In 1978 as a 24 year old Jan was interviewed as a candidate for a new Christian school starting in the Northern Beaches. The interview lasted all day! After that marathon Jan thought the job of foundation teacher would be too hard, but as the days went by she Increasingly she felt God's call to Covenant.
Jan accepted the role and went on to serve for nine year as as a teacher at Covenant.
Jan told stories to the students of the early days and we realised just how far we have come as a school. The first day in a rented hall at Terrey Hills there was one class of Kindy to Year 5 and no desks or chairs. Along came a truck with kitchen tables on the back. When Jan informed the parent delivering them the tables and chairs were too big for some of the smaller children they found a solution. The legs of each table and chair was sawn
off to a suitable height for each child.When the school moved to its present site children wore gum boots and caught yabbies in the creek. Teachers were also asked to learn to drive the school bus. This bus has a top speed of 50km per hour and no power steering. When Jan was being taught to drive she managed to wipe out some fences at the school and was quite happy when she was no longer asked to drive!
Some current students also shared their memories of how the school has changed just in the time they have been here. Jan prayed for the students and encouraged them to listen for God's calling in their lives through reading the Bible and prayer.
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