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Covenant
Christian
Academy  

“CCA is a unique school with a small, warm, and nurturing atmosphere."

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Grades: K-6

Founded: 1975

ACSI Member Since: 1987

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Our Commitment

At Covenant Christian Academy we are committed to being an extension of Christian families for the teaching and training of the whole student – spirit, soul, and body.  Our teachers are highly experienced and extremely devoted followers of Jesus Christ, and provide a warm, family atmosphere with love and grace.

 

      The Christ-centered curriculum shows God as the Center of our universe, our lives and our school. He is the basis of all knowledge and therefore the Head and Cornerstone of the Academy.

 

       “…in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ,in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”  Colossians 2:2,3

 

       Covenant Christian Academy was founded in 1975 as a ministry of Central Assembly of God Church of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It is now a parent-run school located at Emmanuel Evangelical Congregational Church in Bethlehem. The Word of God is the daily Guide for moral character.

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Our Mission

Here at Covenant Christian Academy, our mission is to provide excellence in education, but also an education that equips each child to live faithful, God­ honoring lives, whatever his or her calling.


We have teachers who genuinely desire to be here and are a positive influence in our children's lives. We have high expectations to help our students learn important life les­sons which will be carried with them beyond the class­room.

 

We know it is important where you send your children, because wher­ever they get their education, they are shaped in many ways:

 

  • Academics

  • Skills

  • Character

  • Worldview

  • Spirituality

 

We provide a safe, loving, caring Christ-centered atmosphere. Our classes are small, allowing for greater interaction with the teachers.

Meet Our Faculty & Staff

Duty makes us do things well. But love makes us do them beautifully.

 

At the heart of Covenant Christian Academy is an accomplished and diverse faculty whose members comprise one of the top academic institutions in the Lehigh Valley. 

 

Each faculty member brings unique experience, academic specialty, published contributions to a field of study, and a dedication to classroom education, offering students a rigorous challenge each and every day.

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Helen Edwards

Principal

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  • Christ for the Nations Institute

  • Global Church University

  • Principal of CCA for 7 years

  • Former Librarian, Middle School Teacher,

       Second and Fourth Grade Teacher

  • Involved in Christian Education since 1974

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Administrative Assistant 

Troy Craft

  • Children's Pastor
  • Former Bus Driver for CCA Students
  • Former Gym Teacher at CCA
  • Chapel Speaker at CCA
  • Administrative Assistant since 2019
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Marisa Ketchem

Kindergarten Teacher

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Damaris Oberman

First Grade Teacher

  • B.S. in Christian Elementary Education,    United Wesleyan College

  • Began teaching in 1985

  • Has taught Toddler, Pre-K, and K-4 

  • Taught at CCA since 2015

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Holly Schaefer

Second Grade Teacher

  • ​B.S. Social Studies Education,                       Bemidji State University
  • Former Teacher's Assistant on  Indian Reservation
  • Former Homeschool Co-op Teacher
  • Multi-year Sunday School Teacher
  • Second year at CCA
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Suzy Gunkle

Third Grade Teacher

  • ​B.S. in Elementary Education

  • Worked in many local preschools

  • Taught in several local theatres

  • Directed nursery school and acting camps at church

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Pamela Moyle

Fourth Grade Teacher

  • B.S. in Elementary Education, Bloomsburg University
  • M.Ed in Guidance and Counseling, Lehigh University
  • 25 years teaching - elementary, college, adults, ESL, GED
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Cassie Kaintz

Fifth and Sixth Grade Teacher

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  • B.S. DeSales University

  • M.Ed in Biology, DeSales University

  • First year with CCA

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Donna Hinkle

Music Teacher

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  • B.S. Temple University

  • Post Graduate Work, East Stroudsburg

       University

  • Taught First Grade in Whitehall School

       District (1971 - 1978)

  • Music Teacher at CCA since 1997

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Debbie Alpha

Gym Teacher

  • Lehigh Carbon Community College, Physical Therapy Assistant
  • Rhema Bible Training Center,         Ordained Pastor
  • EKG Technician
  • Taught Gym and Spanish at CCA
  • Involved with CCA since 1989
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Debbie Skuba

Librarian

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  • Graduate of CCA

  • Graduate of The French Culinary Institute

  • First Year as Librarian with CCA

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Kathryn Hoppes

Computer Teacher

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  • B.S. Moravian University

  • Taught First Grade at CCA (2002 - 2007)

  • Substitute Teacher for Grades K - 6

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