STM for All
MISSION STATEMENT: To ensure that all aspects of Saint Thomas More are committed to welcoming all of God’s children by providing the resources, acceptance, compassion, and love necessary to support the development of their true potential.
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STM for All is a ministry within Saint Thomas More that is advocates for inclusion across our STM community. We are a group of parents, faculty, and parishioners. Volunteers help define a welcoming culture that embraces our students and parishioners and the unique abilities they bring into our classrooms, on the sports fields, and in our church. We actively pursue opportunities to raise funds to pay salaries for additional staff needed in our school to support our special students. We believe many children with or without special needs, will benefit by having additional resources both inside and outside the classroom. We also believe that all the children will benefit by having their siblings, neighbors and peers accepted and welcomed into our school. STM for All was created as a support to access the help needed, both in the church and school environments. We work to build programs and policies so that children and adults with a range of needs such as learning or social delays, special needs, gifted or excelled learning, other challenges and disabilities are included and supported. STM for All focuses on providing additional tools and resources that otherwise could not be provided.
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Partnership with BMA Foundation:
■ Over 10 years of partnering the with BMA Foundation ■ BMA Partnership provides over 80% of our incoming budget for STM for All. We achieve success for all the children of STM with this partnership. ■ Over $200,000 has come from the partnership with the BMA Foundation. Current STM for All Fundraisers: ● BMA Dine and Dance with the Stars ● Mother/Son and Father/Daughter Dances ● Music Trivia ● Live Talks with Diane Euston ● Bingo ● Dress Down Days |
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FOUNDATION FOR INCLUSIVE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:
St. Thomas More is proud to be a part of the FIRE program. We believe strongly in inclusive education where all children, regardless of ability, learn together.
The benefits of inclusive education are numerous for both students with and without special needs. Inclusion also gives Catholic learning communities a unique opportunity to live our faith by modeling Christ’s love for others. (FIRE Website)
St. Thomas More is proud to be a part of the FIRE program. We believe strongly in inclusive education where all children, regardless of ability, learn together.
The benefits of inclusive education are numerous for both students with and without special needs. Inclusion also gives Catholic learning communities a unique opportunity to live our faith by modeling Christ’s love for others. (FIRE Website)
