SAS Blog

Birdies for Charity

Birdies for Charity, offered by the Dominion Energy Charity Classic and presented by Townebank, allows St. Andrew’s School to receive a 10% bonus on the funds generated through the program. How do you participate? Just make a gift through Birdies for Charity, and we will receive your donation PLUS the 10% bonus! If you would … Read more

Join our Back to School Picnic!

A graphic for our Back to School Picnic, taking place on Friday, September 16th from 4 to 6PM.

Please join us in celebrating the beginning of a new school year at St. Andrew’s for our Back to School Picnic. Meet Kay Mason, our 8th Head of School! We will have music, games, food catered by Pig and Brew, and fun for the whole family! This event is FREE! Please RSVP here by Wednesday, September 7th, … Read more

Virtual Halloween Bake Sale!

An assortment of cakes and other baked goods.

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

Volunteer Spotlight: Pratiik Kaushik

Volunteer Pratiif Kaushik sits at a table.

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

Volunteer Spotlight: Leslie Souleret

Volunteer Leslie Souleret in the library.

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

Volunteer Spotlight: Nicole Bialick

Volunteer Nicole Bialick serves lunch to a student.

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

Admissions Process at SAS

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

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

Volunteer Spotlight: Jane Vick

Volunteer Jane Vick sits with two students.

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

St. Andrew’s School Celebrates 125 Years

St. Andrew's School building on a sunny day.

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