Peabody School

An independent school for academically advanced children in grades PreK - 8

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!

08/26/2026

This week Ms. Lastinger and Anya Kapoor ‘25 met with a team from the Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District who were sharing where their funding is used with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and two federal EPA workers.

We are especially excited that they chose to spotlight Peabody’s collaboration with Darden Towe Park!

Thank you to Anya for sharing about the experience of working in the park and to Ms. L for speaking about the importance of student-led projects and the power of funding these efforts to spark stewardship.

We are so proud of our students for getting out into the community and making a difference!

08/19/2026

Welcome to the 2026-2027 school year! We are thrilled to be back on campus with students and look forward to a wonderful year! ✏️🎒🏫
📸 Jesús Pino Photography

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 ☀️🌳💫

06/12/2026

We are proud to announce that our school’s atrium will be renamed the Rob Orlando Atrium in recognition of Mr. Orlando’s decade of service and lasting impact on our school community.

Today, parent volunteers assembled an acoustic learning tree from Learning Spaces Global that will become a centerpiece of the atrium, symbolizing the many ways Mr. Orlando has helped our school grow over the past ten years.

We can’t wait to see our students enjoying this updated space when they return this fall!

06/05/2026

Congratulations Class of 2026! We are so proud of you and can't wait to see all the amazing things you do.

Thank you Rob Garland Photographers for the photo!

06/01/2026

A big thank you to the Class of 2026 families for supporting our 8th graders' vision to renovate our outdoor classroom space as their graduating gift. After raising over $26,000 we are excited to open this new space for students which includes a chalkboard, pinboard for posters, a "curio cabinet" for nature finds, and easier access to the Peabody woods with a staircase and bridge!

05/30/2026

The next time you're on Third Street, be sure to check out the art on display from Peabody School in our Stage Left space. Their pieces honor changemakers in Charlottesville and will be on display until July!

05/28/2026

Congratulations to our 8th graders on their outstanding multi genre research projects! Yesterday's showcase was the culmination of their 8th grade English class, and we loved learning from each student about their chosen topics. Great work, class of 2026! Your curiosity and creativity shone through your work!

05/27/2026

Students in Ms. Harper’s A&E, ‘Charlottesville Firsts, Now,’ were excited to partner with the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society to learn about the work of Frances Brand (1901-1990) a U.S. Army major, a civil rights activist, a world traveler, a devoted churchgoer, and a portrait artist. According to the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, "In the 1970s, Brand undertook a series of portraits of individuals from Charlottesville and Albemarle County that would become the Gallery of “Firsts.” This collection had at least 157 portraits of local people that Brand believed to be the first to do something. Many were firsts in their field of study, work, or in public service, but Brand included those with less notable accomplishments that were nonetheless considered important by the community. She made an effort to represent a myriad of races, classes, religions, and professions. Of the 157 portraits, 93 feature women. Brand captured in her “Firsts” images of change in a small Southern community during the latter half of the twentieth century, a time when social change made it possible for individuals to achieve firsts where previously their gender, race, or nationality denied them the opportunity."

After researching Brand and visiting the Historical Society, students worked to identify someone in the Charlottesville community who was engaging in meaningful work. They chose to focus on Sarah Olivia - Program Director of Hope's Legacy Equine Rescue; Gabe and Sonya Silver - Founders of Rivanna River Company; and Ang Conn - Housing Programs Director at The Haven. Through research, visits, and interviews, students learned about the impact these people make every day in our community. The project culminated with a portrait of each person in the style of Frances Brand.

Ultimately, this project was about more than studying local history. It was an opportunity for students to celebrate people in our community who are making a difference right now, and to recognize that meaningful impact is not reserved for famous figures. By learning the stories of these local changemakers, students were encouraged to see that every person has the ability to contribute to their community, influence others positively, and create change through everyday acts of leadership, service, and care.

We invite you to join us this Friday, May 29th, at 5:00 pm to celebrate the students’ work. Paintings will be on display through July in the glass display windows by the Paramount Theater.

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1232 Stoney Ridge Road
Charlottesville, VA
22902

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http://www.peabodyschool.org/, https://peabodyschool.org/new-head-of-school/

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