Research Calvert School private Schools in Washington, District of Columbia

“Perhaps the most challenging middle school in Baltimore -- Hyper-competitive in academics and to a lesser degree sports. The facilities and faculty are top-notch ... the only thing that could make it better would be to get rid of the snobby, clickish parents and their kids. Probably not a good place to 'transfer' from another school because it is so tight knit.”

“As a former student, I found that because the middle school at Calvert is so new (the first full year was 2003), they are in general not as organized or coordinated as other private schools in the area. This is also due to the small number of teachers and students. One benefit to this is the very small class sizes. I would often have classes with less than ten students in them. However, the arts programs are completely phoned in, and much more emphasis is placed on athletics, although not as much as a school like Gilman or Boys Latin. I had few teachers I liked and many I disliked. There is very little diversity in the student body. They've gone through three middle school heads in the past four years. I wasn't miserable there but there are better schools in the area.”

“Excellent Curriculum if child can be placed in the right grade. PTA that never has official meeting, just parties and wine tasting. Grades by age, which may make children transferring in from other schools to be held back. Withdrew my child from day school and looking into day school curriculum to supplement his current institution.”

“Calvert Home School instruction is a thorough, enriching program!”

“I was home schooled for the better part of my life. My family was one of the first in NJ to home school without a paid tutor (my mother served as our instructor). The proof, as they say, is in the pudding and I ended up graduating second in my high school class, and received a full-tuition academic scholarchip to a liberal arts college in NJ. I credit much of my success to my mother's dedication to instructing me so diligently over the years and to the excellent academic program available for home schoolers through Calvert. Clearly, this program helped me to excel far above my peers at an early age. Thankfully, the quality of the Calvert program has not changed over the years and I am supplementing my own childrens' education with materials from Calvert. I highly recommend this institution to anyone considering it for their home schooling needs.”