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.
The team designed, fabricated, and tested their concept by performing a variety of trade-off studies to account for a range of design requirements including physical size, maneuvering, speed, power, cost, and safety. During the competition, held at Georgia Southern’s Armstrong Campus, Calvary's team went head to head against teams from 7 other schools from the Chatham and Bulloch county area.
The Calvary team swept the competition, taking first place in all 5 events - incline/sprint to stop course, maneuvering course, tug-of-war, engineering journal, and poster presentation!
The primary features of Calvary’s winning design included a strong steel frame, 2 independent gear ratios - one for power and the other for speed, an innovative scooter-style steering design, and a small wheel base which provided a tight turning radius, an adjustable motor position to accommodate the different gears, and a motorcycle chain to provide extra strength during the high load factors of tug-of-war.
This competition provided Calvary’s students with the opportunity to develop skills that will be valuable no matter what path they take after high school. Students learned to think out of the box and to try new ideas-- a must for innovation and discovery. Students learned the art of both written and verbal technical communication - a must for sharing innovative ideas. Students learned to work as a team and to leverage the strengths of the individuals on the team -- a must for implementing innovative ideas.
Congratulations to the Engineering Team on a job well done!
The incline/sprint to stop course tested the go-kart’s ability to accelerated from rest up a 20 degree incline and reach maximum speed.
The maneuvering course tested the go-kart’s speed and agility in an obstacle course requiring a tight turning radius.
The tug-of-war tested the go-kart’s power as two karts were connected with a rope and had to pull against each other. This challenge was conducted in a double elimination bracket style contest.
The Engineering Journal documented the team’s use of the Engineering Design Process as well as research, trade studies, analysis, and financial data.
The poster contest was a science fair style event where judges asked questions of the team members about their design while reviewing a poster containing details of the process.