St. Therese  Catholic School

“Miss no opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.”  

St. Therese of Lisieux

Welcome to St. Therese Catholic School! Located in the Diocese of Kalamazoo, we serve the children and families of Wayland and the surrounding communities in pre-school through fifth grade. If you are considering a Catholic School education for your child, please reach out to us. We would love to show you around! No child is ever turned away from St. Therese Catholic School because of financial need. 

St. Therese Catholic School 

430 S. Main Street
Wayland Michigan 49348
269.792.2016

The Schools of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo admit students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the schools. The Schools of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of education policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and other school-administered programs and activities, employment policies or contractual agreements. 

St. Therese Catholic School will strive to provide a quality education to every child, every day in a safe Christian environment that is rich in Catholic heritage and traditions. 

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We have found ourselves with an unexpected staffing change. But as is so often true, it is in the unexpected that we find God calling us with something bigger and better than we had planned. Over the past two weeks, we stopped and took a hard look at our pre-school program and challenged ourselves to think in new and creative ways about how to best serve our children, their families and to prepare our youngest friends for an exceptional academic experience. 

So rather than simply replace what we are doing, we have decided that we can offer more by splitting our preschool group into two classes; one for three year olds and one for four year olds. Mrs. Mele will continue to teach the three year olds and Mrs. Lund, who has been helping Mrs. O’Connor in kindergarten, will be teaching the four year old class. The three year olds will stay in their current classroom and the four year olds will be moving next door to what is currently the kindergarten classroom. Our kindergarten friends will be moving out to the portable. 

Making this change will allow our current families who are requesting additional days, to have that opportunity. It will allow us to contact families that we have had to turn away and offer them a chance to be a part of St. Therese Catholic School. These changes will go into effect on Monday, November 29, 2021, however on Wednesday, November 24, we will be taking our kindergarteners out to the portable to establish our new routines and to give them a chance to transition. 

While making this change is not something we could have foreseen in August, we are grateful that we are able to pivot and provide our families with something more, even if the timing is a bit unconventional.  As always, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.