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Why St. Andrew's

What Makes St. Andrew's Special?

St. Andrew’s challenges students in a way that builds their self-confidence and helps them discover their passions. We are enthusiastically committed to teaching and demonstrating, both locally and globally, that academic challenge and student well-being are the complementary foundations of educational excellence. Our students and faculty are direct beneficiaries of the latest research in the science of learning, which is translated for all teachers to apply to their classroom practice by our Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning.

Faces of St. Andrew's

Every member of the St. Andrew's community has their own answer to "Why St. Andrew's?" Click on the pictures below to learn more about these current students, alumni, and faculty.
  • Shize Yan '19 Shize Yan '19
    LEGO MINDSTORMS Engineer
    "St. Andrew’s has definitely given me more freedom to do whatever is beneficial for my career as a student."
  • Dr. Amanda Waugh Dr. Amanda Waugh
    Instructional Librarian, 8th Grade Advisor
    "One of the things I think is amazing about being a librarian is that my job is to get to know the student and then connect them with their passion."
  • Kirstin Schmidt '19 Kirstin Schmidt '19
    NIH Intern, Club Leader, Ski Instructor
    Kirstin was faced with a hard choice as an 11-year-old – follow in the footsteps of her brothers who were students at St. Andrew’s, or attend boarding school in Vermont and have a shot at pursuing a competitive skiing career...
  • Josh Lobsenz '20 Josh Lobsenz '20
    SGA President, Jazz Musician
    Josh is constantly looking for opportunities to pursue his interests, and on the rare occasions when those opportunities don’t exist, he is putting himself in position to create them...
  • Bridgette Kontner '17 Bridgette Kontner '17
    Freshman Class President, NYU Steinhardt School
    "St. Andrew’s taught me how to make my own community – to seek community wherever I go, to make connections with people, to talk to people, to be friends with them."
  • Rachael Henske '25 Rachael Henske '25
    Swimmer, Speller, Martial Artist, Musician
    “St. Andrew’s has helped me learn to never give up and that it is okay to make mistakes.”
  • Tom Taylor '00 Tom Taylor '00
    Head of Upper School, Breck School
    “Something about the community and being an Episcopal School fosters this notion of community, and people thrive in that and want to create it for others."
  • Danan Mbozi '18 Danan Mbozi '18
    CTTL Finn Family Research Fellow, Coding Camp Creator
    Danan hosted an Hour of Code event at Bishop Walker School in 2016 and said the students’ response inspired him to do more...
  • Isabel Atiyah '20 Isabel Atiyah '20
    Aspiring Filmmaker
    “I feel like I've finally found the right school, with my kind of people, people who love the arts but are open to other things too.”
  • Sam Beesley '19 Sam Beesley '19
    Cross Country Champion, Class President
    “When I came here to visit and shadow, the thing that struck me most was everyone was happy, smiling and laughing and having a good time. That was just really cool, something I had never seen at a school before..."
  • Kurt Sinclair Kurt Sinclair
    Physics Teacher, Finneran Faculty Scholar
    "I play a very small role in the continued discovery of the sciences, hopefully by inspiring some kids to pursue science studies."
  • Abigail Stephenson '12 Abigail Stephenson '12
    Actress, Graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
    "The teachers who believed in me... have allowed me to see I can be more than just what I’m doing."

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St. Andrew’s Episcopal School is a private, coeducational college preparatory day school for students in preschool (Age 2) through grade 12, located in Potomac, Maryland.