Create Intentional Impact
At St. Anne’s-Belfield School, we believe in the creative force that resides within each student, and that our Upper School is a canvas for shaping the person your student is meant to become. In this realm of boundless possibilities, students are taught how to take command of their own learning, how to lead with vision, and how to become exemplary citizens within a greater whole. Alongside dynamic, caring faculty members who are experts in their fields, Saints explore, innovate, experiment, imagine, and achieve success. They create intentional positive impact on themselves and their communities, forging a path that is uniquely theirs.
A Parent’s Perspective
“From an educational, social, and athletic standpoint, Amy and I felt St. Anne’sBelfield was the best place for our kids to continue their education. St. Anne’s-Belfield focuses on more than education while helping students become well-rounded community members. While sports have always been our kids’ favorite activities, the school has helped them explore and seek out other interests, including digital photography, broadcasting, and art. We are confident that our children have the tools to successfully face any challenge they may see in college and beyond because of the education they received here.
— John Stancil, P. ’25 & ’26
“Going
to St. Anne’s-Belfield has taught me the value of hard work, which pushes me in all aspects of my academic life. It allows me to develop holistically and not only explore the things I like. I think this is very beneficial for me in college or my future career.”
—
Alex Cheng ’24
What Advice Do You Have for New Saints?
“One of the most beautiful parts of St. Anne’s that I have experienced from Kindergarten to my senior year is that the adults and students here really want to listen. My advice would be don’t be afraid to talk to your teachers. Whether through the extracurricular activities, your actual academic classes, or outside of the school, you should utilize that tool in order to grow your own voice, learn who you are, and take part in the opportunities here.”
— Izzy Sanok ’24
Our mission:
“We wish our students to become strong in body, broad of mind, tender of heart, responsive in soul.”
— Mary Hyde DuVal,
Founding Headmistress
Our vision is to inspire and prepare the next generation of exemplary citizens and visionary leaders.
Our Portrait of a 2036 Graduate articulates the habits, mindsets, and skill sets we believe are essential for our graduates in the present and the future. Learn more about it at portrait.stab.org
Statement on Inclusive Excellence
St. Anne’s-Belfield School believes that exemplary citizenship and visionary leadership are best nurtured in a welcoming School community based on equity, inclusivity, and the pursuit of excellence. Our School provides a wellbalanced educational experience that affirms the richness and diversity of humanity, creates an expectation of belonging based on shared human dignity, and encourages a desire to learn about and from each other.
Meet the Division Head
Beth Miller, P. ’22 & ’25
Greetings! Whether you’re looking at our day or our boarding program, we know your child’s education matters enormously to you. As a parent of two Saints, I believe deeply in fostering student agency. We believe that students are at their best when they are empowered to shape their learning journey, while receiving consistent encouragement and support to challenge themselves academically. We also believe that stepping out of our comfort zones allows us to become better, more engaged,
and more empathetic citizens. As an age 2 through Grade 12 global school community, we provide our students firm roots through social interactions, community service, leadership opportunities, and a physically-active lifestyle. And those roots are what ultimately enable our students to spread their wings, finding success at college and beyond. We’re excited about the possibility of partnering together at our School.
The Saints Community
At St. Anne’s-Belfield School, we are first and foremost an academic community. Our community reaches beyond the classroom to build strong, intentional relationships with the whole family.
Highlights
60+ Parents’ Association positions throughout the School
86 parent/guardian volunteers
30 families who volunteer with the Residential Life Neighbors program
Chapel
Chapel has existed at St. Anne’s-Belfield since our founding in 1910. While today’s Chapel is non-denominational, it remains one of the sacred traditions of the School. It provides time for students and faculty to gather in fellowship and reflect on what it means to be a member of a larger community. Upper School students generally lead Chapel as musicians and speakers.
Parent/Guardian Partnership Meetings
Our Parent/Guardian Partnership Meetings, the first of which is prior to the start of school, enable faculty and family caregivers to form an important connection between home and School life. You will meet with your student’s advisor, who will remain the same all years of your student’s time at St. Anne’sBelfield.
