Owner Mary Koles on Her Gratitude When I first started running learning centers in July of 2009, there was this refreshing complexity I’d never felt in my life. I went from a vortex of cyclical exhaustion—double-fisting coffee every morning and breaking up fights teaching high school English—to this HUGE range…

The first SpiderSmart center opened in 1989 in Annandale, VA. Bustling with students of all ages, the center functioned without the Internet or even computers. One of our early students, Lisa, attended the center with her sister in the 1990s. Last year she enrolled her son at our Tysons Corner…

We want to thank all of you for making the end of the year celebration possible! So many of our SpiderSmart friends and families were able to join us on June 11 for our celebration at Tysons Center.The Fun Fest featured fun games, arts and crafts, info sessions on our…