Calvert Homeschool Curriculum Review

SUMMARY of Calvert Homeschool Curriculum Review

• Grade Level: K-12
• Subject: all subjects
• Category: Non-religious
• Format: Online and print-based
• Price: $1,498 to $3,192 for the Academy year

How to Use Calvert in Your Homeschool

Calvert Homeschool’s award-winning educational products have enabled thousands of families to discover the amazing benefits of home-based education. Calvert Education offers various education options for homeschooling families. These include Calvert Classic homeschool program and individual courses, and Calvert Academy, an online private school. You can choose the best fit for your family; they all use the same, proven curriculum.

Calvert Homeschool uses a blend of traditional textbooks and online learning (I appreciate the combination) and starts with a solid foundation of reading, writing, and arithmetic. That foundation is then layered with history, science, music, geography, and the arts.

Calvert’s lessons also include instruction in Computer Skills and Applications. These lessons guide you and your child through animated, hands-on activities online where students learn computer-based word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software skills. The skills acquired in the lessons are then practiced through assignments in other subject areas (subject integration again).

Calvert Highlights

• The Calvert curriculum is built on the principle of subject integration. For example, Fifth Grade student studies the Civil War in history. At the same time, the student interprets Walt Whitman’s poem “O Captain! My Captain!” about Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and drafts a composition entitled “A Civil War Battle”.
• Each course from Kindergarten through Eighth Grade, includes 160 lessons, with 20 review lessons.
• Calvert’s lessons also include instruction in Computer Skills and Applications. These lessons guide you and your child through animated, hands-on activities online where students learn computer-based word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software skills. The skills acquired in the lessons are then practiced through assignments in other subject areas (subject integration again).

Calvert Homeschool Pros and Cons

Pros:

• A mix of Online (Grades 3-12) and Text-based learning (Grades K-2)
• Subject integration approach – develops higher-order thinking skills and promotes mastery
• The option of traditional homeschooling with the curriculum or the use of the online academy
• With the use of Calvert Academy curriculum, your child will graduate with an accredited diploma

Cons:

• With so many options, there weren’t any noticeable cons with this curriculum

Additional Resources from Calvert

If you’re interested in learning more, visit Calvert’s YouTube Channel. They have playlists created by both Education Counselors and teaching staff covering the following topics:

• An in-depth look into the Calvert curriculum
• Calvert’s Online Resources
• Demos of Calvert materials and resources
• Homeschooling tips