Numbering the Days
It’s the time of year when the senior class is counting down the days to graduation. Time is a funny thing. It can fly by, or it can pass in an achingly slow fashion. It all depends upon your perspective. When this year’s senior class entered kindergarten I had already laid down a dozen “laps” […]
The Middle School Presents: Wilde Tales
The Middle School presented Wilde Tales: The Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde on Friday and Saturday night.
May Breather Friday, May 5th
There will be no school on Friday, May 5th.
This is No Ordinary Week
The following is shared from my friend, Jon R. Jordan from his “Rhythms of Habit.” You can read more by subscribing at rhythmsofhabit@substack.com Because of our sophisticated watches and our ability to schedule our days down to the minute with the push of a button, it is easy for us to misunderstand what time is […]
Advice to Consider: Baselining Children Who Receive ADD Diagnoses
The Centers for Disease Control statistics show that about 10% of all children under age 18 have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder or ADD. Even more children in the same age group meet some or most of the symptomatic criteria of for ADD, though they may not be formally diagnosed. It is so common […]
Colonial Day
The second-grade classes hosted their annual Colonial Day. Students participated in a number of time period activities. They had a wonderful time enjoying a tea party, colonial style dancing, sewing, and much more.
Getting Into the Great Conversation
Several members of our faculty and I are working on a project we call Defending the Tradition. It’s an effort to enable our students, parents, faculty, and wider community to gain more purchase on classical education and the cultural inheritance that belongs to us and to our children. Since many of us are not products […]
Homecoming Weekend
On Friday night New Covenant Schools welcomed approximately 50 graduates spanning the years of 2010-2022 for a homecoming reception with the faculty. It was encouraging to hear the stories of what our alumni are pursuing in their studies, careers, and seasons of life. After the reception, we cheered on our Gryphons in the Workman Field […]
Middle School Fall Festival
To kick off the Thanksgiving holiday, the 8th Grade Student Council hosted the annual Middle School Fall Festival. Students enjoyed festive games, team competitions, apple cider, and much more.
The Time of Our Lives
We’re coming into that beautiful stretch of the school year, arguably my favorite, in which our students are enjoying the change of season and the coming of a long Christmas holiday. The prospect of Christmas makes the next several weeks of school almost magical. Volunteers have decked our halls and Christmas music for Lessons & […]
