- The Covenant School (Virginia)
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The Covenant School http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/The_Covenant_School_XC07.jpg Address 175 Hickory Street
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22902
United StatesCoordinates 38°0′5.8″N 78°31′8.4″W / 38.001611°N 78.519°WCoordinates: 38°0′5.8″N 78°31′8.4″W / 38.001611°N 78.519°W Information School type Private Christian School Founded 1985 Head of school Dr. Motana Gaffney (lower school)
Mrs. Carol Fishwick (upper school)Grades Pre-K - 6 (lower school)
7-12 (upper school)Enrollment 670 Language English Campus Suburban Color(s) Navy Blue, Silver, White Website http://www.covenantschool.org The Covenant School (TCS) 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.
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History
The Covenant School was founded in 1985.
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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References
- ^ http://www.covenantschool.org/about/mission.htm Covenant Mission], The Covenant School, retrieved 18 Jul 2009.
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- Private schools in Virginia
- Educational institutions established in 1985
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