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Covenant Christian School
Educating the whole child to the glory of God in a grace-filled environment.
A Unique School
Since its founding in 2003, Covenant Christian School (St. Louis) has been unapologetically committed to God’s glory, to His children, and a conviction that soul-nurturing education is only possible through God’s grace. From the conception of an idea until today, Covenant has sought to be a community of grace, rather than one of rules and rigidity, endeavoring to provide a gospel-saturated educational program for mission-fit, Christian families for students from age three through sixth grade. A purposely small school, Covenant nurtures and celebrates deep relationships, individualized learning styles, and richness of experience so students are known well and impacted by their learning for years to come.
The academic, integral program is biblical, foundational, cyclical, rigorous, measurable, and dynamic – all rooted in theological themes of creation, fall, redemption, and consummation. Covenant’s high value for the arts and reading are unmistakable, with emphases sprinkled generously throughout the curriculum and tangibly seen and heard around campus.
Covenant’s experiential, outdoor emphasis extends classrooms beyond traditional walls, promotes long-term observation, highlights environmental impact of actions, encourages careful management of natural resources, and provides new opportunities to work and learn in community.
A Unique Opportunity
With a full enrollment (180 students from 3’s through 6th grade), substantial waiting list, multiple years without faculty turnover, healthy budget, and generous donor base, Covenant meets significant markers for long-term stability. But Covenant's greatest strength is that the school knows who it is; the vibrancy of the community and educational program is rooted in an unmistakable identity.
Covenant’s Head of School, John Roberts, has communicated his plan to step down as Head of School at the end of the 2026-2027 school year. Because of the challenges of replacing a Founding Head of School and ensuring and protecting Covenant's core distinctives, the school Board has approved a process whereby its next Head of School will serve alongside John in a two-year apprenticeship role, beginning in the Fall of 2025 as Associate Head of School. As Associate Head of School, Covenant's next leader will become fully immersed in the school, partner with both John and the school Board, and take on increasing responsibilities until assuming sole leadership in the Fall of 2027.
This results in a remarkable opportunity for a new leader to apprentice alongside an established leader to both learn the culture of the school and develop the skills and experiences necessary to lead the school for years to come.