2018 Business Directory and Community Guide FINAL DIRECTORY | Page 111

Administrative Office Bethany Fewell, Principal 127 East Broadway Street Shelbyville, IN 46176 (317) 398-4202 www.sjsshelbyville.org Grade Levels: Preschool - Grade 5 St. Joseph Catholic School Mission Statement St. Joseph Catholic School educates their students by nurturing the whole child-physically, emotionally, socially, intellectually, and spiritually, so that they will develop a life-long love for learning and become responsible Christian members of our society. ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL The Arc of Shelby County and the Shelbyville VC Aktion Club are the co- sponsors of the exciting, innovative and unique indoor sensory gym “SENSES”. Since opening on February 1, 2016, the gym has enrolled 350 and served over 1,000 children of all abilities from age 1-6 years old. They, and their parents or guardians, come to the gym to play, learn, grow and develop. The gym is especially beneficial to children with sensory, autism or on the autism spectrum, Down syndrome or other similar developmental delays. However, all children can and will benefit from the assistance the gym provides. By the time a child is 3 years old, their brains have completed 85 percent of their connections. Every time a child uses one of their senses during a visit to the gym, they are not only enjoying the play experience, they are also learning, developing and growing in improving their life experiences. With huge help from the Blue River Community Foundation and generous donations from caring individuals and businesses, the members of our organizations are not only helping themselves, they are also helping the Shelbyville and Shelby County community be a better place in which to live, work and grow. We thank you and the families of these children and adults thank you. Call Holly at 317-370-8238 or Don at 317-398-6708 for more information. You can take a 3-dimensional gym tour at: www.facebook.com/sensesgym SHELBY COUNTY BUSINESS DIRECTORY & COMMUNITY GUIDE 111