Our Family

St. Andrew's-Sewanee prides itself on being not just a school but also a community. Long gone are the days when the town of St. Andrew's, as it was called, had its own zip code and post office, but there's still a small town feel to the campus. Residential faculty and their families attend meals in the dining hall. Students who are interested can count on babysitting jobs. The school's many dogs wander campus hoping to find a forgotten ice cream cone.

It's a closeness you can feel from the moment you arrive. On a warm day, students gather in the Adirondack chairs in the main quad to strum guitars or share stories. The picnic tables fill with students bringing their lunch outside to enjoy the breeze under the trees. When the Sewanee fog rolls in, the social scene moves to the Student Union where weekend nights mean a movie and some hot cocoa with friends. The beach volleyball court and the firepit (home to many all-campus bonfires) are just outside the Union. Stop by the library on an afternoon and you will find a friendly game of chess or someone eager to show you the latest website they've found.

Students, faculty and staff members weave in and out of one another's lives. Learning and discovery exceed the bounds of the school day and week. St. Andrew's-Sewanee is a community bound together by respect for one another and delight in knowledge. It's a place we think you'll like to call your second home.

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Not Your Typical Prep School ... Look at the Dress Code

From the time of your first visit, you will sense that SAS is a unique place. For one thing, students don’t wear skirts, ties, and sport coats to class. Because the focus of classwork at SAS is on involvement, that often means sitting on the floor, wading in ponds, acting, hiking, throwing clay. Dress clothes just wouldn’t make sense for the way we teach. The SAS Dress Code requires students to be properly covered, neat, and clean shaven (for guys). You can be comfortable in your jeans (if they are unpatched and hemmed) and tennis shoes. In warm weather, you can wear shorts and sandals. SAS students enjoy the relaxed feel of the Dress Code, and that spirit carries over into classes and throughout the campus.