Interaction Across Grade Levels
From their first day of school through the time they are initiated into our expansive, global alumni network, all Saints know they are part of a caring and vibrant community. With students from age 2 to Grade 12 and representing 25 countries, your student will have the opportunity to interact with students of all ages and backgrounds through programs like Grade Level Experiences, advisory, and volunteering.
Parent/Guardian
Programming
Wednesday Wellness Webinars connect child and teen development experts to our parents and guardians; Curriculum Nights give parents and guardians insight into our Upper School curriculum; and presentations and informal coffee chats throughout the year with the head of the Upper School, director of Residential Life, college counselors, and program leaders provide timely information.
The Parents’ Association
During a time when teens naturally want to be more independent from their parents, the Parents’ Association (PA) provides many opportunities for families to become involved with the School. Parents and guardians hold roles as grade level reps for Day and Boarding, gather for informal coffees, and serve at special events, concession stands, and on schoollevel committees.
Community Events
Cheer on our Saints athletes, bring the family to an arts performance, attend a lecture, come decked in maroon for our Fall Family Fest or Maroon & White Party, roll up your sleeves and volunteer alongside a local organization during Saints Serve Saturday — the School community loves to come together.
The Advantage of a DayBoarding School
Our community is a rich tapestry of backgrounds, perspectives, and life stories from around the globe. Programs like Residential Life Neighbors give international boarding students a warm taste of home while providing local families the chance to get to know a residential student on a deeper level. And all of our students reap the benefits of vibrant, diverse discussions both inside and outside the classroom. This dynamic exchange not only fosters a deeper understanding of the world but also nurtures the
Distinctive Academics
AP Scholars 2023-24
AP Scholars: 34 | AP Scholars with Honor: 15
AP Scholars with Distinction: 25 | AP Capstone
Diplomas: 2
Class of 2024 SAT and ACT Scores
SAT scores: mean: 1314
mid-50% range: 1190 – 1460
ACT scores: composite score: 27 mid-50% range: 23 – 30
Graduation Requirements
Humanities: English — 4 years
Humanities: History — 3 years
World Languages — Third level of the same language
Science (including Physics, Chemistry, and Biology) — 3 years
Mathematics — 3 years
Visual or Performing Arts (4-year students) — 1 year
Physical Activity — See Curriculum Guide
Advanced Senior Seminar — 1 year
Life Skills — 1 term
Study Skills — 1 term
Community Service — 45 hours
Senior Internship — 35 hours
Right: The expansive, light-filled Lourie Learning Center (LLC) inside Randolph Hall offers flexible spaces for classes, lectures, and open mic nights. It also contains a recording studio, makerspace, and food lab.
Humanities
Students explore a rich cultural canon of words and images and develop an appreciation for how the humanities can enrich and deepen their sense of themselves, their community, and their world. This reading- and writing-intensive program integrates English, history, and religion into courses across the humanities disciplines that emphasize inquiry in these disciplines as well as in arts, architecture, and philosophy.
Research
To promote intellectual rigor, students at St. Anne’s-Belfield engage in research at some point over the course of their high school career. Each year, approximately 45% of our student body is involved in an intensive research project. All Grade 11 students undertake a major research paper. Students in good academic standing in Grades 10 – 12 who either exhaust the course offerings within a given department or wish to pursue a particular idea or topic in significant depth may undertake an Independent Study or a Capstone Thesis.
Advisory
Upon entering the Upper School, each student is assigned an advisor. The advisor is the faculty member who is assigned the responsibility for monitoring a student’s academic and social development during the student’s year at the School. Students gather in advisory group meetings, and advisors meet with advisees on an individual basis. Students will stay with the same advisor throughout their time in the Upper School.
Computer Science
Using source material typical of undergraduate university courses, students in the CS program spend three years creating web applications, diving into artificial intelligence, conducting algorithmic analysis, and learning Agile engineering methods.
