CARE Academy

The microschool for project-based learning with CARE under CAREvolution and CAREducation Foundation founder Jimmy Edwards

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Project-Based Learning

Creative projects empower learners to become self-directed collaborators

A classroom with five students seated at a wooden table, each using laptops or tablets. A young male instructor stands at the front near a large monitor displaying a worksheet or document. Behind him are shelves with books and educational materials. To the left, a whiteboard with writing and a framed quote on the wall that says, "The greatest thing about tomorrow is I get to be better than I am today.'
Two young girls sitting on the floor of a room, one with headphones playing an electric guitar while the other touches the guitar's strings, surrounded by furniture and a backpack.
A woman in glasses and a gray jacket gives a presentation in front of a screen displaying educational content about force and motion, including diagrams of centripetal force and velocity, with notes on discussing, collecting data, and communicating findings.

Classes, Workshops, and Clubs

We practice Collaborative Rigorous Learning

through interdisciplinary studies

Two children standing behind a table with bowls of fruit, cups, and a soda bottle, in a large open room with chairs and a whiteboard in the background. The girl on the left wears a white shirt with a Hello Kitty design and a beaded necklace, while the boy on the right wears a white and black hoodie and holds a bowl of fruit.
Interest Form
A woman in a blue shirt explaining brain specimens to a group of students at an exhibit.

Real-World Readiness through the CARE Learning Framework

A woman with shoulder-length brown hair, glasses, and a pink top standing outdoors in front of a tree with red camellia flowers.

Meet the Team

A man with glasses holding a yellow paper lantern at an outdoor event decorated with string lights.


  • Director, Learning Coach


  • Learning Coach, CAREducation Foundation President

Check Us Out!

Enrolling Ages 5-17 for the 2026-27 School Year

Location #1: 4700 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302

Location #2: Old Town Manassas, Manassas, VA 20110

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