On any given day, hundreds of adults and children work here, sorting through trash, looking for anything they can sell or recycle. On this day in January, I was there with a busload of Timothy students on a Renew trip, delivering much-needed sandwiches and water. Despite our best efforts, we quickly ran out of food. While we were there to meet their physical needs, the eternal value lay in simply being the hands and feet of Jesus.

I’ve just finished my 31st year in Christian education and my 14th year at Timothy Christian Schools. Ordinarily there is nothing special about the number 14. However, for me, that means I’m entering year 15 – which will be the longest stay I’ve had out of the three Christian schools I’ve served at.

We are thrilled to announce that based on our own parents' surveys, Timothy Christian Schools has been honored with the prestigious 2023-24 Parent Choice Award by ParentPulse.

Superintendent Matt Davidson was recently named the Chairman of the Board for the Illinois Coalition of Nonpublic Schools (ICNS). ICNS exists to be an advocate for nonpublic education in Illinois by actively promoting nonpublic school independence, mission, school choice, and parental rights. ICNS is the voice of all nonpublic education in Illinois. 

Every Wednesday is a one-hour late start for students at Timothy. However, teachers and administrators arrive no later than 7:30am. They participate in a Professional Learning Community (PLC). The best schools in the country have PLCs, which are intended to increase student achievement at every level.

Wednesdays at Timothy are anything but a normal day — it’s a day that is intentionally set up to develop a Christ-centered community.

Ms. Perley, who just finished her fourth year as the Advanced Learning Teacher at Timothy, works with approximately 80 advanced math and reading students in third through sixth grade. Students are assigned to her small groups through Timothy’s MTSS, or Multi-Tiered System of Support, which provides every elementary student with small group instruction and individualized attention, no matter whether they need academic support, enrichment, or extension. 

Three years ago, the elementary school launched the program “Caught Being Kind.” The idea was simple: catch kids being kind to one another and they would get a kindness card. Once 100 students were “Caught Being Kind” the entire school celebrated.

Sixth grade at Timothy Christian Schools is an intentional effort to meet the unique needs of 6th graders socially, emotionally, and academically.

Allison Tandy’s favorite subjects are math and science. Formulas and equations have always come naturally to her, and she loves solving math problems. She's so advanced that, as a current eighth-grader, she attends the high school for honors geometry and honors biology—classes typically slated for advanced freshmen. But Allison is ready for the challenge.

A Christ-centered community and Discipleship Practices help boost learning in middle school.

VEI offers high school students a hands-on experience of the professional world. VEI is a class that students register for and it meets once a day. But unlike any other class, it’s student-run and is an immersive simulation of a business. Just  as the real world, students interview for a position within the company with opportunities that range from entry-level jobs all the way to CEO.

Jen Carreon joined DECA and qualified for Nationals — bringing home a silver medal. 

A 7-day Renew internship set Clarissa Chen on the pathway to becoming a doctor.

What team at Timothy has the longest season, competes in local competitions against club teams and school teams, competed in the state tournament and competed in a national tournament that also included teams from foreign countries? The answer is the Timothy Robotics team!