Why Calvary?

Thank you for visiting our website. I’m Dr. Hunter Chadwick, and I have the privilege of being the Head of School here at Calvary Day School. You will learn quickly from our website, and even more from a personal visit to our beautiful campus, that Calvary is a family. When visiting our campus you will notice that our students display a sense of personal confidence and a well-balanced maturity that is uncommon nowadays. We believe this distinctive among our students comes from maturing in a loving and vibrant Christian school community, where a student truly belongs, feels safe, is accepted, and is challenged to reach ever-greater personal heights.

Calvary is a genuine Christian school. We believe personal faith speaks to personal character; and faith, character, and intellect help define a well-balanced student for their future goals and aspirations. At Calvary Day School we provide an academically rigorous environment, carefully interwoven with a thoughtful Christian philosophy of education. This thoughtfully crafted balance is evident in our weekly chapel services, annual Spiritual Emphasis Week, mission projects, myriad small groups, and in the very way we teach our content area classes.

Calvary graduates are accepted to schools such as Georgia Tech, UGA, Harvard, MIT, John Hopkins, Brown, and countless more. Your child will have all the tools necessary to succeed at a remarkably high level, in a world in desperate need of truly Christian leaders and experts in their chosen field. Calvary Day School offers the kind of sure foundation necessary for students to be a bright light in our global community.

I personally invite you and your family to visit us here at Calvary to see how we can partner in the life of your child.

From its inception in 1961, Calvary Day School has been dedicated to remaining a deliberately Christian school where academic excellence is rigorously pursued. Dr. John Tippett, along with several involved parents, began the process in 1959 of planning for the creation of a Christian school founded on the developmental principles of Luke 2:52 where Jesus grew intellectually, physically, socially, and spiritually. Originally named Calvary Baptist Day School, Calvary enrolled thirteen kindergarten students that first year. The academic reputation of the school continued to grow along with the need for a distinctly Christian education. Each year a grade was strategically added until the 1973-1974 school year when Calvary enrolled its first senior class. The students, parents, and faculty of the Calvary Day School family continue to enjoy God’s rich blessings after more than fifty years of faithful educational ministry.

Calvary Day School now enrolls approximately 1300 students six-weeks through 12th grade. As a non-denominational Christian school, Calvary’s student body represents more than 100 churches in the Savannah area. In keeping with our historical past, Calvary faithfully pursues a deliberate and intentional Christian education where God’s truth is enmeshed in all learning activities.