Headmaster's Blog
The Rev’d John Heaton is New Covenant’s second headmaster, following the founder of the school, Dr. Robert Littlejohn. He has served since 1998 – more than 20 years – and established the school on its permanent campus at Fleetwood Drive in Lynchburg, VA. He led the development of the school through four successful capital campaigns, providing the facilities which now serve more than 430 students through grade 12. Fr. John is an ordained minister in the Reformed Episcopal Church and has served a parish in his home state of Florida. He currently serves as the Associate Priest at All Saints Church which meets in the Marie Macdonald Chapel on the campus of New Covenant. Fr. John holds the BA and MA in theology, and the MA in liberal studies. He teaches intermediate Greek in the School of Rhetoric, and he writes routinely for this blog below.
Fear is Not the Companion of Caution
The military flyover at a football game makes us stand tall, and leaves us awestruck as kickoff approaches. Not so when I was a kid.
A Guide for Devotion in Lent and Holy Week
For those of you who want direction for your private devotion, reflection, quiet time, or whatever you may call it, here is a guide for
Poetry, The Arts and The Imagination
Our imaginations should be nourished as an instrument by which we know reality. While C.S. Lewis espoused many thought-provoking ideas, this lesson is a difficult,
STEM, STEAM, and STREAM? You Don’t Have to Choose
Let me just say it and get it out of the way: there’s nothing wrong with STEM. Science, technology, engineering and math are all good
Happiness: An Ancient Pursuit
We all want to be happy. Though we might try to hide this fact, or perhaps feel guilty of the desire, a good portion of
Three Ingredients For Success In School
I have watched hundreds of young people walk the halls of New Covenant from kindergarten to graduation. They move on to the next chapter of
Poetry – What Siri Cannot Understand, But Humans Should
The following post was contributed by faculty members, Kathryn Martin and Starlet Baker, after attending a lecture hosted by the Trinity Forum in Washington D.C.
New Research on Classroom Tech
New Covenant administrative staff continuously reviews the place of technology in our pedagogy and curriculum. In recent years we have surveyed our graduates in college
Three Great Untruths, pt 3
We sometimes teach our children things we don’t intend. These are “untruths” that can hamper effective parenting and classroom instruction. The third untruth is that