The Covenant School (TCS) is a private Christian school. It is composed of the Birdwood Campus that houses the Lower School (Grades Pre-K—5), located in the former McIntire High School in Downtown Charlottesville, Virginia and the Hickory Campus, which is home to the Middle (Grades 6—8) and Upper (Grades 9—12) Schools. The Hickory Campus is nestled in the beautiful landscape of Albemarle County in a building completed in 2002.