwork, self-awareness, and social skills.
Opportunities for artistic expression are unusually rich and varied at Burgundy. Children have classes in fine art, drama, and music in which they experiment, learn technical skills and creative problem-solving, and broaden their aesthetic awareness to expand their confidence and comfort zones.
The visual arts program offers an opportunity for students to explore, assimilate, and develop art and experiences in an atmosphere that is supportive and encouraging. Students share, discuss, and describe their process and finished work. Art studies often grow from the history, literature, and cultures that children are exploring in their academic classes.
In Early Childhood and the Lower School, music classes inspire students to build appreciation for and knowledge of music genres, theory, and performance. In Middle School, all students have regular classes in general music, instrumental or vocal, and drama.
Middle School students also take part in Arts Block, in which they rotate through various visual and performing arts experiences. Some examples of Arts Block classes include: ceramics, STEAM, photography, drawing and painting, dance, drumming, sculpture, and guitar.
Drama instruction fosters the creative, critical, and communicative potential of our students and enhances their capacity for creative expression. It builds poise and confidence, versatility in verbal expression, self-discipline, collaborative work, and respect for others. Students become familiar with theater terminology and use structural components of story improvisation. Starting in fourth and fifth grades, students create and perform a dramatic presentation for an audience, usually integrated with one of their social studies units. Each year, each Middle School class puts on a show—6th graders present a themed Broadway review, 7th graders put on a classic play, and 8th graders showcase a musical.
A springtime tradition for nearly 30 years is the Burgundy Arts Festival, where work from every student in every grade is included. Sign-up recitals throughout the year, as well as class music showcases in the spring, allow our musicians to share their talent and skill.
Our Arts and Community Center, The Logan Loft, was opened in March of 2018 and provides beautiful classroom spaces for drama, art, and music in addition to a dedicated “maker-space” for work in STEAM-related activities. The building seamlessly links indoor and outdoor learning for students in their arts classes, just as our academic classrooms do.
Inquire Now
Growing Together: how a PD trip to Reggio Emilia is benefitting students in the classroom
Jan 13, 2026
Our spring teams have become more competitive; the teamwork throughout the school day and during games is beautiful to see, and the leadership from our 8th graders has been phenomenal.
read more
Burgundy is a one-of-a-kind independent school for Junior Kindergarten through 8th Grade. We believe children learn best in an inclusive, creative, and nurturing environment that engages the whole child.
3700 Burgundy Road
Alexandria, VA 22303
703.960.3431
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Partners with:
©2026 Burgundy Farm Country Day School
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Links
Veracross Parent Portal
Burgundy's Library
Burgundy Barnyard
Camps
Summer Camp
Nature Camp at BCWS
Blog
Calendar
Shop
Burgundy Spirit Wear
Blazers Fan Gear
Facility Rentals
Contact
About
About
We believe children learn best in an inclusive, creative, and nurturing environment that engages the whole child. Students here are active partners in their education, and learning is joyful.
Academics
Academics
From its inception, Burgundy has educated children in innovative ways. Our students learn by doing. The school community and its two campuses offer a nurturing atmosphere that inspire creativity through the arts and develop critical thinking skills with an integrated curriculum and hands-on projects.
Admission
Admission
Burgundy educates children from Junior Kindergarten through grade 8. The admission process begins in the fall prior to the year in which a student enrolls.
B for Burgundy
Community
Community
Burgundy doesn’t just refer to our school or our campuses. Burgundy is a beloved community.
The Burgundy Difference
Burgundy Difference
The Burgundy community is united by its commitment to creating a learning community that affirms children for who they are and where they are developmentally and that helps all our students realize their full potential as students and as people.
Giving
Giving
The Burgundy that our students and families love and enjoy today is the product of a handful of families doing together what none could have done individually: purchasing land, rehabilitating and raising buildings, hiring a professional faculty.
The Burgundy Difference
Home
>
The Burgundy Difference
>
Arts
Arts
At Burgundy, the broad study of the arts boosts development of the whole person. The Burgundy arts program supports the Burgundy mission and educational philosophy, encouraging creativity and teamwork, self-awareness, and social skills.
Opportunities for artistic expression are unusually rich and varied at Burgundy. Children have classes in fine art, drama, and music in which they experiment, learn technical skills and creative problem-solving, and broaden their aesthetic awareness to expand their confidence and comfort zones.
The visual arts program offers an opportunity for students to explore, assimilate, and develop art and experiences in an atmosphere that is supportive and encouraging. Students share, discuss, and describe their process and finished work. Art studies often grow from the history, literature, and cultures that children are exploring in their academic classes.
In Early Childhood and the Lower School, music classes inspire students to build appreciation for and knowledge of music genres, theory, and performance. In Middle School, all students have regular classes in general music, instrumental or vocal, and drama.
Middle School students also take part in Arts Block, in which they rotate through various visual and performing arts experiences. Some examples of Arts Block classes include: ceramics, STEAM, photography, drawing and painting, dance, drumming, sculpture, and guitar.
Drama instruction fosters the creative, critical, and communicative potential of our students and enhances their capacity for creative expression. It builds poise and confidence, versatility in verbal expression, self-discipline, collaborative work, and respect for others. Students become familiar with theater terminology and use structural components of story improvisation. Starting in fourth and fifth grades, students create and perform a dramatic presentation for an audience, usually integrated with one of their social studies units. Each year, each Middle School class puts on a show—6th graders present a themed Broadway review, 7th graders put on a classic play, and 8th graders showcase a musical.
A springtime tradition for nearly 30 years is the Burgundy Arts Festival, where work from every student in every grade is included. Sign-up recitals throughout the year, as well as class music showcases in the spring, allow our musicians to share their talent and skill.
Our Arts and Community Center, The Logan Loft, was opened in March of 2018 and provides beautiful classroom spaces for drama, art, and music in addition to a dedicated “maker-space” for work in STEAM-related activities. The building seamlessly links indoor and outdoor learning for students in their arts classes, just as our academic classrooms do.
Inquire Now
Growing Together: how a PD trip to Reggio Emilia is benefitting students in the classroom
Jan 13, 2026
Our spring teams have become more competitive; the teamwork throughout the school day and during games is beautiful to see, and the leadership from our 8th graders has been phenomenal.
read more
Burgundy is a one-of-a-kind independent school for Junior Kindergarten through 8th Grade. We believe children learn best in an inclusive, creative, and nurturing environment that engages the whole child.
3700 Burgundy Road
Alexandria, VA 22303
703.960.3431
Accredited by:
Affiliated with:
Partners with:
©2026 Burgundy Farm Country Day School
Designed and developed by
The Design Channel
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