St. Andrew's Episcopal School (Maryland)

St. Andrew's Episcopal School
Location
Map
Potomac
,
Maryland

U.S.
Coordinates39°2′46″N 77°10′35″W / 39.04611°N 77.17639°W / 39.04611; -77.17639
Information
School typePrivate
MottoAuctus Mentis Spiritusque
(The Increase of Mind and Spirit)
DenominationEpiscopal
EstablishedSeptember 1978; 46 years ago (1978-09)
Head of schoolRobert Kosasky
GradesPreschool through 12
Enrollment720 (2023-2024)
Campus size19.2 acres (7.8 ha)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Red and white
MascotLions
Tuition$49,680 for grades 9-12 2023-24 Academic year
Websitewww.saes.org

St. Andrew's Episcopal School is a coeducational college preparatory independent school for preschool, beginning at age two, through grade twelve. St. Andrew's is located at 8804 Postoak Road, Potomac, Maryland, in Montgomery County. As of 2022-2023, total enrollment is 720. The student to faculty ratio is 7:1.[1]

Academics

The school operates on trimesters. Students in grades 6–12 attend on average four classes per day. Upper School and Middle School students take five major academic courses per year – English, History, Language, Mathematics, and Science. Religion, art (visual and performing) and athletics are required at least one trimester per year.

In 2011, the school founded the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning (CTTL), a professional development program for its faculty which develops the school's curriculum. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative contributed $1 million to this effort.[2] Other Donors include Crimsonbridge Foundation, The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, Discovery Learning Alliance, National Philanthropic Trust, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), Linkages Fund, Edward E.Ford Foundation, Windover Foundation, Omidyar Group, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Carney, Sandoe & Associates, Pathway 2 Tomorrow, Bezos Family Foundation, The Charles Koch Institute, Charles Koch Institute, Omidyar Network.

Begun in 1998, the Oral History project, the signature academic program in the Upper School, houses one of the largest pre-collegiate collection of oral histories in North America.[3]

The school is a member of College Entrance Examination Board, Cum Laude Society, National Association of College Admissions Counseling, National Association of Independent Schools, National Association of Episcopal Schools, and Potomac & Chesapeake Association of College Admissions Counseling. It is fully accredited by the Association of Independent Maryland Schools, Maryland State Department of Education, and Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Advanced Placement classes are available in fourteen disciplines.

Notable alumni and students

References

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  2. ^ Schwartz, Sarah (November 14, 2018). "The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Wants Teachers to Learn Brain Science". Education Week. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. ^ "St. Andrews Episcopal students work to record history". www.gazette.net. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  4. ^ "Q&A with Pierre Omidyar, '84". St. Andrew's Episcopal School - MD. 13 September 2016.
  5. ^ Farhi, Paul (16 October 2013). "Ebay founder's next venture: funding watchdog journalism". Washington Post.
  6. ^ "Q&A with Whitney Cummings '00". St. Andrew's Episcopal School - MD. 19 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Homecoming Queen of Comedy: Whitney Cummings, Sidney Harman Hall". Express. Washington Post. May 12, 2010.
  8. ^ "A Hunger to Learn: Alumnae connect on food and faith through mentorship". St. Andrew's Episcopal School - MD. 11 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Dear Steven Levenson: How a St. Andrew's alumnus constructed a Tony Award-winning musical". St. Andrew's Episcopal School - MD. 30 May 2018.
  10. ^ Rodgers, Bethany (12 June 2017). "Playwright Raised in Bethesda Wins Tony Award for Work on Acclaimed Musical". Bethesda Magazine.
  11. ^ Dangremond, Sam (2017-09-05). "Barron Trump's New School Started Classes Today". Town & Country. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  12. ^ "VIDYASAGAR '01 SHINES ON THE SCREEN THANKS TO 'SUNNY DAYS'". St. Andrew's Episcopal School - MD. 11 August 2019.
  13. ^ "He's the first Black high school athlete to run a sub-four-minute mile". Washington Post. 2023-06-12. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-01-30.