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The St. Thomas Preschool is owned and managed by members of the community of Syro-Malabar Catholics in the Bay Area who come together to worship at the church in Milpitas. The community consists of highly educated professionals in technology, healthcare, and business, who are generously giving their time and talent to establish an institution of learning that will follow the heritage of their Mother Church in India. The St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is renowned in India for its apostolate of education. The church owns and manages about 4,000 schools, and 200 colleges in India, staffed by religious and lay persons. Arguably, the foundation of learning and the quality of education in these institutions have contributed quite significantly to the development of India as a leader among nations in higher education.