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C.Bac - Covenant Baccalaureate

The Highest Standard of Human Formation

“Sapientia per obedientiam — Wisdom through Obedience”

Overview.

The Covenant Baccalaureate (C.Bac.) is the most comprehensive secondary education system in existence—an alternative to the secular International Baccalaureate and the fragmented modern high school model.
It unites the classical, biblical, and scientific disciplines into one covenantal curriculum designed to form the intellect, shape the conscience, and cultivate mastery.

Every student graduates fluent in two languages, grounded in Scripture, literate in the Great Books, and capable of reasoned argument in science, law, and the arts.
The C.Bac. is built for leaders who will govern, invent, heal, and teach—not for test-takers but for civilization builders.

Duration: 6 years (Grades 7–12)
Award: Covenant Baccalaureate Diploma (C.Bac.)
Accreditation: Atlas University and the Council of Covenant Schools
Progression: Automatic admission eligibility to The Bachelors at Atlas University

Year 12 — Capstone & Graduation Standards

  1. Covenant Thesis (10,000 words) — a publishable essay integrating faith, reason, and innovation.

  2. Public Defense — 45-minute oral disputation before faculty, peers, and external guests.

  3. Service Practicum (120 hours) — teaching, building, or community restoration project.

  4. Language Proficiency — dual-language fluency certification.

  5. Canon Contribution — at least 3 essays or projects published to the Canon

Program Architecture

1. Biblical Foundations

  • Daily Scripture reading and recitation

  • Theology through Genesis–Revelation (literary and doctrinal)

  • Application of moral law to personal and civic life

  • History of the Church, covenants, and civilizations

Goal: Graduates interpret all knowledge through biblical wisdom.

2. The Great Books Curriculum

The ideal curriculum adapted for covenantal literacy.
Students read, discuss, and write on the 100 foundational works of civilization—Scripture, philosophy, poetry, science, and statecraft.

Core Reading Stream (abridged example):

  • Genesis, Proverbs, Psalms, Romans

  • Plato’s Republic

  • Aristotle’s Ethics

  • Augustine’s Confessions

  • Dante’s Divine Comedy

  • Shakespeare’s major plays

  • Milton’s Paradise Lost

  • Pascal’s Pensées

  • Rousseau’s Social Contract

  • Dostoevsky’s Brothers Karamazov

  • Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling

  • C.S. Lewis, Abolition of Man

Output: 2,000 pages of written reflection and at least 6 formal disputations per year.

3. Mathematics as Design

Mathematics is taught as the architecture of divine order.
From arithmetic through calculus and geometry, students learn to see number as symbol, proportion as justice, and proof as moral reasoning.

Includes:

  • Geometry & the language of proportion

  • Algebraic reasoning and model creation

  • Statistics and ethical use of data

  • Applied mathematics through economics and design projects

4. Covenant Science & Natural Philosophy

Science is approached as reading the mind of the Creator through creation.
The program integrates terrain medicine principles, biophysics, and ecological stewardship.

Fields Covered:

  • Biology & terrain physiology

  • Physics & light theory

  • Chemistry & sacred elements

  • Environmental design and regenerative agriculture

Laboratory Focus: each year students conduct one long-term experiment documented for publication in the Atlas Canon of Youth Research.

5. Language & Rhetoric

Every C.Bac. student becomes a linguist.

Requirements:

  • Mastery of English rhetoric and grammar

  • Proficiency in one classical language (Greek, Latin, or Hebrew)

  • Proficiency in one modern language (French, German, Spanish, or Mandarin)

  • Annual public disputation in both languages

Output: Graduates speak, write, and defend ideas with precision across cultures.

6. Arts & Aesthetics

Training in sacred art, calligraphy, sculpture, architecture, and music.
Students may specialize in:

  • Fine Arts (painting, sculpture, iconography)

  • Music (composition, performance, or sacred choral study)

  • Architecture & Design (proportion and beauty)

Each senior cohort curates a House Exhibition of art and written work themed around the glory of God in creation.

7. Physical Stewardship & Terrain Health

  • Daily physical training (strength, endurance, fasting discipline)

  • Nutrition and body stewardship education

  • Annual terrain fasting challenge (3–7 days guided)

  • Wilderness survival and regenerative agriculture practicum

Goal: The body is trained as a temple for the intellect and spirit.

8. Civics, Law, & Leadership

Students study the formation of societies, the origins of law, and the nature of authority.
They learn leadership by governing their own Houses and serving in the Student Ecclesia—a miniature government with judiciary, treasury, and council.

Topics:

  • Comparative government (Israelite theocracy to modern republics)

  • Covenant law and the Supremacy Charter

  • Diplomacy, debate, and international ethics

9. Technology, Design, & Innovation

Every student must demonstrate technological competence and creativity.
This includes computer literacy, ethical coding, and project design linked to theology and social renewal.

Innovation Requirement: By Year 12, each student creates a practical artifact—invention, app, product, or written system—documented as their first professional work.

Pedagogy

  • Tutorial Model: 6–8 students per instructor; dialogue-driven learning.

  • Daily Scripture Recitation: every morning class begins with a reading and commentary.

  • Weekly Symposiums: joint sessions of philosophy, art, and science.

  • Quarterly Disputations: formal debates where grades depend on argument and composure.

  • Annual Exhibition: public display of essays, experiments, and art.

Assessment

Students are not graded by percentages but by Mastery and Virtue.
Marks:

  • Excellent (E): demonstrates mastery, humility, and creativity

  • Faithful (F): consistent effort with understanding

  • Developing (D): incomplete reasoning or lack of depth

  • Reproof (R): negligence or dishonesty

Promotion requires cumulative mastery in all domains and faculty approval.

Tribes

  • All students belong to one of the Twelve Tribes, integrating mentorship across ages.

  • Older students mentor younger peers; spiritual hierarchy is modeled after the early church.

  • Leadership positions rotate annually to develop authority under service.

Tuition

Tuition & Fellowship

Standard Tuition: $8,500 / year
Scholarship Paths:

  • House Scholar Track: merit and leadership-based.

  • Language Fellowship: for excellence in classical or modern language.

  • Craft & Innovation Grant: for applied projects entering incubation at Atlas Foundry.

Graduation

The Covenant Baccalaureate graduate will:

  • Know Scripture and classical thought as one coherent language.

  • Read and speak at least two languages proficiently.

  • Demonstrate competence in mathematics, science, history, and rhetoric.

  • Possess a publishable portfolio of original essays, art, and research.

  • Qualify for immediate entry into The Bachelors at Atlas University.

Admissions

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Eligibility:

  • Completion of Grade 6 or equivalent classical preparation.

  • Reading fluency at or above college level by age 12.

  • Character references from both parent and pastoral authority.

Application Components:

  1. Application form & $49 fee.

  2. Essay: “Why should truth be beautiful?” (1,000 words)

  3. Entrance examination in reading comprehension, composition, and logic.

  4. Oral interview and mini-disputation with faculty.

  5. Family covenant meeting (parents and student attend together).

Selection Standards:

  • Moral seriousness and teachability

  • Curiosity, humility, and stamina for rigorous study

  • Willingness to live under the Covenant Code of Conduct (truth, order, charity)