Thomas More Classical School

It's coming together - Thomas More Classical School has a great line-up of classroom teachers and announcements about co-curriculars still to come!

Would you be in earnest prayer for the More Team as they prepare to go to Hillsdale College for an intensive week of Literacy and Singapore Math training?

They will have the opportunity to meet colleagues in the network and learn from the Hillsdale College K-12 Education Teacher Support Team as well as begin to develop the culture of TMCS.

Another prayer request - pray for the 4th Grade teacher God has prepared for us, the one we have not yet met. Pray that the person God has for our fantastic 4th Graders puts their hat in the ring and can be hired by the Hillsdale Training week.

It never gets old to post that this is an exciting time in Anchorage, Alaska.

To God be the glory - may all who want this educational opportunity fill our seats!

NEW PODCAST | Kathleen O'Toole and Matthew Mehan on "The American Book of Fables"

Kathleen O’Toole, associate vice president for K-12 Education at Hillsdale College, is joined by Matthew Mehan to discuss his new book, "The American Book of Fables." Matthew Mehan is associate dean and associate professor at the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale In DC.

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We are pleased to announce our 5th Grade teacher, Mrs. Zalewski!

Mrs. Zalewski comes to Thomas More Classical School from Kodiak. She is well-versed in the classical model having served on a classical Board and in the classroom. Mrs. Zalewski is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard. Her philosophy of education rests on the conviction that the pursuit of truth is both an intellectual discipline and a spiritual calling and that all truth finds its source in God.

Welcome to the More Team, Mrs. Zalewski!

5th Graders at Thomas More Classical School discuss, learn, and recite from memory Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky.

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!”

He took his vorpal sword in hand;
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree
And stood awhile in thought.

And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.

“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!”
He chortled in his joy.

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

6th Graders at Thomas More Classical School discuss, learn, and recite from memory Rudyard Kipling's poem If.

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!

To some it looks like just UHaul trucks, but what is it really?

It's the school getting ready to launch well.

Two trucks full of desks for our 4th through 6th graders, a bookshelf for each classroom, filing cabinets for each classroom, and lockers for our scholars.

It is men giving of their time on a Saturday to help us get it all to the campus at Unite Church AK.

Thank you to the volunteers, the coordinating efforts of Mr. Spaulding and Mrs. Gottshall, Nick and Kim Strassel who stored the goods for TMCS so generously, and to Residential Mortgage who donated the furniture.

Take a Tour - Get a Ticket

Tour Thomas More Classical School and receive a complimentary ticket to Revolutionary America, a film produced by Hillsdale College.

Prospective families, friends of the school, and members of the community are invited to tour the school and learn more about our journey toward opening day.

Guests are welcome to visit the school Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Meet the people behind the mission, and discover how a classical Christian education rooted in truth, goodness, and beauty is coming to life in our community. Visitors will also hear about the vision for the school, our progress toward opening, and the lasting impact this work can have on future generations. Whether you are exploring educational opportunities for your family, interested in supporting the mission, or simply curious to learn more, we would be honored to welcome you.

Tour & Ticket Promotion runs May 18-May 29

If you have questions, call (907) 615-8040

We are pleased to announce our 1st Grade teacher, Mrs. Anderson!

Mrs. Anderson comes to Thomas More Classical School from Veritas School in Newburg, Oregon where she has been in operations for 3 years. Being steeped in the classical tradition, Mrs. Anderson knows that children are not empty vessels to be filled, but people with natural curiosity and wonder to be nurtured and directed - image bearers of God to be formed.

Welcome to Alaska and to the More Team, Mrs. Anderson!

Sharing the amazing More Team is exciting - we are blessed by the caliber of people the Good Lord has drawn to Thomas More Classical School.

There are more announcements to come, and you still have the opportunity to get on the team!

We have a classroom position to fill and Co-curricular options.

Check out the Careers tab on our website to learn more.
https://thomasmoreclassical.org/careers/