Calvert School

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Calvert School
Established	1897
School type	Private,
Religious affiliation	None
Headmaster	Andrew D. Martire
Location	Baltimore, MD, USA
Campus	Suburban, 13 acres
Enrollment	533 total (372 K-4, 161 5-8)
Faculty	65 (42 K-4, 23 5-8)
Student:teacher ratio	8:1
Athletics	13 sports
Color(s)	Black and Gold
Mascot	Cavaliers
Homepage	[1]

For other uses, see Calvert School (disambiguation).

Calvert School is a kindergarten through 8th grade co-ed school for students in Baltimore, Maryland. The school uses a unique curriculum and has a homeschooling division which administers the curriculum shipped to families around the country and all over the world. Developed in 1907, the home school curriculum grew by being advertised in the National Geographic magazine as a kindergarten program for those wishing to offer a better education to their children at the cost of $5 dollars.

Its curriculum emphasizes interdisciplinary learning with a strong foundation in math, science, and the classics. One of its characteristics is the popular^{[citations needed]} Calvert "Lesson Manual" which functions as a step-by-step guide for the child's instructors.

It is now one of the largest and most respected homeschool institutions in the United States.^{[citations needed]} It takes pride in its wide geographic reach in the world, quoting alumni anecdotes on its website such as the following:

As one young boy who lived with his lighthouse-keeper father off the Alaskan coast reported in 1952, "The boat brings our supplies every month from the mainland — and my Calvert lessons, too." That same year, the young daughter of an American missionary in Africa wrote to apologize that she was behind in her Calvert homeschool studies, because "the lions roaring all night keep us awake."

The program has gained popularity among missionaries and military families stationed in remote areas.^{[citations needed]} It is also recommended by the U.S. Foreign Service.^{[citations needed]}