Moreover, Timilty involves the community in its writing program through a unique pen-pal program, Promising Pals. Students write at least four letters to people with interesting careers in Boston. Then they and their pen pals meet for the first time at a breakfast reception in the spring at the school. Reading is also serious business at Timilty. During the extra 90-minute periods from Monday to Thursday, half the time is devoted to reading and half to a mathematics class.
Every student experiences two math classes and two reading classes daily.
And the school takes computers seriously as well. Undoubtedly Timilty students take a ribbing from their peers in schools with regular class schedules, but they do not appear to pay much attention.