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SAS Technology Team member Beth Crook talks about the power of community to carry us through times of adversity.

Classics and English teacher Phil Walsh gives a powerful Chapel Talk on the mutability of memory and the ways in which modern distractions can make us forgetful.

Computer Science teacher Dave Myers '96 overcomes the fear of public speaking by framing the task of a chapel talk as a technical challenge, an area where he has developed a confidence level over the years.

You Can Sweat - Math teacher Bowman Dickson shares the motivations and memories behind his long-distance running habit, and explains why we're all capable of running our own personal marathons.

2017 Distinguished Alum Cristy Colon '87 gave this Chapel Talk on her experience at St. Andrew's, and how both its positives and negatives shaped her character long after graduation.

Head of School Tad Roach gave the following Chapel Talk after the School's annual Thanksgiving dinner, and in it shares his reflections on the "radical love" and action of Civil Rights activist and leader Diane Nash, who spoke to the School community..

Embracing the Frightening Unknown - Associate Head of School Will Speers recalls moments of fear in his life and wrestles with the question of: what can we do when we're scared?

Dean of Students Will Robinson talks about the impact Wednesday night Chapel services had on him as a student at St. Andrew's, and how his understanding of God has evolved throughout his adult life.

Privilege & Responsibility, Confidence & Connection - In this Parents Weekend Chapel Talk, current parent Mercedes Abramo P'18 shares essential habits—learned from her own career in business leadership—for developing a "human community" in your own p..

"Like a Tree Standing by the Water, We Shall Not Be Moved" - History Department Chair Emily Pressman gives a rousing Chapel Talk on the roots of her own love of history and the work of civil rights activist Diane Nash, who will be visiting campus ne..

Battle of the Sexes 2.0: Never Lower Our Guard - Dean of Teaching & Learning Elizabeth Roach speaks candidly about the joys of growing up in a "feminist household", the challenges of her own experiences with sexism, and the need for collaboration acr..

Do Not Worry About Your Life - Dean of Diversity Education Giselle Furlonge gives a Wednesday night Chapel Talk about how she works to remember the words of Matthew 6:25 and be present in her busy and sometimes overwhelming days as a new mother, teac..

Our Human Family - In this opening Wednesday night Chapel Talk of the 2017-18 school year, retired Bishop Bud Shand calls us to engage in radical empathy and demonstrative love for all members of our human family.

How to Bottle Your Memories - Shortly before graduation, VI Form student Hannah Beams '17 digs up a time capsule she'd buried at the end of her freshman year—and wonders how she can ever truly preserve all of her memories of St. Andrew's.

Combatting the Single Story - Classics and English teacher Phil Walsh delivers this All Saints Day Chapel Talk on how a review of his recently published book falsely pigeonholed him as a certain kind of person, and how that experience helped him see ..

Show Your Love: Grab That Oar and Help Us Row to Shore - In this talk, Spanish teacher Donald Duffy emphasizes the importance of our mutual willingness to contribute to the greater good, in small ways as well as large...

The Race That's Marked Out For Us - Registrar Cynthia Poarch shares her experience of having a life-saving liver transplant, and meditates on the effects of time, chance, and hard work on the shape and direction of our lives' paths.

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Do Small Things With Great Love - Trustee and current parent Betsy Cahill P'11,'12,'19 (seen here with her son Charlie '19) gave this Friday afternoon Chapel Talk on the importance of pursuing habits of humility in our ambitious and self-promotional ..

Unknowable Risks & Deep Kindness - Retiring French teacher Diahann Johnson delivers her last Chapel Talk of her tenure at St. Andrew's. In it, she reflects on her experiences as the first African-American women to join St. Andrew's teaching faculty.

Four Lessons on Leadership - On Sunday of our 2017 Arts Weekend, VI Form parent Vik Malhotra P'17 delivered this Chapel talk on the four habits of character he believes are required for great leadership.

Love That Room - In this Mein Chapel Talk, VI Form student Kya Bunn '17 shares the ways in which the Pell Common room has impacted her life, and the lives of so many other female students, during her four years at SAS.

The Unlikely Lessons of St. Andrew's - Harrison Foley '17 gives a Mein Chapel Talk on how St. Andrew's has helped him learn to be comfortable with "being yourself"—and that it's okay not to know exactly what "being yourself" means just yet.

A Letter to SAS - In this Mein Chapel Talk, Graduating senior Rachel Sin '17 writes a farewell letter to St. Andrew's and recalls the small moments of discovery and growth and questioning she's experienced during her time here.

Welcoming Refugees in a Time of Crisis - Director of Episcopal Migration Ministries Deborah Stein spoke about the current global refugee crisis, and shares with students ways in which they can get involved in advocating for and assisting resettled re..

Spiritual Buds on the Family Tree - Arts Department Co-Chair and Theatre Program Director Ann Taylor discusses the multiplicity of faiths within her own family—from Sikhism, to Transcendental Meditation—and the ways in which she has relied on her own..

My Excellent Adventure to Jordan - VI Form Advisor and wellness teacher Gretchen Hagenbuch talks about her recent trip to Jordan and her ongoing exploration of the practice of faith.

Looking for Red Ivy in Wrigley Field - Spanish teacher Dave Miller shares some of his experiences from his sabbatical year in Costa Rica, and encourages us all to seek new perspectives on those things we think we "already know."

The Consequential Inconsequential - 2016 Distinguished Alumni Ed Strong '66 P'07,'10 gives a Chapel Talk on the "consequential inconsequential": those apparently small things in one's life—a gift, a conversation, a choice—that turn out to be transfor..

"Lord Save Us, We Are Perishing" - Classics teacher Matt McAuliffe shares some fear-filled turning points in his life, and suggests ways we all might rebuke our fears of the storms that surround us.

21 Questions for God - Classics Department Chair and Director of Diversity Education Giselle Furlonge explores the difference between the productive and unproductive questions she's asked herself, and asked of God.

The Puzzle of Pluralism - Dr. Muqtedar Khan, founding Director of the Islamic Studies Program at the University of Delaware's Islamic Studies Program, makes his annual visit to speak in the SAS Chapel...