School Profile
TRINITY OAKS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
School Overview
Trinity Oaks Christian Academy, located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, is an independent, nondenominational Evangelical Christian school serving Christian families with children in preschool through grade ten. We serve families throughout McHenry County as well as the greater Chicagoland area.
Our Distinctive
At Trinity Oaks Christian Academy, our students realize an incremental acquisition of biblical, scientific, mathematical and cultural literacy while reaping the benefits of our strong emphasis on the foundational skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic.
At Trinity Oaks Christian Academy, we cultivate Christ-centered thinking skills in the hearts and minds of our students.
At Trinity Oaks Christian Academy, prayer is modeled for and encouraged among the students. Teachers genuinely love and care for students.
At Trinity Oaks Christian Academy, we provide:
• Qualified educators, demonstrating the utmost in Christ-like integrity.
• Conservative class sizes.
• A state-of-the-art technology lab with training from the early elementary years.
• Training in the performing arts through music, drama, and interactive chapel services.
• Hands-on science instruction.
School History
In 1989, Trinity Oaks Christian Academy was founded (as Harvest Christian School) and incorporated by a group of committed Christian parents as a not-for-profit educational organization. Its chief desire was to honor the Lord by providing a quality, Christ-centered education for their children as an alternative to the public educational system. The establishment of TRINITY OAKS / HARVEST was bathed in prayer by these faithful visionaries. The school opened its doors in the fall of 1991 with ten students in kindergarten through grade four.
The school rented space in two different churches during its first two years of operation. In the fall of 1993, the school moved to the campus of the Evangelical Free Church of Crystal Lake.
In the fall of 1994, the school expanded to include a full program, kindergarten through grade eight, with an enrollment of sixty-five students. In 1999, the school extended its early childhood program to include a pre-kindergarten.
HCS / TOCA grew to occupy three campuses. In 2004, the name of the school was changed to TRINITY OAKS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY and our prayer to be united on one campus and under one roof was answered. Trinity Oaks relocated to the Oak Knoll campus in Cary.
In the 2007-2008 school year Trinity Oaks added a three-year-old preschool program as well as a full-day kindergarten option. The school also began offering the National Institute for Learning Development (NILD) program.
In the summer of 2010 Trinity Oaks began a summer program “Destination Exploration.” This program was designed to inspire, challenge, and excite students to discover new talents and build on existing ones. Classes allow students to explore areas of academics, arts, and athletics.
In the spring of 2012 the Trinity Oaks Board signed a 10-year lease to purchase agreement with the Cary School District for the Prairie Hill campus. In July the school moved into its new permanent home. High School was added beginning with the 2012-13 school year.
Over the years, Trinity Oaks Christian Academy has been successful in crafting a carefully refined and balanced program for early childhood, primary and intermediate grade levels. As enrollment has grown, the Lord has continued to provide and enable Trinity Oaks to fulfill its distinctive mission.