SCHOOL PROFILE 2019-2020 SCHOOL OFFICIALS ANDREA BERGSTROM, M.Ed. CEEB Code: 222-299 Head of School [email protected] Ext. 505 TRACY BENNETT, MT Dean of Academics OUR MISSION [email protected] Ext. 145 Covenant Christian Academy offers MICHAEL CURTIS, M.Div. a Christian and Classical education STUDENT BODY Dean of Students [email protected] that builds our students’ academic, Ext. 508 spiritual and social foundations for Te total student population for the 2019-20 school lives of leadership and service in year is 320 students. Tere are 138 students enrolled today’s global community. A in the Upper School (7-12) and 21 graduating in Covenant education prepares the Class of 2020. Te school is diverse in both SCHOOL students to excel in collegiate academic and socio-economic backgrounds with COUNSELING studies and intellectual pursuits, 39% of our population self reporting ethnic diversity and 60% receiving fnancial aid. nurtures Christian faith and REBECCA DRAPER, M.Ed. character, and fosters individual International Students represent 4% of the total College Counseling gifs and abilities. student body (10% of grades 7-12). Students [email protected] r e p r e s e nt 4 5 c o m mu n i t i e s i n E a s t e r n Ext. 513 Massachusetts. Te school emphasizes small classes OUR SCHOOL (15 average) which fosters close student-faculty relations and a commitment to help students ATHLETICS Founded in 1991, Covenant develop their academic skills and personal talents Christian Academy is a Christian in a supportive, Christian environment. TAYLOR DEMPSEY, M.S. and Classical, college preparatory, Athletic Director non-denominational day school HISTORY & STRUCTURE [email protected] serving students in preschool Ext. 507 through grade 12. Founded in 1991 as a Grammar School, our frst graduating class of seniors matriculated in 2010. Covenant is a classical school in terms of both Covenant Christian Academy opens its pedagogy and curricula. Te administration FINE ARTS doors to all qualifed students, regardless includes a Head of School, Grammar School of race, color, national origin, or Principal, Dean of Academics, Dean of Students, LISA COLEMAN, M.Ed. religious affiliation. Chief Financial Officer, Director of Institutional Director of Fine Arts [email protected] Advancement, Director of Admissions, Director of Ext. 510 Fine Arts, and Athletic Director. CONTACT US Covenant Christian Academy is accredited by the New England Association PHONE: 978.535.7100 of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and is a member of the Association of FAX: 978.535.7123 Classical Christian Schools (ACCS), the Association of Christian Schools www.covenantchristianacademy.org International (ACSI), National Honor Society (NHS), and New England 83 Pine Street, Peabody, MA 01960 Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC). THE GREAT BOOKS and other selected readings of students in FACULTY AND STAFF grades 7 through 12 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare Covenant Christian Academy’s faculty, (Early Childhood through Upper Count of Monte Cristo, Dumas School), is comprised of 39 teachers and 6 classroom assistants. All of our A Doll's House, Ibsen teachers, Kindergarten through grade 12, have undergraduate degrees Te Importance of Being Earnest, Wilde and 65% hold an advanced degree. Our student teacher ratio is 8:1. Our All Quiet On Te Western Front, Remarque faculty and staff have been recognized with achievements such as Lord of the Flies, Golding teaching excellence awards, and have had articles and poems published Te Hiding Place, Ten Boom nationally. Many Upper School faculty also teach at the collegiate level. To Kill A Mockingbird, Lee Te Cure at Troy, adaptation by Heaney ACADEMIC SCHEDULE Tales From Ovid, Hughes Coriolanus, Shakespeare Te Iliad, Homer Te academic year consists of two 17-week semesters. Students have Te Odyssey, Homer seven periods a day, and a full credit course meets four times a week for Te Aeneid, Virgil 50 minutes each. Beowulf Te Picture of Dorian Gray, Wilde GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Macbeth, Shakespeare Sir Gawain and the Green Knight A total of 25 credits, including the completion and defense of a Senior A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens Tesis Project, are required for graduation: Te Power and the Glory, Greene Pride and Prejudice, Austen Bible - 3 Credits Latin - 3 Credits English - 4 Credits Rhetoric - 1.5 Credit Te Strange Career of Jim Crow, Woodward History - 4 Credits (Senior Tesis Project) What Tey Fought For, McPherson Mathematics -4 Credits Fine Arts - 1.5 Credits Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck Science - 3 Credits Physical Education - 1.0 Credits Te Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald Te Sun Also Rises, Hemingway Beloved, Morrison GPA AND CLASS RANK Te Unvanquished, Faulkner Winesburg Ohio, Anderson A cumulative GPA is calculated each semester