St. Andrew's Schools

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.