Private School in Hampton Roads, VA

St. Andrew's Episcopal School, Newport News:
Located in Newport News, an independent city in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of eastern Virginia, St. Andrew's Episcopal School has been providing a strong academic education for PreK-5 children on the Virginia Peninsula in a nurturing Christian environment for sixty years. We welcome children of all faiths who seek to grow in mind, body, and spirit and we strive to be an inclusive school celebrating the diversity that each student brings to our community.

Pre-Kindergarten:
The Pre-Kindergarten program at St. Andrew’s exposes children to a variety of learning experiences and provides a positive setting for children in the early stages of learning. St. Andrew’s places an emphasis on self-motivation and creativity and on the development of positive attitudes toward school. Pre-Kindergarteners experience new situations and materials each day. In addition to learning activities, the children have center time, snack break, stories, free play, and activities to develop language skills and oral expression.

Kindergarten:
A child’s year in kindergarten is one of the most important years he or she will spend in school. St. Andrew’s strives to make this introduction to formal education a positive, exciting experience. Academic success is fostered along with the emotional, social, physical and creative success of every kindergartener.

Each day in kindergarten at St. Andrew’s is a busy day. In addition to the structured learning activities, time is provided for free play, for a casual snack break, for stories and for a special “sharing” time.Children are taught the basics in language arts, math, science. Resource Classes include arts and crafts activities. Beginning conversational French is taught in kindergarten twice weekly, and a library period is provided each week.

First to Fifth Grade:

Language arts:
Vocabulary and comprehension are emphasized in reading. Students practice writing skills and interpret poetry. Book projects and discussions stress written as well as oral skills. English includes a thorough study of the eight parts of speech, grammar mechanics and creative writing. The school’s computers are used for creative writing assignments. Spelling groups are based on the student’s ability.

Math:
Math concentrates on adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing whole numbers, decimals and fractions. The students work with geometric figures and shapes and learn to find perimeter, area, volume and circumference by using formulas. Protractors are used to measure angles. Word problems and reasoning are stressed, and calculators are used on some assignments.

Science:
The science curriculum provides a study of matter, oceans, earth processes, sound, light, cells, and the human body. Emphasis is placed on student participation in experiments and projects.

Social science:
American history is presented through a concepts and inquiry approach. The study of geography and current events is included.

Health and physical education:
Students explore a variety of games and physical activities throughout the school year. Instruction includes the systems of the body, nutrition, and an introduction to basic first aid procedures. The P.E. teacher integrates math and history lessons into the P.E. curriculum.

Resource classes:
French, computer, music, art, physical education and health, and library instruction are provided weekly.

We provide:
- Before and After School Programs
- Extracurricular activities