The Covenant School
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The Covenant School is a private non-denominational Christian school
. It has a lower campus which is located in an old brick school (it was once a public high school) in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia
for prekindergarten through sixth grades. The upper campus, composed of grades seven through twelve, is in Albemarle County
in a new building built in 2002. The Upper school has a soccer/football field, field hockey/ lacrosse field, and a baseball/softball field. The upper school is divided into 4 wings; green wing:science, blue wing:12th and 11th grades, red wing: 9th and 10th grades, and the yellow wing: 7th and 8th grades.
"The Covenant School seeks to promote the moral, intellectual, and physical development of young people. We foster the virtues of faith, wisdom, and love through the pursuit of academic excellence and the recognition of God’s sovereignty over His creation. We nurture our students, challenging them to follow the example of Jesus Christ, to achieve through self-discipline, to lead by service to others, and to grow in knowledge and virtue.
The Covenant School provides formal instruction in the traditional academic disciplines of English and language arts, history and geography, mathematics, science, foreign languages and fine arts and offers a broad and varied program of physical education and sports. We believe that faculty and staff must seek to live and model Biblical truths, good character and love for others as they work with the family.
The Covenant School provides a college preparatory education and seeks to inspire students to love God and to love learning. We believe that the mere acquisition of knowledge does not convey wisdom, and therefore see studying the Bible as essential for learning how to live. We encourage students to seek truth, to develop character, and to serve others."
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Christian school
A Christian school is a school run on Christian principles or by a Christian organization.The nature of Christian schools varies enormously from country to country, according to the religious, educational, and political cultures...
. It has a lower campus which is located in an old brick school (it was once a public high school) in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville is an independent city geographically surrounded by but separate from Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.The official population estimate for...
for prekindergarten through sixth grades. The upper campus, composed of grades seven through twelve, is in Albemarle County
Albemarle County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 79,236 people, 31,876 households, and 21,070 families residing in the county. The population density was 110 people per square mile . There were 33,720 housing units at an average density of 47 per square mile...
in a new building built in 2002. The Upper school has a soccer/football field, field hockey/ lacrosse field, and a baseball/softball field. The upper school is divided into 4 wings; green wing:science, blue wing:12th and 11th grades, red wing: 9th and 10th grades, and the yellow wing: 7th and 8th grades.
Athletics
The Covenant School competes in 10 boys' and 10 girls' varsity sports. The Boys Cross Country Team won the Division II VIS State Championship in 2006 and 2007, the Girls Cross Country Team also the VIS (state) championship in 2007. The boys varsity tennis team won the division II VIS (state) tournament in 2008, 2009, and 2010 along with the VIC (conference) tournament. A varsity football team was added for the 2002 season.Mission and Philosophy
According to the school's website:"The Covenant School seeks to promote the moral, intellectual, and physical development of young people. We foster the virtues of faith, wisdom, and love through the pursuit of academic excellence and the recognition of God’s sovereignty over His creation. We nurture our students, challenging them to follow the example of Jesus Christ, to achieve through self-discipline, to lead by service to others, and to grow in knowledge and virtue.
The Covenant School provides formal instruction in the traditional academic disciplines of English and language arts, history and geography, mathematics, science, foreign languages and fine arts and offers a broad and varied program of physical education and sports. We believe that faculty and staff must seek to live and model Biblical truths, good character and love for others as they work with the family.
The Covenant School provides a college preparatory education and seeks to inspire students to love God and to love learning. We believe that the mere acquisition of knowledge does not convey wisdom, and therefore see studying the Bible as essential for learning how to live. We encourage students to seek truth, to develop character, and to serve others."
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