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St. Thomas School
Affiliation Category	Accredited Member

Website	www.stthomasschool.org
Address	8300 NE 12th St.
City	Medina
State	WA
Postal Code	98039
Phone	(425) 454-5880

Grade Range	PreSchool-6
	PK-K
	Elementary

School Type	Day
Student Body	Coed
Total Enrollment	260

Profile
In an environment that stresses personal values and a challenging, innovative academic program, St. Thomas School enrolls 260 students in Preschool-Grade 6. STS has a proud tradition of academic excellence and a commitment to nurturing each child’s character and spirit. STS is a private, non-sectarian school designed to meet the needs of high performing, motivated learners and provides a cognitively challenging, engaging environment within the newly constructed 55,000 square foot LEED Gold Certified building. The curriculum focuses on the mastery of thinking and learning skills. Reading, oral and written communication, and math receive strong emphasis and are supplemented with programs in science, technology, social studies, the arts, physical education, and Spanish. Latin is introduced in Grade 5. Daily Chapel fosters spiritual development. Open House will be held on January 9, 2010 from 10:00 -noon. Mid week tours are available by appointment.

	Summer Programs
	Financial Aid
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Admissions	Lyn-Felice Calvin lynfelice.calvin@stthomasschool.org

Director of Development	Judith North judi.north@stthomasschool.org

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