Sanford School
| Sanford School | |
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| Address | |
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6900 Lancaster Pike Hockessin, Delaware, Delaware United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | private coeducational secondary |
| Motto | No talent lies latent |
| Established | 1930 |
| Founder | Sanford and Ellen Sawin |
| Headmaster | Mark Anderson |
| Grades | Junior K to 12 |
| Enrollment | 600 |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools |
| Website | www.sanfordschool.org |
Sanford School is a private, college preparatory, coeducational day school for students in preschool through high school, located on a 100-acre campus in Hockessin, Delaware. Originally known as "Sunny Hills School", it was founded on September 23, 1930, by Sanford and Ellen Sawin, in memory of their eldest son Sanford Sawin, Jr. The school's name was changed to Sanford in 1966, 50 years after his death. Sanford School maintains a 100% college acceptance rate for its students, made possible by its hands-on faculty. The student to teacher ratio is set at 12:1, with average class sizes of 15 students.
Sanford competes in interscholastic sports as a member of the Delaware Independent School Conference. They have made history by winning both girls and boys basketball State Championships in 2010 and 2011, the first school to have done so in the history of Delaware.
The Sanford school song was written by Frank Stephens of Arden, Delaware.
Sanford's motto "No Talent Lies Latent" is at the heart of the school's educational program and mission. Enrolling students PreK–Grade 12, Sanford works to develop the whole child within a safe and supportive environment.
Sanford's Mission Statement: “Sanford is a place where your children will find inspiration, knowledge, skills, and support to successfully follow their own unique paths to excellence. Hallmarks of each student’s journey include academic rigor, opportunities in the arts and athletics, an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust, and immersion in a worldly community that prepares students to succeed in every aspect of life".
Sanford School’s 100-acre campus offers a state-of-the-art performing arts center, a fully equipped STEM lab, two makerspaces, three libraries, art studios, an outdoor classroom, two athletic courts, a weight room, professional tennis courts, flexible gathering spaces, and more. Sanford also offers 18 AP courses with 80% of the senior class taking one or more AP course offerings, and 33 AP scholars in 2016.
Housed in the Albright Hall and Yearsley Hall, Sanford’s lower school consists of students from PreK–grade 4. It is here that the values of trust, respect, honesty and cooperation are first incorporated in the classroom. This is embodied in the lower school rule: “Respect people and property”. Sanford’s lower school ethos provides a framework for children to grow into supportive and successful members of the school community.
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