Saint Andrew's School (Savannah, Georgia)

St. Andrew's School
Established 1978 [1]
Type Private
Principal Mark Toth [1]
Faculty 66
Grades Pre-K - 12th
Location 601 Penn Waller Road,
Savannah, Georgia, United States
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Southern Association of Independent Schools [1]
Colors Blue and White [1]
         
Athletics South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA)
Mascot Lions
Website saintschool.com

St. Andrew's is an independent, college preparatory school located on Wilmington Island in Savannah, Georgia. Established in 1978, it is dually accredited by Southern Association of Independent Schools and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.[1] The school serves students in Pre-K through 12th grade.

It has two separate campuses: one for lower school (Pre-K to 4th), and another for middle (5th to 8th) and high school (8th to 12th).

Origin

St. Andrew's origins began when the Independent Presbyterian Church of Savannah started a kindergarten for 4-5 year olds in 1947. Over the course of a few decades, more grades were added. The first and only class graduated from the Independent Presbyterian Day School in 1978, and is considered to be St. Andrew's' first alumni, consisting of 10 students. The school was relocated to Wilmington Island in November 1978 and a new campus was built. It included the Gus H. Bell Hall and the Compton Center. By 1979, the gymnasium was completed and the school's first basketball game was played. By 1986 a third building was opened, and named Skinner Hall.[2]

In 2002, the school purchased what is now the Johnson Early Childhood Center on Betz Creek and by 2005, St. Andrew's had turned into what it is now.[2]

Programs

Apple Distinguished School

St. Andrew's currently distributes iPads to all of its students and teachers for use during the school year. It also allows students to check out MacBooks from its upper school library. Recently, it started a program that gave 4th generation iPads to its middle school in Bell Hall, from 5th to 8th grade. Selected teachers have also received MacBook Airs.

Because of these programs, St. Andrew's became an Apple Distinguished School in January 2013. Mark Toth commented, saying “It is quite an honor to join a select class of institutions Apple is recognizing nationwide."[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "About Us". Saint Andrews School. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "A Brief History". Saint Andrew's School. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  3. ↑ "SAS named Apple Distinguished School!". Saint Andrew's School. Retrieved 2013-12-27.

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