School Profile
Calvary Schools of Holland
School Overview
Calvary Schools of Holland are committed to building Christian character and to developing servant leadership in their students within the context of a quality education.
School History
On Monday, September 11, 1978, the vision of a school became a reality as Calvary Schools opened for its first year of operation in the Lamse Building on East 8th Street. The enrollment was 130 students from 4-year old Kindergarten through 12th grade. By the second semester of that first year, enrollment exceeded the capacities of the Lamse Building. In 1980, the school acquired the Montello Park School. God continued to bless with increased growth, but the school faced some difficulties in the mid-nineties.
In 1996, the school board began a clarification of our mission and development of core values to guide our future direction. The mission of “building Christian character and training servant leadership” was immediately implemented in the development of our most basic and most important program – Bible and Discipleship.
Over the next five years, the school refined this mission-critical area and implemented an intensive discipleship program called “Power Plus”. Students are now learning ministry skills along with continuing to excel educationally.
In 2006, Calvary received full accreditation from ACSI and from NCA. Calvary’s teachers are constantly evaluating themselves and our curriculum through annual standardized tests like the MEAP, SAT and ACT.