Mission Moment

Each week, a different member of the Covenant leadership will share from their perspective how we are living out our mission at The Covenant School. We seek to utilize this as an informative and enriching space for parents to be encouraged and reminded of our mission and how it applies to our students and families daily. We invite each of you to partake in the rich feast of classical Christian education at Covenant. Welcome to our “Mission Moment.”

Now viewing articles posted in February 2025.

Stewarding Covenant’s Mission: The Role of the Board of Trustees, by Amy Anderson
February 25th, 2025
Dear Covenant Families,Have you wondered... What does the Covenant Board of Trustees do? How does their role differ from that of the administration? Who sets the priorities of the board? How are board members chosen for service?While this Mission Moment will not provide a detailed answer to each of ...
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Fitting Words: The Life-Giving Power of Declamation, by Brett Tohlen
February 19th, 2025
Dear Covenant Families, Declamation is an important event in the life of our school where we set aside an evening to celebrate rhetoric’s power over us when done well. Clearly God delights in great speeches. Scripture begins with something like the first Declamation where our Creator brings ...
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The Tuition Increase Challenge, by Dr. Robert Littlejohn
February 13th, 2025
Dear Covenant Families, This year’s year-over-year (e.g. grade 4 to 4) tuition increase is 5.1% on average. But what our families feel is the grade-over-grade transition (e.g. grade 4 to 5). Let me explain. (This is going to be a tome.) For years we have worked to gradually “flatten the tu...
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From Recitations to Final Defense: Celebrating Covenant’s Senior Theses, by Chris Schmidt
February 6th, 2025
Dear Covenant Families, Senior Thesis season is upon us. For the past year, each of our 41 seniors has worked hard to identify and answer a controversial (but not hot-button) question. The result is a 10-page researched argumentative essay, which has been through multiple drafts of revision. N...
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