St. Andrew's School

An educator’s view: Extended learning time benefits children living in poverty

A student enjoys a nutritious and tasty looking meal.

To read this column on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website, please click here. We hear parents say it all the time. “My children are so different from one another.” One child is outgoing, boisterous and athletic. The other is quiet and introspective, finding fulfillment in a good book. Children grow, think and learn differently. Yet the … Read more

Classes Back in Session at Renovated Local School

A St. Andrew's School student smiles at a subject off camera.

To read this article on Richmond BizSense, please click here. By KATIE DEMERIA Following much needed fundraiser-fueled renovations and a slight delay, an Oregon Hill private school is back in action. St. Andrews School has wrapped up renovations of its 114-year-old building at 227 S. Cherry St. and reopened for classes Sept. 28 – a … Read more

Farm Bounty on the School Lunch Tray

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To read this story on RadioIQ/WVTF, please click here. By MALLORY NOE-PAYNE Virginia recently celebrated farm-to-school week, highlighting the connection between farmers around the state and what’s on the tray in the lunch line. But for one private school in Richmond, farm-to-table is more than just one week out of the year. St. Andrews Elementary … Read more

The Virginia Children’s Book Festival sparks a love of reading in Virginia youth

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To view this video on CBS6, please click here. By VIRGINIA THIS MORNING Juanita Giles, Festival Director, along with St. Andrews School Assistant Head of School Jane-Page Watson and 3rd Grader Brielle, shared a preview of the two-day Virginia Children’s Book Festival. The event will bring authors and illustrators together with Virginia’s youth for exciting … Read more

Meet the New Lunch Ladies

A St. Andrew's School student smiles at a subject off camera.

To read this story on Edible Richmond, please click here. By PHAEDRA HISE Mario approaches the table cautiously, a big kindergartner with café au lait skin and tight brown curls, eyeing the small paper cups of bright asparagus spears. He says that he’s had asparagus before, but not sautéed in olive oil. His classmates on … Read more

Fire Delays School Start at St. Andrew’s School

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To read this article on the Richmond Times-Dispatch, please click here. By LOUIS LLOVIO St. Andrew’s School in Richmond is delaying the start of its school year until Sept. 28 after a fire at the school Sunday afternoon. Michelle Rosman, director of marketing and communications at the school, said school was scheduled to start Sept. … Read more