St. Andrew's Country Day School
We serve students in Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade. The school has continually placed its educational emphasis on cultivating all aspects of a child's development, including religious, academic, social, emotional, and physical areas.
This is accomplished in a Christian atmosphere characterized by human dignity, respectfulness, creativity, acceptance, understanding, and high ethical and moral standards.
Respect, responsibility and resourcefulness are fostered throughout the school by staff, whose goal it is to teach values by example. The students will grow in their awareness of the world in which they live and of each one's role in that world.
Please consider our Pre-K program
Pre-Kindergarten (ages 3 & 4) and Kindergarten (age 5)
The curriculum at the Pre-K and K level provides an educational program based on and adapted to the ages, abilities, needs, and interests of the children. The learning environment is one in which the students can explore, discover, and develop a love for learning.
The curriculum includes:
· Religious education and faith experiences.
· Reading and Math Readiness.
· Development of communication/social skills
· Participation in group activities, projects, and discussions.
· Large/small motor skill development.
· "Specials", which include Gym, Art, Music, Library, and Computer.
Mission
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Philosophy
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School Pledge
Students at St. Andrew's know “The Way to Bee”
”I am a St. Andrew's student. I know the way to be. I am responsible. I am respectful. I am safe and caring.” This pledge is recited each morning in every classroom, Pre-K to Eighth Grade. It is only one part of a school wide, positive behavior plan that was started in September. During the first week of school, all the students traveled around the school, using a Passport to Success. They learned how to be responsible, respectful, safe, and caring in the hallways, lavatories, cafeteria, at church and assemblies, and before and after school. Now, whenever a student is demonstrating the “Way to Bee”, they are given a “honeygram.” These honeygrams are collected in the homerooms for school wide, weekly and monthly prizes and recognitions.
For more information contact the school office.
Committees & Projects
Home School Association
About HSA
Our home school association is an integral part of our school community, they provide support to our teachers and students.
This year they will again provide our families with magnetic school calendars, produce our family directory and award two scholarships to students attending Catholic H. S..
Some of the many activities planned this year are:
- The Outback Dinner
- National Monthly Days for our students, such as, Pop Tart Day, Popcorn Day, Doughnut Hole Day and many more.
- Santa’s Secret Shop
- Student birthday boards
- Birthday cards and goodies for our faculty and staff
- Faculty and Staff Appreciation Luncheon
- Theme Tray Day.....
and much more, keep your eye on the website for upcoming activities.
Our HSA is a great organization to be a pet of, if your interested in joining or simply helping out, contact the school office for more infomation.
School Advisory Committee
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Projects - Current & Future
The Renaissance Project
As an outcome of research and studies by Dr. Win Wenger of Maryland , the Renaissance Project was developed to bring the true meaning of “education” back to its roots. Hence, the creation of the Modern Socratic Method is born. These include a number of styles and techniques which allow children to learn as opposed to being taught or instructed. St. Andrew’s is fortunate to have received a grant from the M&T Bank to help fund this project. Dr. Wenger has also agreed to work with our teachers to incorporate the Modern Socratic Method with our students. Allow me to explain.
There have been two times in the recorded history of man that civilization has produced an inordinate amount of bona fide geniuses; Critical Thinkers who had a major impact on civilization. That was during the Golden Age of Greece and the Renaissance. This was neither accident nor coincidence. Both events can be directly attributed to the Socratic Method. The basic belief at those times was that all knowledge already existed in the mind of the individual and it needed to be drawn out. From this concept, the word education is derived from the Latin, “educare” meaning to draw out or draw from.
The concept of public education changed all that and a Prussian style of pedagogy was adopted to address masses of children. This style has remained the predominant style in education today because it is efficient and cost effective. Current educators recognize its flaws and drawbacks and have attempted to infuse some basic elements of Socratic Teaching into various parts of the curriculum. It is piecemeal at best and often the first thing abandoned in tight budgets because it is “ not required”.
What if you could educate children using the Socratic Method and still make it cost effective? What if EVERY teacher applied these techniques and strategies in EVERY subject, in EVERY class with EVERY student? Would that not be a great place to send your child to reach their fullest potential?
Teachers are now engaged in implementing these techniques that only until recently were reserved for the few. Critical thinking, creative thinking, buzzing, wind tunneling and many more are now staples of education at our school. I invite everyone to log onto www.winwenger.com. For much more information than I can share here. We can honestly say that at St. Andrew’s, we don’t teach children; We EDUCATE children.
School News
Welcome to our new website.
Please bear with us as we continue to add our content. The teacher pages will be updated as they submit their material.
9/7 - Welcome Back 1st Day of School All Grades Prekdg.-8th
9/14 -Paul Effman Music Demo grades 3-5@10:15, Grades 6-8@11:00
9/24 - 11:00 dismissal Faculty Meeting
Back To School
Let’s Begin 2010 – 2011 The Right WAY!!!
Here are 10 tips to help you get the school year started off right!
1. Be responsible for you and your school
2. Make school a priority this year
3. Do all your homework nightly
4. Listen and participate in class
5. Get organized and stay that way
6. Study for tests for at least 3 days
7. Read every day
8. Use your teachers for help, that’s what they are there for
9. Find a buddy to call if you forget what your homework is, have question about an assignment or just to study with
10. Do your best work all the time
Some of the teachers have submitted their web page content and are available:
- Mrs. Greene
- Mrs Arieno
- Mrs Burr
- Mrs. Kubala
- Mrs. Sortino
Please continue to check back to see if your child's Teacher's web page is available.
