Our Facility

Children’s House Montessori School is located in the lower level of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Reston, 1625 Wiehle Ave., Reston, Virginia. The large classroom windows open onto the playground and a beautiful, wooded lot.

Our fenced playground provides both sun and shade for the children’s comfort. It is equipped with a sandbox, climbing structures, and a garden area, and is certified by the National Wildlife Federation as a School Yard Habitat. Our schedule allows the children to play outside after lunch and in the afternoon after the school day is over.  It is a well-known fact that children don't have enough time to spend in the great outdoors in this busy world of ours, so we feel spending time outside in a place specifically designed for children to get in touch with nature is very important.  Our playground was featured in the February 2007 issue of Northern Virginia Magazine as a natural playspace for children.  You can read the article by clicking here.

The Unitarian Universalist Church in Reston, in conjunction with Reston Association, has established a nature trail that is an accredited Backyard Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. UUCR is the first church in Reston to do this, and they are proud of their commitment to “help promote environmental consciousness and, more specifically, to foster development and maintenance of backyards in ways that help sustain indigenous wildlife.” (UUCR Nature Trail Brochure) Visitors are welcome to explore the Nature Trail; maps are available in the pamphlet rack in the foyer of UUCR.

FYI – UUCR is expand their building, with construction to be completed in the fall of 2010. We have felt minimal impact and look forward to seeing the facility completed.
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