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May 7, 2013 – Setting Up Your Home for Summer Reading
by John Heaton
by Lance Collins, Academic Dean This summer New Covenant will be releasing a revised and expanding reading list for all grades, K-12. As you know, reading great books is central to a classical Christian education. That’s why we read all year long and on into the summer. It’s part of our ...
May 8, 2013 – A Worldview is More than Academics
by John Heaton
The first purpose of a school’s curriculum is to establish a firm academic foundation for students. Over the last several decades of my association with schools, I and many of my colleagues have recognized that reading, writing, and arithmetic are not enough. For decades Christian young people ...
March 14 – My response to Neil Summerlin
by John Heaton
I should like to respond to Neil Summerlin's letter of March 7. Perhaps he did not title his essay "Homophobia Rules Supreme," but nonetheless, that is what was printed. It is disheartening that those who find homosexuality morally objectionable are continually subjected to ad hominem attacks. ...
March 3, 2013 – Patriotism: It’s a Good Thing
by John Heaton
When I was in grade school my school's headmistress was a German lady named Mrs. Froehlich (pronounced froi'-lick). Her physical appearance matched her name, as she sported a head-full of very tight curls with small round glasses - sort of like mine. She was old school. She believed in God, ...
February 19, 2013 – Meditation on Jesus’ Temptation
by John Heaton
As we began Lent this Sunday the Gospel reading at All Saints Church was the familiar record of Jesus temptations. A few thoughts. First, the text says that Jesus was driven by the Spirit into the wilderness. I always imagined that, after his baptism, Jesus decided to go on a long fast, and he ...
February 19, 2013 – Facebook Fundamentals
by John Heaton
New Covenant Schools recognizes and embraces the potentials of technology to enhance both the education and social development of our students. As such, we try to provide you with tools to safeguard your children as they navigate the internet and social media. Here are five recommendations for ...
January 31, 2013 – Overheard in Speech Class
by John Heaton
Sometimes our alums write back to us in ways that make us very happy. Here's one from Andrew Lehman, a 2011 grad, to Mr. Collins - "New Covenant is going to be banned from speech classes in the future as a Performance Enhancing drug. Five minutes of prep for a speech in speech class and I got an ...
December 2 – Serving God in South Sudan
by John Heaton
Andrew Shaughnessy is a graduate of New Covenant Schools, currently serving with World Harvest Mission in South Sudan, the world's newest country. His blog is fascinating, partly because he is a perceptive writer, a skill he honed at New Covenant, I should say. You can read his blog here: ...
December 2 – Traveling on Air Force One
by John Heaton
I'm proud of all of my graduates. Just get me started and I'll talk your ear off. Here is a link that follows Luke Sharrett, a grad of New Covenant Schools, who is traveling with the President of the United States. Click here: ...
December 1 – Classical Schools and the Generational Struggle with Technology: Abuse
by John Heaton
Robert Littlejohn, Ph.D. Dr. Robert Littlejohn holds a doctorate in biology. In 1991 he founded New Covenant Schools and served for seven years as its first headmaster. He is currently the acting head of school at Trinity Academy in Raleigh, NC. This article is re-published with his permission ...