Faith. Collaboration. Welcome. Excellence.

Opening Doors to
Catholic Education

We love because He first loved us.
1 John 4:19

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About One Classroom

One Classroom accompanies families and schools by providing the financial support, training, and resources needed to ensure every learner — regardless of ability — has the opportunity to belong and thrive in Catholic education.

Through this work, grounded in faith, we believe students of all abilities will find a place of belonging and communion within Catholic schools. 

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Why Inclusion Matters

Four children, three boys and one girl, standing outdoors on a stone sidewalk in front of a house with a green bush behind them. They are smiling and wearing school uniforms with backpacks.
Two young girls in white dresses inside a church, smiling for the camera, one wearing a veil and the other a floral headband, with people and pews in the background.

Two young men sitting at a table in a classroom, one with red hair reading a book and the other with blonde hair looking at the camera, with a school laundry room in the background.

The foundation of a fruitful childhood is knowing you belong. However, students with disabilities and learning differences often experience academic, social-emotional, and even spiritual barriers to accessing true inclusion in Catholic schools.

That’s why One Classroom was founded in 2015 to ensure that every learner — regardless of ability — has the opportunity to belong and thrive in Catholic education.

Our work to accompany families and schools in their journey to inclusion is transforming Catholic education across Eastern Missouri so that students of all abilities may find a place of belonging and communion within Catholic schools.

One Classroom is opening doors to Catholic education for all learners.

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“I praise you, because I am wonderfully made; wonderful are your works!”
Psalm 139:14 

Thank you to our 2026 mission-level supporters!

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