A Balanced Approach to Learning and Play
St. Thomas Preschool & Kindergarten is a premier early childhood education program that incorporates the teachings of the Catholic Church into our daily lesson plan and classroom routines. We believe that children are a gift from God and that early education should be relevant, meaningful, and fun!
About St Thomas Preschool & Kindergarten
Our Story
Our curriculum
Our approach
In 1994, our small Catholic preschool opened its doors in Tucson with a simple mission: to nurture young children through faith, learning, and love. Rooted in strong values and a close-knit community, it quickly became a place where children felt safe, curious, and cherished. More than three decades later, its legacy continues in the hea
In 1994, our small Catholic preschool opened its doors in Tucson with a simple mission: to nurture young children through faith, learning, and love. Rooted in strong values and a close-knit community, it quickly became a place where children felt safe, curious, and cherished. More than three decades later, its legacy continues in the hearts of the families it has served. Our first graduates are now bringing their own children to St. Thomas!
Our approach
Our curriculum
Our approach
We take a whole-child approach to early childhood education. Teachers, administrators, and support staff work together to meet the intellectual, social, behavioral, and emotional needs of each and every child we serve. We want children to be confident, express themselves, have good critical thinking skills, make good choices, experience
We take a whole-child approach to early childhood education. Teachers, administrators, and support staff work together to meet the intellectual, social, behavioral, and emotional needs of each and every child we serve. We want children to be confident, express themselves, have good critical thinking skills, make good choices, experience a variety of art, music, religion, and math, develop friendships, and practice their love for God.
Our curriculum
Our curriculum
Our curriculum
STPK students are provided with an intentional curriculum that supports their individual development and prepares them to be confident learners in their future educational experience. Families meet with teachers three times during the school year to receive direct feedback and assessment of their child’s educational achievement and goals
STPK students are provided with an intentional curriculum that supports their individual development and prepares them to be confident learners in their future educational experience. Families meet with teachers three times during the school year to receive direct feedback and assessment of their child’s educational achievement and goals. This partnership ensures the child’s development is the top priority for elementary education success.
About Our Director
Michelle garmon
This is my 22nd year at St. Thomas Preschool and Kindergarten. I graduated from Iowa State University with a B.A. in Child and Family Development. In 2006, I earned my Masters in Education, and I also have an Arizona Early Childhood Teaching Certificate. I have several years of teaching experience and have been the Director at St. Thomas Preschool and Kindergarten since 2005.
My husband works with the elite pararescue units at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and my daughter attends our local elementary school and is an active softball player. I am deeply committed to creating positive, supportive, and encouraging learning environments for teachers, staff, families, and children. My dedication to making St. Thomas Preschool and Kindergarten the premier early childhood education program in Tucson is unwavering, and I consider every family who joins our school to be an extension of my own.
