Nurturing Every Child’s Journey

Just beyond our classrooms, students have an extraordinary world to explore. With East Rock, Edgerton Park, and the Mill River all within walking distance, our students turn the city’s natural spaces into places to explore, discover, create, and ask questions. At every grade level, experiences extend beyond the classroom and into the world around them.

At St. Thomas’s, leadership isn’t something children wait to grow into. It starts with holding the door for someone else. Speaking up when you have an idea. Helping a younger student. Our goal as a school is to create leaders who want to make the world a better place. 

We believe that effective leadership begins with a commitment to serving others. From Kindergarten onward, students learn that they have both the ability and responsibility to strengthen their community. The goal isn’t simply to complete a service project. It’s to help students understand that they have something to give.