About Timothy
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Competing With Integrity
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School truly becomes an extension of home as parents and teachers pray for students, share a Biblical worldview, and remain in lock-step, as they seek to train and equip students for life.
Progressive begins the school year as a morning half-day, but will gradually add full days over the course of the year. This gradual increase of the school day helps prepare students for a full day of first grade. The Progressive Kindergarten schedule is:
October: students attend school for one full day each week (Wednesday) along with four half days.
December: students attend school for two full days each week (Monday and Wednesday) along with three half days.
February: students attend school for three full days each week (Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday) along with two half days.
April: students attend four full days (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday). Friday remains a half day.
Meet Mrs. Schommer, Mrs. Ward, and Mrs. VanderNaald in our Kindergarten Video. Olivia DeVin '17 returns to see how kindergarten has changed since she was a kindergartener at Timothy.
Mrs. Sandy Schommer: “The best part of being a kindergarten teacher is that I feel like when I’m in my classroom with my students, the world can stop and we can all sit and focus and marvel on the little things. When they’re reading a book, they notice the little details in the illustration. And I feel like I’ve learned how to appreciate the little things that really are the big things.”
Mrs. Leigh Ward: “For me the best part about being a kindergarten teacher is watching relationships develop among the children. Seeing that community form is a gift and it reminds me that God made us for relationships, because that is what they are drawn to do. I love watching the care and concern as they start to exhibit it for each other. And the real love they have for each other — it’s just a privilege.”
Mrs. Becky VanderNaald: “The best part of teaching for me is just watching that curiosity bloom and blossom throughout the year and watching the children develop and grow. I love it when everything starts to click for them and they just start taking off with everything they’re doing.”