Our Story

Tillery Christian Academy

We are a growing private Christian Pre-K (K4)-12th grade school located on the campus of Memorial Baptist Church in Norwood, NC. We were established in 2017. We are committed to providing a Biblical worldview education to our students and partnering with parents to help our students flourish in and out of the classroom. We would love a chance to meet with you and let you know more about our school!

About Our School

Mission Statement

In partnership with families, we seek to foster a positive, collaborative, and supportive learning environment with a Biblical worldview that will maximize all student's academic, social, emotional, and spiritual growth.

Beliefs

All students can learn at high levels.
We must hold ourselves and our students to high expectations.
We must be positive Christian role models for our students.
Mistakes are learning opportunities for our students.
Feedback to students should be positive, honest, and specific.
Students need to have ownership over their own learning.

Vision

Students will be equipped to be Christ-centered, productive citizens in a secular society while working to advance God's kingdom.

Purpose

Proverbs 22:6, Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it (NKJV) is the philosophical foundation for Tillery Christian Academy. The school exists to prepare students for citizenship in both God’s kingdom and in secular society by fostering their spiritual, academic, physical, social, and emotional growth. To that end, our purpose is to engage stakeholders (students, families, staff, board of directors, and the greater community) in a joint effort to provide a rigorous academic environment with a biblical worldview for the children and youth of Stanly County and surrounding counties so that each child may develop to his/her fullest potential mentally, physically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually.

Approach to Learning

Rather than espouse one specific educational philosophy, the approach to learning at TCA is a blend of approaches designed to provide a rigorous learning environment that supports the cognitive and social growth of the child as well as the development of a biblical worldview. Classrooms offer opportunities to investigate, problem solve, engage in critical thinking, listen attentively and apply strategies both independently and collaboratively. We believe that a blend of approaches allows instruction to be tailored to best fit learning objectives and individual learning styles so that students develop the skills needed for success in venues of higher learning and participation in twenty-first century society.

Basic School Information

School Hours: 8:00-2:45

Drop off begins at 7:30

Partner with the YMCA to provide after school care.

Students bring their own lunch, snack, and reusable water bottle.

We serve students in pre-k (K4) to high school.

Our school year runs early August to Memorial Day each year.

Core Values

Developed through collaboration between representatives of all stakeholders, our core values
encompass all the tangible and intangible things that are most important to the stakeholders of
Tillery Christian Academy and set it apart from other private Christian schools. Our core values
are also what make working for and working at Tillery Christian Academy unique. Our values
form the very heart of our school.

At Tillery Christian Academy, our core values include:
 Biblical Truth
 Biblical Worldview
 Christian Character
 Servant Leadership
 Spiritual Formation
 Integrity and Honesty
 Stewardship
 Academic Excellence
 Diligence and Perseverance