Covenant Blog
A Case for Narrative Grading: Assessing Students Classically
By Craig Hefner, Ph.D. | Head of School The ways in which a student is assessed uncovers a whole set of assumptions regarding the role of education and the subsequent ideal of the purpose of a teacher. When we peel back the standards of modern assessment, examining...
Letter from Birmingham Jail
by REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities "unwise and untimely." Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. If I...
The Resolutions of Jonathan Edwards
by JONATHAN EDWARDS Being sensible that I am unable to do anything without God’s help, I do humbly entreat him by his grace to enable me to keep these Resolutions, so far as they are agreeable to his will, for Christ’s sake. Remember to read over these Resolutions...
Prepared for Life: Decisions, Discernment, and Discipleship
by FRANKLIN NORTON Director of Advancement The transition from high school graduation to young adulthood is both exciting and tumultuous. With childhood in the rearview mirror, suddenly the world opens up—full of its possibilities, dangers, blessings, and curses....
A Message from the Head of School (2022)
My love for this school and gratitude for this community seems to grow every year. As I look back on this year, we have much to celebrate and many to thank. We expanded our school building last year, and this year we enjoyed a full year of this new space. No sooner...
