New Covenant students spent Spring Break in Cozumel, MX diving the great reef. Each was dive-certified (PADI) after taking a semester-long course in marine biology last fall. The trip is part of New Covenant's foreign study program. This particular cour ...
We want to thank Mr. Kowalski (left) for taking time to come speak to the junior class on Tuesday, March 13, 2019 as part of the iHistory initiative. Mr. Kowalski, former principle of EC Glass, spent part of his childhood in post-war Poland and observed t ...
Drew Bowman (class of 19) set a school record this season in Men's Varsity Basketball by finishing his career with 1,094 points. His name will be added to the banner in the Workman Field House.
The New Covenant Schools Community is invited to a Celtic Evensong in the Marie Macdonald Chapel at New Covenant Schools on Sunday evening, March 17 (St. Patrick's Day) at 6:30 pm. The service features Celtic arrangements and Irish hymns with members of ...
I consistently tell prospective parents that there are a hundred ways to teach students how to read. There are also some ways not to teach them. Reading is not a natural function of the brain. Humans didn’t invent an alphabet until 3200 BC, or thereabouts ...
During a recent professional development day, the faculty hosted Dan Willingham, Phd, a leading cognitive psychologist from the University of Virginia. Dr. Willingham’s work with the faculty was extensive, and we are pleased to share some of the topics th ...
Jennifer Eaton joined students in the middle school on Friday, January 25, 2019 for an installment in the iHistory series. It was New Year's Eve, 1989 and Mrs. Eaton was stationed in West Berlin, as an army officer. That night they heard chipping, yes! ...
Aaron Evans (NCS, class of 2017) is a sophomore at Virginia Tech where he is majoring in electrical engineering. He is currently ranked first in his class.
Because of our own language’s profound debt to the Latin, the young student of Latin can begin to “translate” English, often without the need of a dictionary. A working knowledge of simple Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes, will enable a 13-year old stu ...
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