"My daughter has greatly enjoyed her years thus far at Saint Thomas School.  She enjoys the opportunities to “have fun” in her classroom with science and math and loves library and PE.  She interacts with the teachers throughout the school and the other students.  The small size of St Thomas School allows my daughter to know every student and teacher from Preschool through the 5th grade and she enjoys the camaraderie, excited to greet her peers and the staff out and about in the community.  “It’s like a big family.” As a parent, I have been impressed with the school staff and am confident to know my child is known, nurtured and cared about by all who work there. I also feel welcome at any time to connect with the teachers and staff.  There are many opportunities for parents to volunteer and support the school, which promotes the environment of “family.”  Being Catholic ourselves, it is fun to hear my daughter become more engaged with the teachings of the church and explore her connection with God.  In our experience, St. Thomas School focuses on respect and caring for self and others, but also doing for others and contribution to the greater good. In my experience with my daughter attending St. Thomas School, the teachings strongly contribute to a sense of purpose and sense of self.  St Thomas fosters growth towards being a contributing member of the community, at levels of the family, church, school and in community events and activities.  Saint Thomas School truly embodies a wholistic approach in growing my child with attention to Mind, Body and Spirit." -Theresa Sprague

"We are not Catholic but choose St Thomas for several reasons. The first is that my son is only 9, but has a better relationship with God than most adults do. In our home, we pray and we pray often. St Thomas School not only supports our Christian beliefs, but they teach our kids so much more. I've been to the school more times than I can count--each and every time one of the students holds the door for me and greets me with a smile. I see them do the same for each other. Those kids look out for each other and are very kind to one other. Sadly, this is something we don't see in our society much. Our teachers know all of the kids. They embrace and care for all of them- even kids not in their class. Our son gets a great education, enjoys the smaller class sizes, and has never expressed wanting to go anywhere else." 

"We are not Catholic, so we pay quite a bit for tuition and have had to crunch numbers, forgo some things and budget to make this happen. But when I hear Seth quote scripture and wanting to attend Mass and serve in church - that makes it all worthwhile. Those are things that are an obvious part of the nurturing environment he is learning in. It's these things that make us continue to keep coming back to St Thomas" -Brent & Brenda Arntzen