Philosophy

St. Thomas' Episcopal School prepares students for a lifetime of education, with the ultimate goal of success at the university level.

From the first, we have made our curriculum structured and challenging, resulting in student achievement at all levels that is well above the national average, as measured by national achievement tests.

We believe that the precision of thought necessary to the maintenance of high standards of Christian scholarship is based on a thorough grounding in the basics. Thus, we do not adopt every fad that sweeps through education, preferring instead time-tested methods such as phonics-based instruction in reading. However, we have been among the first to adopt new technologies like computers, using as a criterion the practical benefits for our students, rather than the currently fashionable ideology.

History

The school was established in September of 1955 with a headmaster, five teachers, and eighty-five students in kindergarten and primary grades. In 1967 the School graduated its first high school class. Today it offers thirteen years of schooling leading to a high school diploma and has a student body of nearly seven hundred. Virtually all of its graduates go on to four-year colleges and universities.