SAS another year of progression st. anne’s takes next steps to open school for girls
By Nicolette Fleming
The launching of St. Anne’s School can only be described as full steam ahead. The gas pedal is floored, and we are speeding toward opening day. This September, two classes of Grade 9 students will be welcomed. Girls in this exclusive founding year, the graduating class of 2026, will set the tone for years to come. “The foundation of St. Anne’s is based on opportunity, exploration, and discovery,” says Sabrina D’Angelo, Head of School. “We want these incredible students to be central to the development of the school’s mission, principles, and values. They are going to make history.” Sabrina has personally interviewed all incoming Grade 9 students and intends to keep that momentum going as long as it’s sustainable. She is incredibly invested in the lives of the girls who will make up the inaugural class and cannot wait to introduce them to a world of possibilities.
The Cygnets Centre is ready to welcome the First Cygnets in September 2022.
While the main campus is still under construction, the 2022-2023 school year will be spent in a facility dubbed the Cygnets Centre on the St. Andrew’s College campus, with a goal to relocate it to the nearby SAS campus in early 2023. In December, the eight-room Cygnets Centre was revealed, complete with herringbone floors, comfortable and fashionable furnishings, modern lighting, warm paint hues, and delightful wallpaper. It is a welcoming space with classrooms, an art and wellness studio, a changeroom, and lounge areas for teachers, students, and parents. This unique space isn’t just for Year 1. Once the students move into the main campus, the building will be carefully transported to the main site to be used as additional classroom space as admissions continue to grow with the introduction of Grades 5 through 9 for September 2023. Interest in these grades is already remarkably high, with more than 100 families attending both the March and April open houses. “The experience has been humbling,” says Sabrina. “Founding a school has certainly come with its many challenges, but interest in enrolling has not been one of them.”
Clockwise from bottom centre: Sabrina D’Angelo, Samantha Scheepers, JJ Patterson, and Rebecca Williams
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There have also been no difficulties finding the right people to join the leadership team. Sabrina has been joined by JJ Patterson from Havergal College as Assistant Head of School, Director of Upper School, SAC’s Samantha Scheepers as Associate Director, Academics, and SAC’s Rebecca Williams as Executive Assistant to the Head of School. Additional
