Peabody School

10/09/2026

Mr. Orlando was back on campus today! We welcomed him with a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony for the Rob Orlando Atrium. After the ceremony, Rob joined staff and board members for donuts and c***r in the Community Room.

Thank you for visiting, Mr. Orlando! We are so grateful for the roots you planted that have helped Peabody grow! 🌳

10/05/2026

Our very own Chris Haske recently presented his innovative design methodology that he calls Decompose, Recompose, Remix for MakerEd! Decompose, Recompose, Remix is a structured approach to get students to think critically and creatively. The three-stage process empowers students to independently solve problems, navigate unfamiliar situations, and re-organize when feeling stuck.

Mr. Haske shared his approach along with some wonderful examples of projects from his work with our Kindergarten through 8th grade students. We are so proud to see his creative and thoughtful approach to learning recognized beyond our Peabody community!

More information about Decompose, Recompose, Remix can be found on the MakerEd website: http://makered.org

Congratulations, Mr. Haske! Our students are lucky to learn from you each day!

10/02/2026

Young engineers have been hard at work this fall in the Eniac6 Lab! It's a joy to see students of all ages designing and thesting their projects in this incredible space.

09/28/2026

Please vote for Peabody in the Private School - Elementary and Private School - Middle categories! You can also write in Peabody in the preschool category. 🌟

Voting for the 2026 CharlottesvilleFamily Favorite Awards is open! Head to the link in bio to cast your vote for the best family-friendly fun and services in Charlottesville.

Voting closes October 12th.

09/25/2026

For our second Faculty Friday of the year, we are excited to introduce you to our new Pre-K–8th Grade Teaching Assistant, Ms. Jessie Duffield!

Ms. Duffield was fortunate to have amazing teachers growing up. By the time she was in third grade, she knew that she loved school and wanted to be just like her teachers when she grew up. With this in mind, she entered college as an education major, but eventually switched to history and began a career in museum education after graduation.

While she loved her time working in museum education, Ms. Duffield realized that her favorite part of the job was working with students. This led her to make a change this year and she is excited to be in a school full time.

When asked about her favorite thing about Peabody, Ms. Duffield shared:

“Getting to see all the students genuinely enjoy being at school and learning is magical. There is so much kindness and enthusiasm in every person here, students and faculty. It is amazing to watch students (and adults!) be excited about learning!

A fun fact about Ms. Duffield: She is also a Canadian citizen and spent three years living in Nova Scotia during college. She still enjoys returning to visit every summer, where you can find her tidal bore rafting on the Shubenacadie River!

Please join us in welcoming Ms. Duffield to Peabody School! We are thrilled that she’s part of our community.

09/21/2026

In fourth grade science, students have been building a foundation of effective collaboration, iteration, and thinking about their thinking, also known as metacognition. In a recent engineering challenge, student teams strategized how to use limited resources to design and construct the highest possible paper tower capable of supporting a 15-ounce can for 60 seconds. After reflecting not only on their paper tower designs, but also on the impact of their collaboration, 4th graders showcased their process and their projects on our bulletin board, making their ideas and thinking visible to any who walked by their classroom. What do you think effective collaboration looks, sounds, or feels like? We in 4th grade would like to know!

09/18/2026

It will be a busy day at Darden Towe Park on Sunday, September 27th! Check out the Piedmont Discovery Center Bioblitz, the Butterfly Festival, and the Panther Potluck! We hope to see you there!

09/17/2026

Curious about Peabody School? We hope you'll join us for one of our open houses this school year! The first will be held on Wednesday, October 7th at 9:00am.

Please email our Director of Admission, Mary Lou Primm, at [email protected] for more information or to RSVP for the event.

We hope to see you there!

08/28/2026

We are excited to launch a new series this year: Faculty Friday! On the last Friday of each month, we’ll introduce you to one of our amazing Peabody faculty members. We hope you enjoy getting to know the wonderful people who make up our community!

For our first Faculty Friday, we’re thrilled to introduce Francie Weinberg! Ms. Weinberg recently moved to Charlottesville from Florida, where she worked as a school counselor for 10 years.
The daughter of two teachers, Ms. Weinberg always thought she would never go into education, but after graduating from college, she found herself drawn to the profession and has never looked back!

A fun fact about Ms. Weinberg? She’s learning Spanish in her free time! Outside of school, she loves taking long walks with her dog, Rosie. She was also an avid Barbie collector in elementary school and still has around 100 unopened boxes of Barbies at her parents’ house!

Ms. Weinberg is thrilled to be part of the Peabody community and looks forward to getting to know our students and helping build a school where everyone feels safe to learn, grow, and try new things. She also can’t wait to experience a Peabody Earth Day!

Welcome to Peabody, Ms. Weinberg! We are so glad you’re here!

06/22/2026

We had such a blast during week 1 of Camp Peabody! Here are a few highlights from the week from Jesús Pino Photography ☀️🌳💫