Burgundy Farm Country Day School

BFCDS is a small progressive private elementary and middle school in Northern Virginia. Instead of having a Christmas Pagent, they have a Festival of Lights, celebrating a wide variety of faiths. Teachers are called by their first names and goats occasionally escape and start munching on the swing set. Love of learning, the arts, and nature are central to the school's ethos. While somewhat racially diverse, the school still struggles to confront classism and ensuring that socioeconomic status is not a barrier for potential students. Environmentalism and social progressivism are at the center of the hidden and explicit curriculum.