St. Andrew's School (Delaware)

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St. Andrew's School
"Pistis Kai Episteme" ("Faith and Learning")
Established 1929
School type Private, Boarding
Religious affiliation Episcopal
Headmaster Daniel T. Roach
Location Middletown, Delaware, USA
Campus Rural, 2600 acres
Enrollment 275 total
Faculty 58
Average class size 11 students
Student:teacher
ratio		 5:1
Average SAT
scores (2005)		 1320 verbal + math
Athletics 21 Varsity Interscholastic Teams
Color(s) Red, Black and White
Mascot Cardinal
Conference DISC
Homepage www.standrews-de.org

St. Andrew's School is a coeducational boarding school located in Middletown, Delaware in the United States, which enrolls students in grades nine through twelve.

St. Andrew's was founded in 1929 by A. Felix duPont (1879-1948), a member of the prominent Du Pont family. A small Episcopal preparatory school, St. Andrew's originally was a school for young men of all socio-economic classes but has evolved to about 285 students of all races and both sexes. The school has an endowment of 170 million dollars with over $600,000 per student. Still, it is socio-economically diverse, having dispensed 3.1 million dollars in financial aid in 2005.

It offers an average class size of eleven and state-of-the-art facilities, including the new O'Brien Arts Center, constructed in 2004. Additionally, the school has made plans to build athletic facilities in the next three years. It has an acceptance rate of 30% and tuition of $36,000.

St. Andrew's prides itself on its "counter-cultural" philosophy. The faculty strives to create an idealic community. Hazing is rare and student/faculty relationships are centered around trust and friendship.

The St. Andrew's honor code is the source of much of the trust between the faculty and students. It is not uncommon for a master to leave his classroom while his/her students are taking an exam. The following is a description of what each student at St. Andrews enjoys:

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[edit] Educational Philosophy

The purpose of St. Andrew's School is to provide secondary education of a Christian character at a minimum cost consistent with modern equipment and highest standards. The school cultivates in its students a deep and lasting desire for learning; a willingness to ask questions and pursue skeptical, independent inquiry; and an appreciation of the liberal arts as a source of wisdom, perspective and hope. Students are encouraged to model their own work on that of practicing scholars, artists and scientists and to develop those skills necessary for meaningful lives as engaged citizens.

St. Andrew's offers a full course curriculum in the liberal arts. The culmination of a student's English career is the Senior Exhibition. In the Senior Exhibition, a student will read a work of literature provided by his or her instructor, develop a thesis on that work of literature in the form of a 7-12 page paper and defend the thesis before members of the English department.

[edit] History

[edit] Athletics

All St. Andrew's students are required to participate in a sport at the thirds, junior varsity or varsity level. Teams that frequently win state championships include the varsity girls' lacrosse team, recently winning the state title from 2002-2005, and the varsity tennis teams. The varsity boy's lacrosse team took states in 2004. St. Andrew's traditional, conference rivals include the Wilmington Friends School, Tatnall School and Tower Hill School. Every year, the football team battles the Tatnall Hornets for the coveted cannon and often the conference title in the Cannon Game. Athletic rivals in other sports include the Hill School, Sanford School, Salesianum, Middletown High School and Westtown School.

Fall Interscholastic Sports

Winter Varsity Sports

Spring Varsity Sports


[edit] Film Appearances

The 1989 film Dead Poets Society starring Robin Williams was filmed almost entirely on the school grounds.

The episode of The West Wing entitled "Two Cathedrals" (#44) was partly filmed at the school.

[edit] Notable Alumni

[edit] External links


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