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The 2009 annual service of the Blessing of the Animals is depicted, along with a few photos.

This story appeared on the SAS website on October 11, 2009.

Headmaster Tad Roach speaks about the 10,000 hours that is required to achieve mastery over a subject, whether it is academic, competitive, or in character development.

In the May 2009 issue of The Atlantic, Joshua Wolf Shenk described a Harvard study that followed 268 men for 72 years with the objective to find out why some men flourish while others fade...

At the fall St. Anne's Sunday Service, Headmaster Tad Roach addresses how individual achievement alone does not serve the whole, but relinquishing the ego and putting others ahead of yourself serves the greater good.

This article was originally posted on the St. Andrew's website.

College counselor and English teacher Alix Ross speaks on Earth Day about striving to live a simpler life, a more conscious life, and enjoying a life more connected to nature: "I feel connected to a greater universe, a greater understaning when I im..

In this talk, Spanish teacher Laura Bender reflects on slowing down in order to feel more at peace with surroundings and self, to focus on "process and individual progress".

Religious Studies teacher Wes Goldsberry gave this talk for the GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Chapel Service. He explores the discussion of homosexuality's morality vis a vis religious institutions interpretations' of God's will.

College Counselor Candy Schuller reflects on a sabbatical year that was planned one way, and ended up quite differently: "This sabbatical was a blessing through which many of life’s lessons were clarified as our family traveled and reflected on how p..

In this Commencement Chapel Talk, History teacher Wilson Everhart, class of '95, counsels the Class of 2009 to, "Move on...sort of." Advice to move on to "passionate engagement" in "whatever community awaits" is tempered by advice to retain close bo..

Who are St. Simon and St. Jude, why does the Church celebrate them, and why should we care? Director of Studies Nathan Costa discusses two of the lesser known Apostles on their Feast Day...

In this talk, Assistant Headmaster Peter Caldwell reflects on his years of training to make the Olympic cross-country ski team, and on what that hard-work experience has taught him about community.

Bill Cashion, a member of the School's Technology Department, gave this talk before the community embarked for the 2009 AIDS walk in Wilmington. In this talk, he speaks of the unintentional positive impact people's actions can have on others.

In this talk, history teacher Emily Pressman discusses the founding of the traditional American Thanksgiving and discusses the political cartoonist's Thomas Nast and his print "Uncle Sam's Thanksgiving Dinner" "...[I]t demands of its viewers that w..

In this Chapel Talk English teacher Will Speers speaks of listening versus hearing...

In citing an NPR StoryCorps broadcast of two brothers - one of whom served in Vietnam and the other who could not because of diabetes - English teacher Will Speers talks of what inspiration is and what it means to be inspired: "[I]nspiration is not p..

Through relating her experiences as a girl in Panama City and her college years at Kenyon, Spanish teacher Ana Ramirez speaks of her love for teaching and of her love for St. Andrew's, and what St...

Karishma Chadha '10 delivered remarks during a Wednesday night chapel celebrating Diwali.

This article was originally posted on the St. Andrew's website.

Religious Studies teacher Terence Gilheany speaks of a difficult time he had in 2007, how he was helped during that time, and what he has identified since then as essential practices towards achieving happiness.

Director of Advancement Gordon Brownlee, class of '75, gave this talk on the occasion of Founders Day and St. Andrew's Day. Gordon speaks of tradition and the common heritage shared by all in the St...

Chapel speaker on September 30, 2009 was Rev. Naim Ateek. "Realizing that the intricacies of the Palestinian lands in more recent times might not be familiar to all in the audience, Dr...

Philanthropist Sophie Stenbeck '98 discusses her work in service during an all school chapel.

This story appeared on the SAS website September 21, 2009.

Reflections on the benefits and practice of slowing down in a fast-paced world.

Stories reflecting life lessons learned: swimming lessons; second chances; choosing friends; living moderately, sustainably and without a complete reliance on technology; and the power of being resilient...

English teacher Will Speers speaks on the power of one singe word: the memories, emotions, responses and personal meaning one word can elicit.

In telling of his grandmother's life and of his relationship with her, history teacher Tom Fritz urges the listener to take full advantage of the historical perspective someone of the "Greatest Generation" has before obtaining a bit of that oral hist..

Video tapes of the fourth form Religious Studies sermons. The students verses are from the Old and New Testament...

In this talk, Academic Dean John Austin, class of '83, discusses the necessary intertwining of work, play and practice - and the learning involved in how to work play and practice - that allow for a satisfying, successful, creative and happy life.

Ceramics teacher Demond Baine dicusses how he came to the decision to become an organ donor, and in that decision-making process, he realizes that he has faced certain fears.

In recounting her teaching experience of at-risk students in Seattle, math teacher Heather Casteel reflects on the trials of Job, "What happens when you try really hard, and it still isn’t good enough? When you do everything right, and still lose?..

Reflecting in this Chapel Talk on those women who have suffered devastating tragedy, English teacher Elizabeth Roach's intention is "a tribute to the strong women in my life." She examines wherein comes the strength and resiliency in facing adversit..

Headmaster Tad Roach thanks the community for their hospitality and spirit during the recent visit-back days...