Wonderful school!! The administration is fantastic..... very caring teachers who are professional at all times..... great role models for the children and excellent with the children. This schools teaches much more than academics! Highly recommended.
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Posted by a parent on 10/03/09
I am a current student at the calverton school and i am really enjoying it. I play soccer lacrosse and basketbal in hopes o playing lacrosse in collge. At calverton i thinkthat you get the attention that is pivotol in being a great student. If you have a problem te teacher always try and help.
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Posted by a student on 05/31/08
My child really like the middle school-- the teachers, the classmates, the division head was exceptional!
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Posted by a parent on 05/29/08
I agree with the parent review from 2003. There continue to be many problems due to poor leadership. The new administration seems more concerned with new buildings and sports fields, yet the school still lacks math specialists, learning specialists, technology instructors, and foreign language for
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Posted by a parent on 11/19/07
My child attended Calverton from 4th through 10th grade. The curriculum and quality of instruction in the lower and middle schools were generally very good. The upper (high) school did not seem to be rigorous enough to prepare a student for college. The school day was unstructured. The sports programs
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Posted by a parent on 10/26/06
I attended Calverton for most of my school career, and was thoroughly unprepared for the real world. The academics were less than rigorous on the high school level. Once I left Calverton, I found that high school could not only be challenging, but fun as well. School at Calverton was not good for
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Posted by a former student on 10/26/06
My son attended The Calverton School from K-12, graduating 2004. He applied to 3 colleges and was accepted at all 3 and offered scholarship money from each one. But aside from that his 13 years at Calverton helped him to grow into a solid, caring, well educated man. He is in College now and doing
... Read more great well prepared for all he is facing. He received nothing but nurturing support from his teachers and the administration at Calverton. The school made the kids work hard and demanded the best of them. Bottom line, I would do it again in a minute and so would my son. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/01/05
Our daughter has been at The Calverton School for three years, and we are very pleased. She has developed into an excellent student with strong social skills. Her teachers and administrators have all been talented, highly motivated, and well prepared. The challenging curriculum has allowed her to learn
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Posted by a parent on 02/05/05
I have 4 kids currently enrolled, 1st - 9, all since K or PK. The leadership is excellent. The new Head is bringing in fresh ideas and is working hard to implement new programs. The division heads are outstanding. K is all day and the kids are reading by Spring! No class has more than 18 children
... Read more and in middle school the kids are broken into groups of around 14 for class. The individual attention is great. I hear weekly from their teachers and advisors and can walk in any day and discuss performance issues. All kids can play sports if they like and the program is growing every year. The best thing about Calverton is the atmosphere of general happiness and respect. Kids and teachers like being there. Children of all ages hold the door and shake your hand. Final Grade: A+ Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/26/05
My children have attended Calverton for several years. There are many problems that result from poor leadership that affect the school on all levels. The teachers do their best and are caring and knowledgable. The school's offerings are limited by lack of funding.
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Huntingtown schools — The Calverton School is located at 300 Calverton School Rd, Huntingtown MD 20639. 300 Calverton School Rd is in the 20639 ZIP code in Huntingtown, MD The Calverton School is a Private school that serves grade levels PK - 12.
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