St. Anne’s-Belfield will begin an experiment in single-sex education this fall. Fifth-grade boys and girls will be separated for math and science courses, as St. Anne’s investigates whether single-sex classrooms provide more conducive environments for student learning and achievement.
“There is a body of evidence that brain differences in boys and girls are such that, to have one group as audience, you can tailor lessons in a better ways to capitalize on learning differences,” said St. Anne’s middle school head Fred Chandler. “We think it is worth trying out, but we are not committed to go beyond that if we don’t see that the benefits are great. I am fascinated and intrigued by the possibilities, but it is important to remember that it is an experiment.”

As winners of three Virginia Independent School state titles in the last six years, the bar has been set high for the St. Anne’s-Belfield baseball team.
Off to an atypical 0-2 start, the Saints got things headed in the right direction Monday night by defeating St. Paul’s, 5-1.