Jonathan Councell | Upper School Principal and Teacher
Jonathan Councell joined Veritas Preparatory School as the Upper School Principal in 2025. A graduate of the CiRCE Institute’s Master Teacher Apprenticeship under Andrew Kern, Jonathan has taught, written, consulted, and spoken in support of the Christian classical renewal since 2011. He has served on missions abroad in Haiti, Mexico, Guatemala, San Salvador, Egypt, and Romania. He studied literature and economics at Wheaton College (‘08) and at a partner program at St. Anne’s College, in Oxford. Before taking his first position at a school in Fletcher, NC; Jonathan worked in Christian Publishing as an audiobook reader; in horticulture, as a small business owner; and as a sail boat captain in the Bahamas. Jonathan is married to Dr. Laura Dawalt Councell, and they have three children (Claire Elaine, Harry, and Adelaide), and a small menagerie of animals.
Jonathan Councell joined Veritas Preparatory School as the Upper School Principal in 2025. A graduate of the CiRCE Institute’s Master Teacher Apprenticeship under Andrew Kern, Jonathan has taught, written, consulted, and spoken in support of the Christian classical renewal since 2011. He has served on missions abroad in Haiti, Mexico, Guatemala, San Salvador, Egypt, and Romania. He studied literature and economics at Wheaton College (‘08) and at a partner program at St. Anne’s College, in Oxford. Before taking his first position at a school in Fletcher, NC; Jonathan worked in Christian Publishing as an audiobook reader; in horticulture, as a small business owner; and as a sail boat captain in the Bahamas. Jonathan is married to Dr. Laura Dawalt Councell, and they have three children (Claire Elaine, Harry, and Adelaide), and a small menagerie of animals.
Jonathan Councell joined Veritas Preparatory School as the Upper School Principal in 2025. A graduate of the CiRCE Institute’s Master Teacher Apprenticeship under Andrew Kern, Jonathan has taught, written, consulted, and spoken in support of the Christian classical renewal since 2011. He has served on missions abroad in Haiti, Mexico, Guatemala, San Salvador, Egypt, and Romania. He studied literature and economics at Wheaton College (‘08) and at a partner program at St. Anne’s College, in Oxford. Before taking his first position at a school in Fletcher, NC; Jonathan worked in Christian Publishing as an audiobook reader; in horticulture, as a small business owner; and as a sail boat captain in the Bahamas. Jonathan is married to Dr. Laura Dawalt Councell, and they have three children (Claire Elaine, Harry, and Adelaide), and a small menagerie of animals.