About Us

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Upper School 4th Form Homeroom

BA in Elementary Education from Southern Nazarene University. MA in Literacy from Washington State University. Shelly taught in the public school 3rd grade and 1st grade in Richland, Washington. 

Shelly homeschooled her three daughters in the classical model for one year through Classical Conversations, and the family fell in love with classical Christian education. It is so much more than just learning ABC and 123. It's all about training a child's heart toward what is true, good and beautiful. The model recovers the lost tools whereby the students learn to think with logic and wisdom for themselves. This model follows the natural development of a child's nature, so young children learn with their whole bodies (five senses). Having taught in the public schools, Shelly loves being able to openly point her students to God in all things. 

Shelly was born in Florida and has lived in seven states. She married Jon Schutte sixteen years ago. They have three daughters. The family moved to American Falls from Washington state seven years ago. Shelly enjoys gardening and taking care of the family’s hobby farm filled with horses, cows, goats, and chickens. In the winter, you will find her skiing or curled up with a book by the fireplace. 

Church affiliation: American Falls Community Church

Latin

B.A. in English with a Linguistics emphasis, Boise State University (1999). Graduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics from the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics (2000). Jennifer worked for Wycliffe Bible Translators for fifteen years, including spending a total of six years in Indonesia. She has studied French, German, ancient Greek, Indonesian, Latin, Mandarin, Spanish, and a minority language of Indonesia called Bahasa Siang. 

When Jennifer had children, she wanted to give them a classical education. In public school, she had received almost no education about history. Medieval and church history, for example, had been entirely skipped. She wanted better for her own children. A deep ignorance about history leaves our children vulnerable to shallow and deceptive arguments that portray universal human ills as the fault of Christianity, and that can only work on someone who knows nothing about history. 

Classical education is a challenge for a home schooler, but Jennifer did her best, selecting a curriculum that teaches history chronologically, and teaching her sons several years of Latin. She never imagined the opportunity to send any of her children to a classical Christian school, and is thrilled to be involved in TCCS as a teacher and a parent. Even in the first year, she has seen how a group of dedicated parents and teachers in a school setting can provide a more thorough classical education than one person alone at home. 

Jennifer and her husband, Monte, have three sons, whom they moved to Idaho in 2019. They love the beautiful Western landscapes. Jennifer is an avid reader, and is also a novelist, with three published novels. She knits and keeps chickens. She is a landscape painter and did all the covers for her own books. 

Church affiliation: Calvary Community Church, Aberdeen

Upper School 4th Form Biblical Greek and Theology

B.S. in Psych for Adolescents and Gerontology at Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA (2001). Masters of Divinity with Concentration in Greek and Hebrew at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Houston, TX (2007). Doctorate in Ministry with Concentration on Pastoral Counseling at New Orleans Baptist Theological Serminary, New Orleans, LA (2019). USAF Chaplain, (2005 - 2013). Youth Minister at First Baptist Church in Booneville, AR, (2008 - 2014). Interim Ministry at Fishersville Baptist Church in Fishersville, VA (2014 - 2015). Senior Pastor at Gate City Baptist Church in Pocatello, ID (2015 - Present).

Working at TCCS is Bobby’s first exposure to classical Christian education. He loves how in this curriculum, everything is connected... math, grammar, literature, Latin,Bible... all of it is connected in the Lord, since He created everything with order and truth. Bobby is grateful that all of these subjects are Christ-centered which supports the truths students will be learning.

Bobby is married to Mary and they have two children. Bobby is originally from Houston, Texas. He enjoys basketball, running, swimming, and reading.

Church affiliation: Pastor of Gate City Baptist Church, Pocatello