Good morning families and friends, Board members and staff of St. Timothy’s, and our Grade 8 graduates who have worked long and hard to arrive at this special day. A warm congratulations to you all! I’d like to start by asking the students a question. Can you tell me the name of an animal, bird, or insect that works really hard? Put your hand up if you have an idea. Three or four quick suggestions, please…. Notice that often the creatures we think of as hard-working do their

I recently had the opportunity to speak to a group of prospective parents about why we chose St. Timothy’s for our kids, and what came out ended up being an ode to our chapel service. I love picking up little bits of what my kids learn at this school: understanding Latin declensions with James, admiring cuneiform with Everley, hearing about the nature table from Silas. But what pulled me to St. Timothy’s more than anything wasn’t exactly these classical elements; it was the s

Adapted from a talk to our parents by Jim Reynolds Introduction When I asked my wife what would be important to say to parents of young children, she said, “Tell them that parenting is hard, demanding, exhausting, and confusing - that it is easy to doubt whether or not you are doing it right. Yet, it is also one of the best ways to know the love of God, because, when you realize how much you love your children and how much you would do anything for them, you have a small fore