Service Projects

Part of the Mission Statement of TCS is to prepare God’s children for a life of learning and service in His world.  In preparing God's children for a life of learning and service in His world, TCS purposely integrates community and curriculum.  Each year, classes at TCS choose an area or project of service that is meaningful for them to participate together.

All of these opportunities have an incredible impact on our students by making them aware of needs inout world and that God works through them in making a difference both at home and in other parts of the world.

As many of you know, the teachers at TCS participate in a fundraising activity each year called Free Dress Fridays. On these special Fridays teachers are permitted to wear jeans to school, but at a cost! Each Friday that a teacher wears jeans they must pay $2 each to the Free Dress Friday fund. At the end of the year, I collect all the money that has been raised and I send it to a charity that was decided on at the beginning of the year. In the past we have raised money for the Spread the Net Student Challenge and New Hope Girls Academy.

This year we will be raising money for Rob & Kara Bustin and their work in Ethiopia. Kara was a teacher here at TCS in grade 3 and now works with Wycliffe Bible Translators and lives in Ethiopia with her husband Rob and three children. The money raised from Free Dress Friday will go to them and their work there - Bible translation and literacy efforts.

Just like in other years, if you feel like you would like to contribute to the Free Dress Friday fund, please let me know.  Please pray for them as they continue to learn the Ambaric language.

                            Andrew Dykshoorn