Calvert School is a kindergarten through 8th grade homeschooling program administered by the Calvert Day School in Baltimore, Maryland. Developed in 1907, the program 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. A kindergarten in Afghanistan. ... Home education, also called homeschooling or home school, is the process by which children are educated at home rather than in an institution such as a public or private school. ... Nickname: Monument City, Charm City, Mob Town, B-more, Bodymore, Murderland Motto: Get In On It (formerly The City That Reads and The Greatest City in America; BELIEVE is not the official motto but rather a specific campaign) Location of Baltimore in Maryland Coordinates: Country United States State Maryland County... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The National Geographic Society was founded in the USA on January 27, 1888, by 33 men interested in organizing a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge. ...

Its curriculum emphasizes interdisciplinary learning with a strong foundation in math, science, and the classics. One of its characteristics is the popular 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. 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. It is also recommended by the U.S. Foreign Service. A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... The United States Foreign Service is a personnel system established under the Foreign Service Act. ...

External links

• http://www.calvertschool.org
• Covenant Home Curriculum is a Christian Classical Home School Program from Preschool to Grade 12 which Mary Pride has referred to as Calvert for Christians