Pathways Program
The Pathways Program is designed to recognize students with an identified area of interest or specialization and to provide them with the skills and knowledge needed to excel within their field of passion. Students will engage in additional experiential learning opportunities, collaborate with peers, and learn from industry experts. These programs will equip students with the tools and resources to explore different areas of their identified focus area, set goals, and develop the skills and knowledge necessary to achieve them all while contributing to the greater good.
Capstone Thesis
The Capstone Thesis allows students an opportunity to pursue a particular idea or topic in significant depth. Meeting weekly with a faculty mentor, students are expected to lead the entire yearlong experience of independent, extracurricular study, committing between 3 – 5 hours per week to their research. Students make presentations to the Upper School community at the annual Capstone Symposium in January. In the spring, Capstone students give another formal oral presentation and submit a 10 – 15 page academic paper to the Capstone Committee. Students who have completed AP Seminar in their junior year may elect to designate their Capstone project an AP Research project.
The Region’s Only AP Capstone™ School
AP Capstone is a diploma program based on two yearlong courses: AP Seminar and AP Research. From the College Board, “these courses develop students’ skills in research, analysis, evidence-based arguments, collaboration, writing, and presenting.” Students who complete the program can earn one of two different AP Capstone awards. St. Anne’sBelfield is one of only 15% of Virginia public and private high schools to offer an AP Capstone, and is the only school in Charlottesville/Albemarle to offer this highly-valued distinction.
Senior Seminars
Each senior is required to enroll in and pass one Senior Seminar. Many seniors elect to take two seminars. Students collaborate with faculty and experts in the field in a yearlong experience that emphasizes the exploration of multiple perspectives, research, and critical thinking. The outcome is the creation of one or more works that contribute to the betterment of the field of study and the St. Anne’s-Belfield community. Below are some recent examples.
Environmental Studies
Students in the Environmental Studies Advanced Senior Seminar study, analyze, and gather data on the federallyendangered James River spinymussel. We are the only high school in the nation with a federal license to work in consultation with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
Biotechnology and Ethics
Student researchers enrolled in our Biotechnology and Ethics Advanced Senior Seminar are developing an environmental DNA sequence to find new populations of endangered species in our ecosystem. Integrating techniques from the fields of biology, biotechnology, and computer science, students work hand-in-hand with academic experts and faculty to answer novel questions about zebrafish, a model organism for scientific research.
Other Examples
21st Century Citizenship
Entrepreneurship
Comparative Religion: Philosophies of the East & West
State-Building & Post-Colonial Societies
Advanced Theatre Arts: Production and Design
Curricular Progression
GRADE 9
Visual & Performing Arts: Concert Choir; Saints Chorale*; Philharmonic Strings; Counterpoints*; Music Theory; Theatre Arts; Drawing & 2D Design; Painting & 2D Design; Ceramics; Digital Media Arts
* Indicates “earned honors” credit
These courses offer students the opportunity to push their learning beyond the standards of the core curriculum. Students who choose to pursue earned-honors will complete differentiated assignments and assessments and be held to heightened expectations. Those students who meet honors expectations over the course of the year earn a 0.5 GPA boost for the final grade.
** Indicates “earned AP” credit
These courses are offered as an overlay to an existing course. Students who choose to pursue Advanced Placement credit will complete differentiated assignments and assessments. Work will be evaluated based on standards determined by the College Board. Those students who meet AP expectations over the course of the year earn 0.5 GPA boost for the final grade.
Please note: Electives are change from year to year, please consult the Upper School Curriculum Guide for this year’s courses.
