Wakefield Forest Elementary School

People moving to this neighborhood are willing to put down over half a million dollars (2012) for 3 – 4 BR homes built in the 60’s to have their kids attend Wakefield. There are many great schools in Fairfax, and Wakefield is certainly one of them. So far had an excellent experience with the teachers. Very happy!

Ok — so I went here in the late 70s and early 80s, but I still have fond memories, and for the record one of my teachers, Ms. Moke, still works here. I remember her quite fondly. The education was stellar, and it prepared me extremely well for my future in junior high school.
I have fond memories of mooning my first grade teacher at the encouragement of a fellow student, and afternoon meetings in The Pod, where on at least one occasion the anti-​smoking people came to pass around chunks of blackened lung inside plastic to scare us away from that filthy habit. It worked.
There was also a safety video depicting kids being taken on stretchers into ambulances… because naughty kids who threw things had injured them.
My fondest memory of this place, however, was of the air raids. Once monthly or so, we’d practice the end of times when the air raid signal went off and we’d go into the halls, line up against the walls, duck and cover, expecting chunks of the ceiling to rain down upon our heads.
Ahh.
Those were good times.
I secretly hope that they’re still showing that little turtle movie
and practicing those air raids. ‘Cuz ya never know…

This is by far the worst school I have ever had the privilege of tell to «f» off! Usually, when you tell a school «hey let some other child have the privilege of dealing with your classy busy bodies» they actually leave you alone. Well not this school. I am still a month (+) later being harassed by this school and the old hen busy bodies that run it!
To add insult to injury here, I fought to get my child into this school only to be treated so horribly and harassed each and every day for the month that he was there. Now I am having to fight just to get them to leave us alone. Apparently… class and good breeding does not run amongst these busy bodies! The mere motto «live and let live» really needs to be stressed to these people. If someone does not wish for their child to go here show some class and part with respect. Do not continue to harass them months later, because you are jealous of their happiness. Live and let live people.
Not everyone will find this school good and just because you don’t want your homes to decrease in value or you don’t want to get involved with your kids education does not make this a good school. That says more about you.
This is a public school and somewhere along the way someone has misinformed them and left them with the thought that they are «special». What ever fairy dust was sprinkled by what ever fairy, the people in this neighborhood should really ban together and dust it off!
You are a PUBLIC school and not a good one!
No never ever would I recommend them, not even to a bug.