46 Fredericksburg Parent and Family • July 2020
WRITTEN BY EMILY FREEHLING
School is much more than a
building where students go to
learn facts and multiplication tables.
At the Marshall School, a small private
school in Spotsylvania County, it's an envi-
ronment where students feel connected to their
educators, and where mental and emotional health
are just as important as academics. The Marshall
School focuses on helping children build the learning
and thinking strategies needed for a lifetime of learning
and real-world success. The school's smaller environment
and customized learning programs are good for all children
and have been found to be particularly helpful for children
diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia, auditory processing disor-
ders, learning disabilities, and executive function disorders.
This small size and customized approach were also an asset
as the school shifted to virtual learning this spring in response
to the coronavirus pandemic. Christina Carson, the school's
founder and director, shares her thoughts on what will be most
important as we return to structured schooling in the fall.
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Common Sense Approach
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Sets Students Up for
e Marshall School adapts its strategic
approach to learning in a pandemic
