Version Selection

Different Curriculum Versions Offer Greater Flexibility

Choose the version of the Calvert curriculum that provides
the most appropriate instructional focus for your child

Every child has a distinctive learning style and unique instructional needs. To address those varying needs Calvert has developed two versions of our home school curriculum – Calvert Academic and Calvert Scholastic, each providing a different instructional focus in the key subject areas. Also available is our sister program, Verticy Learning for students who struggle with reading, writing, or spelling.

Calvert Academic and Calvert Scholastic

Calvert Academic (Pre-Kindergarten through Eighth Grade)

The Calvert Academic curriculum is our traditional instruction with the rigorous pace that our families have come to expect from Calvert. Students enrolled in Academic courses cover more topics in history and science; write additional, more complex compositions; and complete more advanced work with literature selections.

Calvert Scholastic (Fourth through Eighth Grades)

The Calvert Scholastic curriculum provides Calvert's challenging and integrated core curriculum, but it is structured in a way that gives students extra support in grammar, composition, and critical thinking. Its instructional focus meets the needs of students who require extra support in these key subject areas through additional review and skill reinforcement while maintaining the challenge of a Calvert experience.

Verticy Learning (Third through Eighth Grades)

If your child struggles with reading, writing, or spelling or has been diagnosed with dyslexia or another language-based learning disability, our sister program Verticy Learning may be right for you. A joint learning initiative of Calvert School and Jemicy School, Verticy Learning incorporates teaching and learning techniques of the time-tested Orton-Gillingham method of multi-sensory learning. For more information, visit www.verticylearning.org.

Which Version is Right for My Child?

Calvert's Placement Counselors can assist you in determining which Calvert version, Academic or Scholastic, is most appropriate for your child through the placement assessment process. Since Calvert Academic and Calvert Scholastic students use the same Calvert Math course, you may tailor either course version by selecting the appropriate level of math for your child. Students can freely transition between Academic and Scholastic courses from year to year.

Enrollment in the Advisory Teaching Service and the Calvert Test Series are both available for the Academic and Scholastic versions of the course.