THE HOWARD GARDNER SCHOOL
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  • About HGS
  • Admissions
  • Student Life
  • Curriculum
  • Beyond the Walls
  • Post Graduation
  • Galleries
  • Contacts
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There are so many wonderful things going on here at HGS, it is hard to fit them all onto a single page.  These galleries will help introduce our Faculty & Staff, our Board of Trustees, our internship partners, and a snapshot of the learning and fun that happens here every day.

HGS Snapshots


Our Independent Board of Trustees

We are fortunate to have a superlative board of trustees, composed of a variety of talented people connected to The Howard Gardner School in many ways.
  • Kathy Dutke, President
  • Joanne Sweeney, Vice President
  • Debra Lister, Secretary
  • Robin Washington, Treasurer
  • Tereza Kafka
  • Angela Morgan
  • ​Dr. Jocelyn Drakeford
  • Dan ABH
  • Erick Johnson, Head of School (Ex Officio)


Our Wonderful Internship Partners

Our internship program creates an ever-growing network of partners that our students not only utilize, but help build.  Below is just a sampling of the many internship partners HGS students have worked with recently.

• A Show of Hands
• Alexandria Adult Day Services Center
• Alexandria Democratic Committee
• American Horticultural Society
• Anacostia Museum and Center for African
  American History and Culture (AMC)
• Anacostia Museum, Smithsonian
• Arlington Food Assistance Center
• Arlington Independent Media
• Audubon Naturalist Society
• Bannockburn Elementary School
• Belle Haven Marina
• Campagna Center
• Capital Area Food Bank
• Charles Barrett Elementary School
• Cora Kelly for Math, Science & Technology
• Cycle Pros, Inc
• Duncan Branch Library
• Earth Sangha
• Fairfax Fire Department
• Falls Church High School Softball Team
• Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena, Inc
• Frog Pond Early Learing Center
• Gadsby's Tavern Museum
• Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc
• Henson Valley Montessori
• Hidden Oaks Nature Center
• Hilltop Golf Club
• Intellect Computers Inc
• Inova Alexandria Hospital
• La Prima Catering
• Jerome Buddie Ford Nature Center
• Levine School of Music
• Lift Me Up! Theraputic riding
• Look Again Re-Sell Shop
• National Youth Rights Association
• National History Museum, Smithsonian
• Mount Vernon Community School
• Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding 
• Oneness Family School
• Phoenix Bikes
• Mark Warner Campaign 2008
• Poolesville Veterinary Clinic
• Volunteer Alexandria

• Samuel Chase Elementary School
• Sherwood Hall Library
• Sierra Club DC
• Web & Graphic Design Independent 
• William Ramsay Elementary School
• Winkler Botanical Preserve
• WPFW Radio Station
• Wright to Read
• York Town High School Art Dept.
• Video Vault
• United Community Ministries
• Top Golf
• Ten Thousand Villages
• The National Zoo
• The Missing Links performance
• The Art League
• Street Sense
• St. Paul’s Nursery and Day School
• Sleepy Hollow Elementary School


         And the list grows every semester!
The Howard Gardner School   |   4913 Franconia Road, Alexandria, VA & 45662 Terminal Drive, Suite 140, Dulles, VA  |   703.822.9300
  • About HGS
  • Admissions
  • Student Life
  • Curriculum
  • Beyond the Walls
  • Post Graduation
  • Galleries
  • Contacts