Their motto is “Inspire the best in your child”, and with a quick look at the website, it sure seems to fit their company. Calvert Homeschool has over 100 years of homeschooling help under their belt, and have a curriculum for online homeschooling that really can kickstart the at-home classroom. According to the press page, the facts about Calvert Homeschool are “Calvert's complete curriculum (Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade) is comprehensive, covering the three Rs – reading, writing, and arithmetic – as well as science, art, history, geography, music, technology, and other areas of learning to ensure no gaps in instruction. This comprehensive approach allows homeschooling parents to maximize teaching time, rather than researching subjects and writing lesson plans.”
Homeschool Curriculum
Each of the grades from Pre-Kindergarten to eight grade has 160 lesson plans and 20 review lessons. They come with everything you will need, from the modeling clay for the pre-K to the workbooks for the eighth grade. There is even a re-use course option so that parents with multiple children can reuse the books they receive and still get NEW lesson plans. This is a far more cost affordable option for those wanting to homeschool more than one child in the family.
Each grade of the Calvert Homeschool has many resources and materials, they don’t forget a thing and there is nothing that will have to be bought to teach with. This saves tremendous time and effort for the parent.
2008/2009 Calvert Homeschool Pricing
The enrollment pricing per school curriculum varies and is currently (for the Calvert Classic with no additional items included):
- Pre-K $285 tuition with $25 enrollment fee
- Kindergarten $575 tuition with $55 enrollment fee
- First grade $755 tuition with $55 enrollment fee
- Second grade $755 tuition with $55 enrollment fee
- Third grade $755 tuition with $55 enrollment fee
- Fourth grade $780 tuition with $55 enrollment fee
- Fifth grade $780 tuition with $55 enrollment fee
- Sixth grade $930 tuition with $55 enrollment fee
- Seventh grade $930 tuition with $55 enrollment fee
- Eighth grade is $930 tuition with a $55 enrollment fee
There can be additional charges should the parent want to buy their ATS service. This is the Advisory Teaching Service and it gives an online gradebook, practice tests, and the support and advice from an Advisory Teacher. This is several hundred dollars more, however, than the Classic Homeschooling services.
Calvert Education Services
- 10713 Gilroy Road Suite B
- Hunt Valley, MD 21031
- Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
- Phone: 410-785-3400
- Toll-free: 888-487-4652
- Email: inquiry@calvertservices.org
For more Calvert Homeschooling Information
- Please request a DVD
- Download the 2008/2009 catalog
The Calvert Homeschooling information is good to browse even if one isn't going to be purchasing additional homeschooling references and materials. There is good support and general information that can help homeschooling parents figure out the best curriculum for their own child.
Tina Samuels - Tina Samuels specializes in health, animal, and gardening articles. She authored "A Georgia Native Plant Guide".
