Covenant Classical School

What does it mean for a Covenant graduate to thrive in college and beyond?  What will it mean for our seniors to thrive in our current culture? If we take a cue from a wildly popular song – our Seniors were 9 years old when they first heard it – we can get a glimpse of what they are facing. One of the "Let it Go" lyrics...   continue

“Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up” (1 Corinthians 8:1). To instill a lifelong love of learning. This statement presents a core value of Covenant Classical School and provides the next topic of our summer blog series — one that has explored each phrase in the mission statement of our school. And this...   continue

My first exposure to classical Christian education (CCE) was at Covenant 15 years ago, when I started the school as an 8th Grade student. Thanks to a summer of early morning Latin camp and a homeschooled 7th Grade education (in which I was taught The Odyssey by THE Mrs. Boss, who had me skip all the gory parts — about...   continue

“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction” (Proverbs 1:7). How we think is of utmost importance. Biblically speaking, how we think is not an internal, enclosed operation. It is not guided – or, rather, should not be guided – by our own whimsy, desires, or...   continue

We should live according to a biblical, Christ-centered worldview. This idea is a core component of Covenant’s mission statement; it also immediately rings true to most confessing Bible-believing Christians. I have never uttered anything like this in Christian company and been asked what I mean by saying such a thing, how we...   continue

Training? Do we really need more training? We are surrounded by books and articles about training and habits. Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, James K. A. Smith’s Desiring the Kingdom, the ubiquitous James Clear’s Atomic Habits, and multitudinous articles have been...   continue

“Tag!” On a school day back in 2007, I remember a mom enthusiastically say this to me as she tapped me on the shoulder during afternoon pick-up. The tag-team image has stuck with me through the years as a great visual to express how parent/teacher partnership works here at CCS. Parent Partnership is one of the key components...   continue

"Start something you cannot finish and give yourself to it for the length of your days.” – Al Mohler "Think of the mission of classical education like a cathedral which took several generations to build."– Josh Gibbs Look at the splendor of the cathedral. If you stand in front of the structure and look...   continue