We are a community of learners and leaders where teaching and learning are stimulating, interesting, and Christ-centered. Students, staff, and parents are supportive of one another and work cooperatively to reach ever higher academic, social, emotional, and spiritual competencies. Differences are accepted and respected by students, staff, and parents. We follow many pathways to learning while sharing goals that unite us, a common core of knowledge, and a belief in biblical truths.
It is our desire to learn more about you and your family and how we may best serve your child. We seek to develop each student: academically, athletically, socially and most of all, spiritually. In turn, we are seeking students who want to integrate and fully invest in the school with their time and talent to obtain the most out of their experience here at Calvary Day School.
Our key verse at Calvary Day School is Luke 2:52, which states: “So Jesus grew both in height and in wisdom, and he was loved by God and by all who knew him.” For the Administration and educators of Calvary, this verse is a presentation of the guiding force behind everything we do. This verse encompasses the four components of a truly Christian philosophy of education: physical growth, intellectual growth, spiritual growth, and social/interpersonal growth.
At Calvary Day School, we are called to a higher mission. We infuse faith into our classrooms, clubs, gymnasiums, playing fields, etc.; in essence, into whatever is being done or taught. At Calvary we also pursue excellence in whatever we do. As a result of this internal pursuit of excellence, Calvary was recognized as the first charter member of the National Elementary Honor Society, and our students are accepted each year into some of the finest colleges and universities in the United States, with over half of these students typically receiving academic scholarships.
Since Calvary Day School opened its doors in 1961, it has been blessed with enormous support from those who seek to further the school’s mission of providing an academically challenging education in a uniquely Christian environment. Exceptional teachers, state-of-the-art facilities, and superior athletic venues are all possible because of the generous support of the Calvary family.
My name is Addison Scarbrough. For thirteen years, I called 4625 Waters Avenue my home away from home. Toward the end of my eighth-grade year, my family lost our home and most of our belongings to a fire. As difficult as this time was for me, the one consistent support was the community at Calvary. Calvary taught me that a home doesn’t necessarily need to have four walls and a roof. Home is the place where you are surrounded by the ones you love. It is a place of belonging. If it weren’t for the teachers, administrators, and friends who poured into me at Calvary, I would not be able to call this place home.
Calvary is full of memories from walking with my finger on the wall in kindergarten, all the way to throwing my cap (and toilet paper roll) at graduation. To the students filling the chapel pews behind me, make the most of your years at Calvary. Make sure to pour into relationships with your teachers, participate in school events, and have fun! Your time is limited wherever you find yourself, so don’t waste the gift you have been given.
I thank God for the time He has given me at Calvary because it is here where I have made lifetime friends, countless memories, and seen unconditional love at work in the hearts of my teachers. I am sad to see my time at Calvary in my rear view mirror and my uniform folded up, never to be worn again, but I am confident that the lessons I’ve learned here will be carried with me forever. I have been and always will be proud to call myself a Cavalier.