Culture of Performance
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The core of our programmatic vision is the collection of student learning provided in our academics, arts, athletics, outdoor trips & travel and service experiences within a supportive diverse and inclusive community.
Seattle Academy’s mission of preparing students for college and life means our academics pair traditional areas of study with innovative curriculum, projects, and performances.
Since Seattle Academy was founded, the arts have played a central role in our school’s identity. We believe that every student is intrinsically creative.
Seattle Academy Athletics offers an inclusive, no-cut program that invites students of all skill levels to participate in our team sports offerings. At the same time, we’re just as passionately committed to supporting excellence, fielding teams that operate at the highest level of competition or performance.
The Seattle Academy Outdoor & Travel Program provides opportunities for students to challenge themselves both physically and emotionally, to deepen relationships, and to develop a responsible understanding of cultures, people, and the lands through which they travel.
The Seattle Academy Service Learning program helps prepare students to be engaged, reflective, and productive contributors in a changing world.
Seattle Academy welcomes and binds together a diverse independent school community - we believe that a diverse school community is essential to education. We therefore foster and encourage respect for human differences, growth of the individual, and diversity within the school population.
Our SAAS community is full of exciting stories about and opinions of our students, Alums, families and faculty/staff. Our voices reflect the inspiring impact of SAAS within our school, community and the world at large.
7 AM: Drop off in the 16th Avenue parking lot. PLEASE RESPECT OUR NEIGHBORS AND BE AS QUIET AS POSSIBLE.
3 PM: Buses depart Stevens Pass.
5 - 5:30 PM: Buses arrive at 16th Avenue.
Please park in the parking lot so that the buses can use the cut out on 16th Avenue.
Co-hosted by Shayla Miller Love '98!
Please join us for a social gathering, enjoy fresh coffee and pastries and mingle with fellow parents of sophomores.
Parking available on 25th Avenue. Entrance located on Roy Street.
SAVE THE DATE! Location and times to be announced soon.
This meeting is for parents and students who are signed up for the Spain trip. Parking is available in the garage (entrance on E Spring between 12th and 13th Avenues).
SAAS in the City is our signature community gathering and fundraiser in support of economic diversity that celebrates and showcases the transformational impact a SAAS education delivers to our students and beyond. This year, your SAAS in the City donations will support Financial Aid and Community Chest to ensure all students can participate in the full SAAS experience. All families are invited to attend.
The Seattle Academy boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams both wrapped up successful regular seasons last week and the SAAS boys wrestling team was honored winning the State 1A Academic Award.
On February 1, 2019, the Seattle Academy Middle School Combo performed at The 23rd Annual Bellevue College Jazz Band Festival. Performed three pieces, "Catchin' the 'Trane" "Ballad For Zoe" & "Hotsy Totsy."
Seattle Academy Ethics Bowl students competed in the Washington State High School Ethics Bowl tournament last weekend at the University of Washington’s School of Law. Ethics Bowl asks students to dive into the ideas behind complex issues that are manifested in current events.
Lucia Rosenast '19 received a Merit Award for Photography in the National 2019 Young Arts Competition.
Cast Members of the of the first national tour of Dear Evan Hansen visited SAAS for a Q&A.
On the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend, the Seattle Academy Dance Department hosted their third annual Diversity & Inclusivity Workshop. The weekend kicked off with a panel discussion of professional artists, dancers, and choreographers of color.
Earlier this week, the Washington Post published an article, written by parent Ronit Feinglass Plank (Talya ’24), regarding how to help children cope with the recent news regarding climate change.