One Classroom

Professional development - since one classroom's founding, our organization has prioritized the vital role of continuing education and training. Each year, our programming staff provides workshops and training for local educators related to inclusive catholic education. Our resources, like the one classroom manual, are used in the archdiocese of st. Louis and beyond. Additionally, one classroom partners with local and national experts and institutions of higher education to provide timely and impactful formation for our local teachers.

Parents & families - support for parents and families of children with idd is at the heart of one classroom's mission. We walk in solidarity and shared faith with a national network of catholic parents who navigate the unique challenges and blessings of having a child with idd. Resources in our one classroom manual provide insights for those asking, "what's next?" locally, we strive to build community among parents in the archdiocese of st. Louis seeking to foster lifelong connections and fellowship for themselves and their children. Further, engaging parents and families of neurotypical children is an important part of making inclusion a core value for the whole parish and school community.

Advocacy & engagement - one classroom's work in the broader community engaging the local church, advocating for federal and state funding, and partnership with community organizations is essential to successful inclusion. One classroom aims to build a more inclusive parish and school community by ensuring priests, religious brothers and sisters, and the local curia are informed, passionate, and energized to proclaim the beautiful gifts reflected in our brothers and sisters with idd. By engaging community organizations with aligned missions, we can expand our impact to ensure schools receive as many tools and resources as possible.