In 2005, Community School received a Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award in the Nonprofit Category. The award is presented annually by the Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychologists and the Virginia Psychological Association. Community School was recognized for its excellent attention to active involvement of its teachers, Board members, and all staff in its unifying philosophical principles, as well as its creative curriculum programming, teacher dedication and inspiration, and its commitment to the psychological well-being of all its employees.
In 2007, Community School went on to receive a Best Practices Honor from the American Psychological Association (APA). The school was recognized for using an integrative theme that concretely ties all aspects of the curriculum to the school’s mission and philosophy. The Best Practices Honors are a national recognition program that highlights those state-level winners with a particularly innovative plan or policy. Nominees come from a pool of previous state-level winners and are selected through a competitive evaluation and judging process.
