Sabot School

With graduation just around the corner, we're taking some time this week to celebrate and spotlight each of our soon-to-be graduates. 🎓

Meet Miles (he/him), who started at Sabot in preschool. He's heading to Trinity Episcopal School next year. He's interested in pursuing a career in statistics or something similarly math-focused.

Miles' favorite Explo project was the rope net he built with classmates Dean, Wesley, and Leif in the quad. In Miles’ words, “We did this project so that future Sabot students can play on it and have fun." What a lovely legacy.

Congratulations to the ! We can't wait to see what happens next!

With graduation just around the corner, we're taking some time this week to celebrate and spotlight each of our soon-to-be graduates. 🎓

Meet Wesley (he/him), who started at Sabot in 2nd grade. He's heading to York Steiner School in England next year, with an interest in becoming a pilot.

Wesley's favorite Explo project was the rope net he built with classmates Leif, Miles, and Dean – weaving it into the trees in the quad so Sabot students would have a place to play long after they're gone.

What he'll miss most is his class, his friends, and Explo. His favorite thing about Sabot is that same sense of freedom, along with the voice students have in shaping the school itself – from murals to courtyard projects, Sabot empowers students to develop real agency in their community.

Congratulations to the ! We can't wait to see what happens next!

With graduation just around the corner, we're taking some time this week to celebrate and spotlight each of our soon-to-be graduates. 🎓

Meet Helena (she/her), who started at Sabot in kindergarten. She's heading to Maggie L. Walker Governor's School next year.

Helena's favorite Explo project was one she worked on with classmate Aubrey: painting ceiling tiles to continue a tradition started by the class of 2025, and leaving a little piece of themselves on the ceiling for classes to come.

What Helena will miss most is the openness of the Sabot environment – teachers who feel like people she can genuinely talk to, and who treat her with real respect.

Congratulations to the ! We can't wait to see what happens next!

With graduation just around the corner, we're taking some time this week to celebrate and spotlight each of our soon-to-be graduates. 🎓

Meet Leif (he/him), who started at Sabot in 2nd grade. He's heading to Trinity Episcopal School next year.

Leif's favorite Explo project was one he took on with a group of close friends: building a rope net suspended in a tree in the quad near the pool house – replacing a wooden structure that had rotted in the same spot. They built it to last.

What will he miss most? Knowing almost everyone, and having grown up alongside his classmates since he arrived. His favorite thing about Sabot is the weekly circle, where he gets to share something he's proud of or excited about.

Congratulations to the ! We can't wait to see what happens next!

With graduation just around the corner, we're taking some time this week to celebrate and spotlight each of our soon-to-be graduates. 🎓

Meet Ezri (all/any), who started at Sabot in kindergarten. She's heading to Open High School next year. Ezri isn't sure yet what path she'll pursue, but her interests range from international relations and forensics to animation.

Ezri's favorite Explo project was creating an art display wall outside the Explo room – a space for the whole school community to share artwork and see their creativity reflected back to them.

One of Ezri's favorite memories is a VJAS trip to Ferrum College with a group of classmates, where they stayed overnight in college dorms, helped each other practice their presentation scripts, and made the two-hour drive feel like part of the adventure.

What she'll miss most is how Sabot makes space for real relationships – smaller classes, teachers you can actually know, and a depth of learning that goes beyond dates and facts to explore the human side of every subject.

Congratulations to the ! We can't wait to see what happens next!

With graduation just around the corner, we're taking some time this week to celebrate and spotlight each of our soon-to-be graduates. 🎓

Meet Greyson (he/him), who started at Sabot in 2nd grade. He's heading to Trinity Episcopal School next year with dreams of becoming a game developer – drawn to the way games can tell a story while keeping players engaged.

What Greyson will miss most is something at the heart of the Sabot experience: the way learning shapes itself around the student. If a student excels in one area and needs more support in another, the approach shifts to meet them where they are.

His favorite thing about Sabot is the bonds that form from sharing classes with the same group of people – learning alongside each other every day builds deep relationships that he will miss greatly.

Congratulations to the ! We can't wait to see what happens next!

With graduation just around the corner, we're taking some time this week to celebrate and spotlight each of our soon-to-be graduates. 🎓

Meet Kenneth (he/him), who started at Sabot in 7th grade. He's heading to James River High School next year with an interest in marine biology and working with aquariums.

Kenneth's favorite Explo project was the Sabot Art Gallery he created with classmates Ezri and Ocean – a community space for students to submit and display their work, organized around rotating themes and open to the whole school. They kicked things off with a fashion show at Umbrella Night to get the community involved, proving that art shows up in more ways than one.

What he'll miss most is the people. His friends and teachers are at the center of his Sabot experience, and the chance to see them every day is something he knows he'll carry with him.

Congratulations to the ! We can't wait to see what happens next!

With graduation just around the corner, we're taking some time this week and next to celebrate and spotlight each of our soon-to-be graduates. 🎓

Meet Solace (she/her), who started at Sabot in preschool. She's heading to Saint Catherine's next year. In the future, she hopes to own a boutique hotel – one inspired by a book she loves.

Solace's favorite Explo project was creating a hand-illustrated bug book. She researched insects and then painted each one in watercolor, producing a collection of detailed, realistic illustrations that required real precision and patience.

When asked what she'll miss most, Solace says she has too many memories to recount – but the ones she'll cherish most are the times she's spent in the forest with friends.

Congratulations to the ! We can't wait to see what happens next!

With graduation just around the corner, we're taking some time this week and next to celebrate and spotlight each of our soon-to-be graduates. 🎓

Meet Aubrey (she/her), who started at Sabot in 4th grade. She's heading to Godwin High School next year. She's passionate about dance and hopes to one day teach or judge dance competitions.

Aubrey's favorite Explo project was painting ceiling tiles with classmate Helena and installing them in the ceiling – continuing a tradition started by the class of 2025. They brought their own humor and inside jokes to their tiles, added one to commemorate their class, and created a roadmap document so future 8th graders can keep the tradition going.

What she'll miss most is her friends, Explo, and Fridays in the forest – which also happens to be one of her favorite things about Sabot.

Congratulations to the ! We can't wait to see what happens next!