St. Andrew's Episcopal School (Maryland)

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St. Andrew's Episcopal School
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St. Andrew's Episcopal School (Maryland)
Potomac
,
Maryland

U.S.
Coordinates 39°2′46″N77°10′35″W / 39.04611°N 77.17639°W / 39.04611; -77.17639
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School type Private
MottoAuctus Mentis Spiritusque
(The Increase of Mind and Spirit)
Denomination Episcopal
EstablishedSeptember 1978;45 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
Website www.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]

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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.

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