To view this story and video on WTVR6’s website, please click here. RICHMOND, Va. — During days of distance learning, the silence at St. Andrew’s School in Richmond can be deafening. No students, just empty classrooms and hallways. But one corner of the school still hustles and bustles. Well before the first bell rings, Ronnika … Read more
We were so excited to partner with local baker Arley Cakes for a virtual Halloween Bake Sale! SAS and Arley Cakes have aligning missions in that we both work every day to create a better world. For SAS, that’s through education. Every student at SAS receives a full scholarship to attend and have the opportunity … Read more
Peachy the Magazine included an article about our whole child approach to education in their Spring 2020 edition.
Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pratiik Kaushik recently celebrated his 1-year anniversary volunteering at St. Andrew’s School. Pratiik is a sophomore student at VCU, where he is pre-med and part of the “Guaranteed Acceptance into Medical School” program. Pratiik has been volunteering on Tuesdays this year, spending time with two pairs of lunch buddies and also … Read more
To read/listen to this story on WNRN’s website, please click here. Celebrating its 125th Anniversary this year, St. Andrew’s School was established in 1894 by Grace Arents, the niece of Lewis Ginter. Known as the “silent philanthropist,” Arents founded the institution to provide tuition-free education for the working class families that lived in the Oregon … Read more
Leslie Souleret has been a volunteer at St. Andrew’s School in many capacities – leading a book club, tutoring, being a Lunch Buddy, and managing our Take a Book, Leave a Book bookshelves. “St. Andrew’s School is really a special place. I’m impressed with the environment, the teachers, and the learning and creativity that goes … Read more
Nicole Bialick says she loves the sense of community at St. Andrew’s School (SAS) and watching the students grow. “These kids are incredible. I truly did love them from day one. In my two-and-a-half years, I’ve gotten to know them on an individual level,” she says. Bialick, a University of Richmond student, is a volunteer … Read more
You’re interested in St. Andrew’s School (SAS), and would like your child to join our community. What is your next step? First, you need to fill out an online application. Our admissions process mimics our whole-child approach and is designed to be comprehensive. In this way, SAS receives an inclusive picture of the prospective student … Read more
Jane Vick has been a volunteer at St. Andrew’s School for four years and says it’s an opportunity in which she gets as much as she gives. As a Lunch Buddy, she’s been paired with the same students since they were in first grade and says it’s been so incredible to see them grow over … Read more
For well over a century, St. Andrew’s School (SAS) has provided Richmond’s children with educational opportunity. In 1894, philanthropist Grace Arents founded SAS in Richmond’s historic Oregon Hill with the belief that early childhood education needed to embrace children as whole people: “the head, the hand, and the heart.” She believed that access to high-quality … Read more