The SCUBA Shack provides a variety of supplies and services for scuba diving. The center offers scuba instruction classes in addition to tanks and other equipment for rental and sale.
Behind The Wheel Driving School offers a Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles-approved curriculum of driver training for adults and teens. All of the instructors are DMV certified and licensed.
With very competitive rates, Behind The Wheel offers free pick-up and drop-off service, private lessons and flexible schedules.
A ministry of Spotsylvania-based Faith Baptist Church, the Virginia Baptist College was created by three Fredericksburg-area pastors in the 1980s. The four-year Bible college opened in 1984 under a different name. It has since grown and moved to the current location next to the Chancellor Center, behind the StellarOne bank. The college has four classrooms and offers degrees in ministry and Christian education as well as certificates in Bible studies.
This school serves a student population of 1,750 students in grades 9-12. Located in Falmouth, just across the Rappahannock River from the city of Fredericksburg, this school serves the students of southern Stafford County.
Hazelwild Farm Educational Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the academic and physical development of children and adults. Hazelwild offers a day school, summer camp program, community riding program, University of Mary Washington equestrian program, American Interschool Riding Competition, and Heroes Therapeutic Riding Program.
Fredericksburg Children's Academy is the self-proclaimed "Harvard of daycares." This Ferry Road facility features more than 13,000 square feet of learning space, four playgrounds, and an indoor play area. FCA is open daily from 6am to 6:20pm for parents' convenience.
Freedom Middle School is a part of the Spotsylvania County Public School system, offering middle school education for grades 6 through 8. There are 16 students per teacher. Freedom's mission statement puts a focus on collaborative parent, teacher and student effort towards excellence in a technological society. The attendance zone for the school covers many of the neighborhoods near the intersection of Chancellor and Gordon roads.
This Catholic elementary school serves more than 500 students from pre-K through 8th grade. The school is administered by the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales.
Christ Lutheran Church serves the community through a wide range of church ministries, including worship services. The church also operates a Christian oriented preschool for ages three and four with an impressive playground. Christ Lutheran Church also offers mid-week bible study, a Sunday adult forum, confirmation and first communion instruction. It is nestled in a quiet community west of the University of Mary Washington.
The Bragg Hill Family Life Center is a community haven for "at-risk" youth, located three blocks off Fall Hill Avenue. The center offers an after-school educational program, summer camp and various athletic activities for Bragg Hill residents. The BHFLC also offers ESL classes and senior craft classes for adults.
The Alternative Paths Training School is a private day school in downtown Fredericksburg which serves students ages 6-22 with autism and other developmental disabilities and behavioral problems. Students are placed here by their local county school system with the goal of finding specialized education programs and vocational training to help those students work towards personal life goals, such as independent living. This is not a trade school; rather, it's a special education program which works with each student on an individual basis to define and work towards a broad range of behavioral, educational and vocational goals.
