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.
Caleb’s Project was started by Paul and Kim Zellner. Kim is the Lower School Librarian and a former 3rd grade teacher at Calvary Day School.
Here is their story:
In June of 2009, we were excited to hear that God would be blessing us, along with our two daughters, with a baby boy. Complications arose at the end of the July, and God called Caleb back to heaven on July 28, 2009. I delivered Caleb that morning, and although he never took a breath this side of heaven, he has forever changed our lives. The Bible tells us in Psalm 139:16, "Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be." We know that God had a purpose for Caleb's life. When discussing what we could do in his memory, my mom suggested a service project each year entitled Caleb's Project. These projects have benefitted many organizations. We’ve donated blankets to the Red Cross, created a family room at our local Ronald McDonald House, and partnered with African Library Project to create libraries for two schools in Kenya. We enjoyed helping to support The Living Vine, encouraged acts of kindness all over the world, and sent toys with a nursing group on a missionary tour. Most of all, these projects have served as therapy for my grieving heart. Time passes, but we still miss Caleb and the hope of all the things he would have been to our family. “Although we grieve, we do not grieve as those who have no hope.” (1 Thessalonians 4:13)We want to thank all of those who have supported us through the years.
Thank you Paul and Kim, for allowing us to be a part of this life-impacting project.