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Club or Organization: Hope Lodge Club, Hui Hau'oli, I.T. (Information Technology) Crew, Interact Club, International Thespian Society, Kindness Club, Math Club, National Honor Society, Pacific Asian Affairs Council, Robotics, SLOHA - Service with Aloha Committee, Spirit Committee, Student Council - High School, Student Council - Lower School, Student Council - Middle School, Sustainability Club
Arts and Music Programs: Band, Choir, Orchestra
School Notes
St. Andrew`s Schools has developed courageous, compassionate
leaders of tomorrow for more than 150 years. Our founder, the great
Hawaiian leader Queen Emma Kaleleonlani was a visionary and
transformational thinker. Affectionately called the "People`s
Queen," Queen Emma dedicated herself to serving the health,
educational and spiritual needs of her people.
Queen Emma was known and loved for her progressive and passionate
advocacy for justice and she worked tirelessly to address Hawaii`s
most pressing social needs, including healthcare for the Hawaiian
people and equal education for girls. St. Andrew`s Priory, the
oldest all-girls school in Hawaii, is a lasting testament to her
towering vision and efforts. Since the founding of The Priory in
1867, St. Andrew`s has grown to include The Prep, a K-6 boys
school, and Queen Emma Preschool, for boys and girls ages two to
five.
Today, the students of St. Andrew`s Schools honor Queen Emma by
perpetuating her legacy of courageous and compassionate
leadership.
Our Mission
To educate students in a culture of care, respect, love, and
service. Each child is known, challenged, understood, and empowered
toKulia i ka Nuu Strive for the Highest.
Honoring our founder, Queen Emma Kaleleonlani, and with values
deeply rooted in our Hawaiian and Episcopal heritage, St. Andrew`s
Schools offers a personalized curriculum that inspires students to
learn deeply, think critically and lead courageously.
Our Vision
Our vision is to help children learn and grow to be their personal
best, engaged in the world and inspired to make it more humane and
just.
AIMS OF A ST. ANDREW`S EDUCATION
Our students will develop strong, confident voices and a
commitment to mastering, understanding and creating
knowledge.
Our students will develop the intellectual capacity and habits
of mind to be successful and thrive in college, the workforce, and
beyond.
Our students will lead a life of purpose and service with
integrity, respect, compassion, advocacy, and kindness.
Our students will appreciate diversity, understand our
connectedness to each other and to Earth, and have the ability to
work individually and collaboratively in our global community.
Our students will develop lifetime habits of physical,
intellectual, spiritual, and emotional wellness so they can reach
their promise and help others do the same.
Educational Philosophy
We believe that all children can learn and that they need a teacher
who
loves, cares for, and believes in them,
sets high expectations,
ignites their curiosity,
understands and implements what is known regarding the science
of learning, and
crafts the curriculum and instruction so students can be
successful in their learning.
To accomplish this,
We provide an engaging and challenging learning environment
that is designed to meet the needs and aspirations of girls and
boys using a single-gender coordinate educational system for
students grades K - 12 and a coed, play-based program for our
preschool students.
We foster well-being in mind, body, and spirit to ensure a
child`s healthy growth and development.
We teach and model integrity, empathy, compassion, and
loving-kindness, and call children to live an ethical life of
purpose and service.
We create personalized learning experiences, so students can
uncover their individual talents and passions and have voice and
choice in their school work. They learn how to set goals, honestly
assess their progress, and be both inspired and motivated to
persevere.
We cultivate a culture of thinking, learning, leading, and
doing that provides opportunities for deep inquiry, exploration,
discovery and reflection.
We empower students to lead with courage and conviction by
creating opportunities to collaborate, create, and communicate as a
member of the local, national, and global community.
We are committed to lifelong learning and continued innovation
in teaching and learning. By exploring and thoughtfully
incorporating educational research (e.g. the neuroscience of
learning) we work to create, design and implement a preschool 12
curricular program which uses effective instructional and
assessment strategies to enhance student learning.
Grades: K-12 | 3,724 students1.6 miles 1601 Punahou Street Honolulu, HI 96822 (808) 944-5710
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School Reviews
5.00 out of 5(4 reviews)
51/17/2023
This is a great school. Highly recommend!
- Posted by Parent - Jen
53/14/2019
This school is all but co-ed now. On 26FEB2019 Headmaster Ruth Fletcher wrote to parents, "Of special note is the visiting team's support of the recent decision by our Board of Trustees to grow The Prep to 8th grade. This will be accomplished by adding one grade level per year, starting with a 5th grade class in 2019-2020. We're particularly excited about this decision because many of you have expressed a keen interest in keeping your sons here at St. Andrew's and we're happy to be able to fulfill your family's vision for the education of your child."
- Posted by Parent - Queen Emma weeps
51/25/2018
I have 2 girls who currently attend this amazing school ( middle school and high school). Both have thrived academically, socially, in sport opportunities and see the world through a wide global view. The oldest has had the opportunity to travel to the mainland 3 times with the Model UN class - and last year service trip to Cambodia through the Global Girls program. They are truly living Queen Emma's mission. The faculty and staff are extremely supportive both to my girls and us a family. We are grateful for the education, and opportunities that they have received.
- Posted by Parent - Connie
512/11/2012
Priory is a great college prep. school that focuses on academics. They have a good music program; students can participate in choir, band, or orchestra. It is not easy to play sports while going to this school, though. The chances of having to participate in a Pac5 sport program is high, too, so making practices is hard. They rarely give out awards. The education is good, though.
- Posted by Parent - green
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