St. Andrew's College (Aurora, Ontario)

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St. Andrew's College

MottoQuit ye like men, be strong

From: Bible, First Corinthians, 16:13-14, King James Version.

Established 1899

School type Private

Head Master E.G.Staunton

Location Aurora, Ontario, Canada

Sports teams Saints

Website [www.sac.on.ca]

St. Andrew's College (known as S.A.C.) is a boys' independent school (grades 6-12) located in Aurora, Ontario, Canada, founded in 1899. It is a university-preparatory school, with a focus on academic achievement, athletics, and leadership development. It is accredited by the Canadian Educational Standards Institute.

First situated in Toronto on land east of Old Yonge Street over to Bayview Avenue, the campus moved north to its current campus in Aurora in 1924. The school has a 110 acre campus suburban environment. Its architecture is built around the traditional quadrangle form. There are four boarding houses on campus which are home to one half of the approximately 560 boys. Many teaching faculty also live on campus.

The main path of St. Andrew's College with a view of Dunlap Hall, the Chapel, and the quad.

Contents

1 Students
2 Campus life
3 Cadet Corps
4 Clans
5 Athletics
6 Notable faculty
7 Old Boys
8 External links

Students

There are currently 265 boarders from 21 countries attending St. Andrew's College during the academic 2005-2006 year. Dayboys, from the Greater Toronto Area, number at 274 students in the three day houses: Laidlaw, Smith, and Ramsey. Middle School consists of students in grades 6 to 8 while Upper School is comprised of students in grades 9 through 12. Macdonald House is the home to all boarders attending grades 6 through 8. Upper School residents live in the three boarding houses: Flavelle, Sifton, and Memorial. The programs for Middle School students are generally independent from those for Upper School. Each student is also part of a clan, where they would participate in various activities to earn Clan Points.

Campus life

The school's mission statement is ''Dedicating ourselves to the development of the complete man, the well-rounded citizen'. Sports are a compulsory activity and considered an essential part of school life and culture. Over 53 representative teams are offered, as are a host of in-house and non-competitive sports.

Boys are members of a Clan system and a traditional St. Andrew's night dinner is held each year complete with Haggis. They also wear their kilts for special occasions.

Cadet Corps

St. Andrew’s is also home to Canada’s largest Royal Canadian Army Cadets Corps. Established in 1905, the 142 St. Andrew's College Highland Cadet Corps is now a credit earning, multi-year leadership program, but still culminates in an annual inspection. The school's cadet corps is also affiliated with the 48th Highlanders of Canada, retaining the same motto ("Dileas Gu Brath" - "Faithful Forever") as well as uniform (scarlet tunic and Davidson tartan). In 2005, the centennial year, the Corps was granted the Freedom of the City of Aurora.

The Pipes and Drums Band is an integral part of the St. Andrew's College Highland Cadet Corps and one of its best known elements. The primary responsibility of the Pipe Band is to provide music for the Battalion when it is on the march. In this role the Band will be front and centre at the Annual Church Parade, the Headmaster's Parade and the Annual Inspection.

Clans

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Middle School Clans:

Bruce Clan
Douglas Clan
Wallace Clan
Montrose Clan

Students in a particular Upper School house, both day and boarding, are in the same clan.

Upper School Clans:

Buchanan Clan, Memorial House
Chattan Clan, Smith House
Ramsay Clan, Ramsey House
Robertson Clan, Laidlaw House
MacPherson Clan, Flavelle House
Stewart Clan, Sifton House

Athletics

As one of the original members of Ontario’s “Little Big Four” (the others being Ridley, Trinity, and Upper Canada colleges - the other then all-boys prep schools) St. Andrew’s has a tradition of sporting - the photographs of each year’s representative teams line the walls of the Bedard Athletic Centre. Sports are mandatory for all boys two out of three terms.

Notable faculty

Robert Bédard, a former Headmaster, was Canada's top ranked tennis player for two decades.

Old Boys

St. Andrew's alumni include:

Philanthropist and former Governor General of Canada Vincent Massey, PC, CH, CC.
Group of Seven Painter Lawren Harris, CC.
Former Governor of the Bank of Canada Graham Towers, CC.
Author Timothy Findley, OC.
Actor Kiefer Sutherland attended the school briefly.
Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland & Labrador Edward Roberts.
Retired politician John Crosbie, PC, OC , QC.
Former Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador Frank Moores.
John Alexander Douglas McCurdy, member of the Aerial Experiment Association, inventor of the aileron, and former Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
Mathematician Gilbert de B. Robinson
Engineer and former Toronto Harbour Commissioner E.L. Cousins
Former Toronto Stock Exchange President Harry B. Housser
Publisher Jack McClelland, OC

External links

*WikiSatellite view at [WikiMapia]
*Street map from [Mapquest] or [Google Maps]
*Satellite image from [Google Maps]
*Topographical map from [Maptech]

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