Humanities Courses Literary Works in Cinematic Form Contemporary Novel Literature of the Wild
Senior Seminars
Upper School Schedule
Scan this QR codeor visit stab.org/ academics/upper-school/schedule to learn more about our modular schedule
Arts
Visual Arts
• Drawing Foundations
• Drawing Architecture
• Drawing the Figure
• Drawing Still Life
• Painting Foundations
• Painting and Collage
• Painting Nature
• Painting Objects
• Portfolio in Drawing, Painting, and Two-Dimensional Design
• Ceramics Foundations
• Ceramics Wheel Throwing
• Ceramics Handbuilding
• Ceramics Sculptural
• Portfolio: Ceramics
• Foundations of Digital Media Arts
• Photography in the Community and Photojournalism
• Typography and Poster Design
• Identity Design
• Continuing Studies: Photography and Digital Media Arts
• Portfolio: Photography and Digital Media Arts
Technology, Engineering, and
Performing Arts
• Concert Choir
• Saints Chorale
• Philharmonic Strings
• Counterpoints
• Introduction to Strings
• Music Theory
• Intermediate Music Theory
• AP Music Theory
• Continuing Studies in Music Theory
• Theatre Arts and Film Foundations
• Acting for the Stage
• Acting for the Screen
• Continuing Studies in Theatre and Film
• Continuing Studies in Theatre Arts: Dramatic Literature and Writing
• Audio Engineering Extracurricular Arts
• Wearable Arts Runway Show
• A cappella Groups
- Treble Makers
Saints Athletics
2024-25 Competitive Teams
Boys
Fall
Varsity Football
7 & 8 Football
Varsity Cross Country
7 & 8 Cross Country
Varsity Soccer
JV Soccer
7 & 8 Soccer
Winter
Varsity Basketball
JV Basketball
7 & 8 Basketball
Varsity Squash (co-ed)
JV Squash (co-ed)
7 & 8 Squash (co-ed)
Varsity Swimming
Varsity Diving
Spring
Varsity Lacrosse
JV Lacrosse
7 & 8 Lacrosse
Varsity Tennis
JV Tennis
Varsity Golf (co-ed)
Varsity Baseball
JV Baseball
7 & 8 Baseball
Varsity Track
7 & 8 Track
Girls
Fall
Varsity Field Hockey
JV Field Hockey
7 & 8 Field Hockey
Varsity Cross Country
7 & 8 Cross Country
Varsity Volleyball
JV Volleyball
7 & 8 Volleyball
Varsity Tennis
JV Tennis
Winter
Varsity Basketball
JV Basketball
7 & 8 Basketball
Varsity Squash (co-ed)
JV Squash (co-ed)
7 & 8 Squash (co-ed)
Varsity Swimming
Varsity Diving
Spring
Varsity Lacrosse
JV Lacrosse
7 & 8 Lacrosse
Varsity Soccer
JV Soccer
7 & 8 Soccer
Varsity Golf (co-ed)
Varsity Track
7 & 8 Track
Non-Competitive Options
Strength & Conditioning (MS)
Fitness (US)
Yoga (US)
Bike Club (US)
Squash (MS)
MS — Middle School, Grades 7 & 8
US — Upper School
At A Glance St. Anne’s-Belfield School
55 acres of land between two campuses
2 hours from Dulles International Airport (IAD) in DC around the corner from University of Virginia
School
318 Upper School Day students
58 Upper School Boarding Students
11 average advisory size located in Charlottesville and Albemarle County, VA
countries represented in the student body
11 Countries and 10 U.S. states in the Residential Life Program
4,911 living alums in 49 countries and 48 countries
54 competitive sports teams
21 Advanced Placement (AP) exams offered on campus
667 family households
90% Grades 9 – 12 students appear on or behind the stage each year
107 U.S. zip codes represented schoolwide
Class of 2024 College Success
88% Class of 2024 enrolled in their first or second choice college
1314
average SAT vs. 1028 national average
980 students age 2 – Grade 12
71% UVA in-state admission rate vs 25.5% global rate
38% UVA out-ofstate admission rate vs. 13% global rate
27 average ACT vs 19.9 national average 1 in 2 will enroll in a very selective (<25% admit rate) college Learn how our Upper School program results in college success at stab.org/collegecounseling
The School admits qualified students of any race, color, national origin, place of birth, ancestry, sex, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, or any status protected by applicable law, and extends to them all the privilege to participate in the educational programs generally accorded or made available to students at the School. The School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, sex, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, or any status protected by applicable law in the administration of its admission or its educational programs.
