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.
At the age of 5, I attended a judgment day event, where I felt the Holy Spirit calling me to be a part of God’s family. Even at this young age, I knew that the Lord wanted ME. As I grew in age, I also grew in faith. I wanted to be a part of God’s family in such a way that I wanted to confess my sin and recommit my life to Christ as often as I could. I learned from mentors and teachers that Christ’s love for me is never ending and never failing. Once I committed by life to Christ, I was His.
The Lord continues to grow my story day by day. At the end of the summer of 2012, my husband and I stepped out in faith and moved almost 900 miles away from home and anything we knew. We depended on each other, and even more, depended on the Lord to provide for our needs. The most recent time that the Lord has used to grow us was in the spring of 2017. The Lord used an event in our lives to grow our dependence on Him. Through this event, He again drew us closer to Him.
Now as a parent, the Lord shows me His grace daily. By His grace, I realize the grace my daughter needs and deserves as she is a little human, just like me. The Lord has not failed me, and I pray that my daughter feels how the unconditional love we have for her can draw her to the Lord as she grows.
The Lord brought us to Savannah in January of 2019. In the search for a place to call home in my career, I found Calvary. The Lord’s hand was in the whole process. When I visited Calvary, there were no openings, and, honestly, I did not expect any to come open, but I knew this was where I wanted to be. The Lord provided again by opening a position, not only in the Lower School, but a position teaching the grade level and subjects that I had taught in the past.
My story does not end here. The Lord continues to write my story as I strive to draw nearer to Him in my daily walk.
Psalm 37:4 “Delight in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.”