St. Thomas More Cathedral School

About STM

St. Thomas More Cathedral School is a welcoming Catholic learning community serving over 300 students in preschool through grade 8. STM parents, teachers, administrators and staff are dedicated to helping each child reach his or her greatest potential. Students are challenged to develop a faith life rooted in prayer and Christian service and to meet high expectations for academic achievement. We are very proud to have received the 2006 No Child Left Behind – Blue Ribbon School Award from the U.S. Department of Education. STM ranks among the top ten percent of all schools nationally in both Reading and Mathematics. To learn more about this award, view our application here.

Welcome to the St. Thomas More Cathedral School website. This site is designed to give you a glimpse of life at our school and to provide information about our program. You will see that we have a challenging curriculum, high academic standards, and a nurturing environment in which teachers partner with parents to help each child succeed. I invite you to contact us to learn more about our school. Better yet, call to schedule a visit or come to one of our open houses, meet other parents and see our enthusiastic students and dedicated teachers in action. I believe you will find our school to be a joyful and welcoming community.

Yours truly,

Eleanor McCormack

Principal

We believe learning is fostered in a safe, faith-filled nurturing environment.

We believe learning is a cooperative experience involving self motivation, peer assistance, teacher direction, and parent support.

We believe learning occurs most successfully in an atmosphere of acceptance and mutual respect that allows the student to question, to experiment, and to take risks while maintaining positive self-esteem.

We believe students have unique learning styles, talents, and abilities and each deserves the right to excel.

We believe all students need skilled, caring, and fair teachers who establish clear and reasonable expectations that challenge each student to reach his or her potential.

We believe in celebrating the diversity of our school and community, training all students to understand and appreciate the wider world of today while preparing them to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century.

We believe learning is a life-long endeavor bringing us closer to knowing God and understanding His world.

Adopted by the faculty June 2009