Coventry Christian Schools (CCS) is a pre-
K-12
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classical Christian school
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located in
Pottstown,
Pennsylvania
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,
United States
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. It was founded by superintendent Mark E. Niehls. CCS first opened its doors in 1984 with only seven students in a two-morning preschool taught by two volunteer teacher
School History
1983 – Preliminary plans to open a preschool finalized.
Curriculum
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is developed and supplies obtained. Registration with the
Pennsylvania Department of Education
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and 501c(3) tax exemption status received from
IRS
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.
1984 – The school is incorporated and opens its first academic year in September with seven students in a two morning preschool class taught by two
volunteer
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teachers.
1985 – A full-day
kindergarten
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class is added and preschool is expanded.
1986 – First grade is added.
1987 – Second grade is added. The 5.2 acre (21,000 m
2) property at 962 East Schuylkill Road is purchased. 2,000 sq ft (190 m
2) of usable space becomes available in the renovated schoolhouse.
1989 – The newly renovated property on Schuylkill Road opens to first through third grades. Preschool and kindergarten remain at the Coventry Hills
church
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* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship
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building.
1993 – Five temporary classroom trailers installed to provide expanded instructional space.
1994 – The first permanent addition adds 3200 sq ft (300 m
2) and six new classrooms and new restrooms.
1995 – A second permanent addition adds 6400 sq ft (600 m
2) of space providing a large multipurpose room and preschool with three large classrooms and a kitchen. An additional 0.8 acre (3200 m
2) of adjacent property was purchased bringing the total campus area to 6 acres (24,000 m
2). All students move to Coventry Campus. Eighth grade is added.
1996 – The 4 acre (16,000 m
2) athletic field is professionally leveled and seeded allowing for playground expansion and home games in soccer and
field hockey
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.
1998 – 9,500 sq ft (880 m
2) of new instructional space constructed. This
space
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included an art room, computer lab, library, science lab, and nine new classrooms. Total space is 21,000 sq ft (2,000 m
2). High School expansion begins.
2000 – 2.3 acres (9,300 m
2) of adjacent property is purchased for future expansion. The school receives $1 million
bequest
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from the Penrose Keller
estate. Total campus area is 9 acres (36,000 m
2). Temporary modular facility installed to accommodate secondary expansion.
2001 - Coventry Christian Schools graduates its first senior class.
2002 – Full accreditation received through the National Christian School Association. The first comprehensive capital campaign is launched at CCS.
2003 – 13.2 acre (53,000 m
2) Pleasantview campus purchased for new preschool site and secondary program. School building has nearly 52,000 sq ft (4800 m
2) of instructional space containing 22 classrooms, library, cafeteria and kitchen.
2009 - Groundbreaking ceremony for planned event center.
2010 - Event center completed.
2011 - Elementary program moved to Pleasantview campus.
School Sports
The athletic program at CCS is a voluntary after-school program designed to supplement the physical education classes and recesses that the students participate in during the regular school hours.
CCS plays Volleyball (Girls only), Soccer (Boys in fall and girls in spring), Basketball (Both Boys and Girls), Lacrosse (Boys only) and support a Cross Country team.
The CCS eagles mascot is Talon, the eagle.
Campus
699 North Pleasantview Road, Pottstown, P
19464
The “Pleasantview” Campus is so named because it is located on Pleasantview Road. It has over of instructional space, which serves a new preschool program as well as Kindergarten through 12th grades. There are 20 classrooms as well as an Art Room, Multipurpose Room/
Gym
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,
Chapel
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, Library,
School
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Store,
Cafeteria
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, high school science lab, and administrative offices. The building is located on over of CCS property which borders the
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
park
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.
This campus is also the meeting place of the Chesmont Church of Christ,
which convenes in the chapel.
References
External links
*http://www.coventrychristian.com/
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Christian schools in Pennsylvania
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