from the start of 9th grade for all Te Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne courses taken at CCA. All of our core courses are taught at the honors level and are Te Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain designated as such on the transcript. Honors courses are not weighted. AP courses Te Gallic War: Seven Commentaries on Te Gallic War are given a .7 point weighting. Our calculation system changed starting with the Mere Christianity, Lewis 2018-2019 school year. Previously, honors classes had received a .3 weighting. Class Te Knowledge of the Holy, Tozer Rank is determined by the GPA, however, CCA is a limited-ranking school, only On Christian Liberty, Luther reporting class rank for Valedictorian or Salutatorian, due to the small class size. Te Cost of Discipleship, Bonhoeffer GRADING SCALE Life Together, Bonhoeffer GPA DISTRIBUTION Te Way of a Pilgrim LETTER GRADE NUMERICAL Seniors in the Class of 2019, Cumulative Te Screwtape Letters, Lewis GRADE POINTS GRADE Te Pursuit of God, Tozer A+ 4.3 97-100 A Little Book on the Christian Life, Calvin A 4.0 93-96 Haroun and the Sea of Stories, Rushdie 4.0 + 3.0 - 4.0 2.5 - 2.9 A- 3.7 90-92 Te Samurai, Endo Tings Fall Apart, Achebe B+ 3.3 87-89 Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Marquez B 3.0 83-86 Confessions, Augustine B- 2.7 80-82 Te Enchiridion on Faith, Hope and Love, Augustine C+ 2.3 77-79 24% Our Town, Wilder C 2.0 73-76 35% A Raisin In Te Sun, Hansberry Te Glass Menagerie, Williams C- 1.7 70-72 Master Harold... and the Boys, Fugard D+ 1.3 67-69 Te Death of a Salesman, Miller D 1.0 63-66 Te God of Carnage, Reza D- 0.7 60-62 41% Te 39 Steps, Buchan Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Stoppard F 0.0 00-59 PAGE 2 SPECIAL CURRICULUM FEATURES AP COURSES SENIOR THESIS AP COURSES OFFERED 2018-19 AP Statistics THE CAPSTONE OF A COVENANT EDUCATION AP US History Number of AP Students 30 Te Senior Tesis Project at Covenant Christian AP European History Total Tests Taken 47 Academy is the culmination of our students' Classical Education. Afer writing a ffeen page AP Latin research essay on a topic of their choosing, each % of Seniors who took 65% AP Calculus AB AP Courses student must defend his or her argument in front of the Upper School (Gr. 7-12), along with AP Biology Number of Subjects 8 a panel of faculty members and outside experts. AP Physics % that scored 3 73% Te Tesis Project demands the scholarly depth, or higher expert rhetoric, and personal confdence that are AP Studio Art Class of 2019 (17 students) essential to our students' success in collegiate While we do not explicitly teach AP English studies and professional life. courses, the rigorous nature of our classical AP Scholars 4 humanities program enables most students to successfully pass AP Lit & Comp with AP Scholars with 2 ACADEMIC TRAVEL WEEK minimal test prep coaching by faculty. Distinction Te classroom is a wonderful place to learn, but the opportunity to venture out of the predictable space where routines have been established can energize learning in special ways. Academic Travel Week gives students an opportunity to “take their learning on the road” and have direct, hands-on experiences. Grade 7: Gettysburg Civil War Battlefeld, NYC (Immigration Focus) Grade 8: Washington, D.C. (History and Government) Grade 9: Chincoteague, VA (Science research feld station) Grade 10: Quebec City, Canada (Native Am. & French Colonial History) Grade 11: “Hard Ting” - physical & mental challenge, service project Grade 12: New York City (historic, ethnic and cultural tours) ATHLETICS The Athletic Program at Covenant Christian Academy is designed to provide student athletes the opportunity to enjoy interscholastic competition for three seasons during the school year. We currently offer three seasons of sports with 18 competitive teams at the middle and high school levels. 85% of Upper School CLASS OF 2019 SAT / ACT SCORES Students are active in Athletic offerings. All students, including International. FINE ARTS SAT EBRW M Total STUDENTS THAT TAKE SAT vs. ACT Te CCA Fine Arts department offers a full slate CCA Average 614 597 1210 of opportunities for students to participate in Top 25% 705 722.5 1402 18% private instrumental lessons, instrumental Middle 50% 606 566 1195 ensembles, chorale ensembles, theater productions, and visual arts experiences. 75% of Bottom 25% 510 503 1023 82% Upper School Students are active in the Fine Arts offerings. ACT Total ACT SAT CCA Average Combined 28 PAGE 3 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCES Covenant Christian Academy is an academically rigorous, college preparatory school with a special commitment to preserve the classic tradition of combining faith and learning. Te average number of college applications submitted by each senior is seven. Graduates of Covenant are accepted, and choose to matriculate to, many of the nations most competitive colleges and universities.