Mission, Vision, Values
Mission
To provide an excellent, Christ-centered education for a life of scholarship, leadership, and service.
Excellent
Excellent is what we do, not something that we pursue. It is a good and right response to the finished work of Christ. The word excellent in Scripture appears in Genesis meaning “in harmony with God” and in Titus meaning “made for its purpose” and “to be assigned to its highest rank.” Responding to Christ in excellence means working out of obedience to and in harmony with God through the good work of spiritual, mental, and relational formation.
Christ-centered
Christ-centered means that everything true, every right and righted relationship, begins with and emanates from the person of Jesus Christ, as revealed in both Special and General Revelation, which in turn permeates all subjects and activities at Covenant. It also means that education should not be student-centered (i.e., students as drivers) nor student-centric (i.e., students as the standard). Because we love our students out of our love for and obedience to Jesus, we lovingly disciple them toward a more mature engagement of the world than being the center of everything.
Life
A life of scholarship, leadership, and service means that we provide our students with opportunities to learn, lead, and serve, and expect them to engage in these pursuits during their high school career, rather than solely preparing them for them without exemplifying and necessitating this engagement during their formative high school years. This is all led and framed by a biblical Christian worldview.
Vision
To be a model for education
(I Thessalonians 4:11-12), The Covenant Model
We are interested in education being done well, period. Where we are excellent, we look for opportunities to share it. Where others shine, we see an opportunity to learn. Education should not be a zero-sum game of exclusive, proprietary, hyper-localized gain to the detriment or suppression of others’ excellence. Broadly speaking, education should be about the business of a flourishing society through the enlightening of minds, the inflaming of hearts, and the transformation of lives. We see that happening best by the advancement of the Kingdom through the immersive learning of a Christ-centered education.
(I Thessalonians 4:11-12), The Covenant Model
We are interested in education being done well, period. Where we are excellent, we look for opportunities to share it. Where others shine, we see an opportunity to learn. Education should not be a zero-sum game of exclusive, proprietary, hyper-localized gain to the detriment or suppression of others’ excellence. Broadly speaking, education should be about the business of a flourishing society through the enlightening of minds, the inflaming of hearts, and the transformation of lives. We see that happening best by the advancement of the Kingdom through the immersive learning of a Christ-centered education.
Portrait of a Graduate
At Covenant, education is not just preparation; it is transformation.
Through an excellent, Christ-centered education, our students graduate with minds enlightened by truth, hearts inflamed with purpose, and lives transformed to lead and serve.
Our Portrait of a Graduate captures who they become through this journey.
Rooted
Covenant graduates are anchored in Christ, confident enough in their faith to wrestle with hard questions, pursue deeper understanding, and walk with humility and courage through every season of life.
Curious
They approach every subject and conversation with inquiry, delighting in learning as a way to better know God and those around them.
Compassionate
With hearts shaped by Christ, they serve with empathy, seeing the dignity in every person they encounter.
Resilient
They persevere through challenges, responding with courage and hope rooted in their identity.
Purposeful
They live intentionally, pursuing excellence as a response to God’s calling to steward their gifts for His glory.