Covenant School

Our faculty and staff received their summer reading assignments today!

This summer, Covenant faculty will read The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan, a fitting book for a school reflecting on what progress means for us.

We must see progress not simply in newness, but in growth rooted in truth, goodness, and permanence.

Written in 1678, The Pilgrim’s Progress follows Christian’s journey toward the Celestial City through trials, temptations, and grace. For centuries, it shaped the moral imagination of Christians around the world.

For classical Christian educators, the story reminds us that education is not just about achievement or innovation, but becoming people of wisdom, courage, humility, and faithfulness.

At Covenant, we hope to progress as pilgrims do: guided by enduring truths toward lasting things.

Want to read along?
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Want to read along with your kids? Check out the beautifully illustrated and retold Little Pilgrim’s Progress:
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Every year in First Grade, our students spend the school year learning to love their neighbors in West Virginia by learning all about the Mountain State through field trips, history lessons, story books, songs, and memory chants.

One of the sweetest Covenant traditions is our First Grade West Virginia Day, where students dress as famous West Virginians and present what they’ve learned in front of hundreds of people.

This year, one student’s presentation on actress Jennifer Garner made its way back to her and she responded with a video message!

“It made me so proud to see you talk about me with so much grace and poise and elegance,” Garner said in the video. “I’m very proud of you and all your classmates for doing such a big project at the end of the school year…and I love that you wore overalls just like ‘Farmer Jen!’”

We’re so proud of the courage, preparation, and joy our students bring to moments like these.

Watch the story on WSAZ here:

Studio 3 - Jennifer Garner responds to student's presentation Studio 3