Colonial Day
The second-grade classes hosted their annual Colonial Day. Students participated in a number of time period activities. They had a wonderful time enjoying a tea party, colonial style dancing, sewing, […]
Getting Into the Great Conversation
Several members of our faculty and I are working on a project we call Defending the Tradition. It’s an effort to enable our students, parents, faculty, and wider community to […]
Homecoming Weekend
On Friday night New Covenant Schools welcomed approximately 50 graduates spanning the years of 2010-2022 for a homecoming reception with the faculty. It was encouraging to hear the stories of […]
Middle School Fall Festival
To kick off the Thanksgiving holiday, the 8th Grade Student Council hosted the annual Middle School Fall Festival. Students enjoyed festive games, team competitions, apple cider, and much more.
The Time of Our Lives
We’re coming into that beautiful stretch of the school year, arguably my favorite, in which our students are enjoying the change of season and the coming of a long Christmas […]
Middle School Latte Poetry Recitals
On Friday, October 28 the Middle School hosted their annual Latte Poetry Recital. The students enjoyed a coffeehouse style poetry recital where four students from each grade participated in reciting […]
Thoughts on Expressive Individualism
It’s been over two years since Carl Trueman published the book, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self. People are still talking about it, which for our society suggests […]
What’s Most Important in the Classroom? The Teacher
Years ago in the early 2000s, an educational consultant I respected confidently asserted that I had better pay attention to remote learning. He suggested that the school would increasingly face […]
Gryphon Growler & Pancake Breakfast
The Gryphon Growler and Pancake Breakfast was held on Saturday, October 22. Families came out to participate in a 1k or 3k race and then celebrated with a delicious pancake […]
The College Faith Experience: Growing, Not Surviving
I am deeply invested in the success of your children as they move through the regimen that is New Covenant Schools. About this time each year I think about the […]
