It’s Already Been Ten Years

It’s Already Been Ten Years

Ten years ago this spring, I was wrapping up my first year at Calvary Schools. As I was reminiscing with a parent recently about that first year, we realized that I have a special connection with our upcoming senior class (though I doubt they remember it).  Carly,...
The Child is the Father of the Man

The Child is the Father of the Man

William Wordsworth has a way of saying much with just a few words — the trait of a poet whose words are worth considering. What Wordsworth is saying — and what we as educators at Calvary take to heart — is that the experiences, emotions, attachments, and habits that...
Finding God’s Footprints

Finding God’s Footprints

We’re lake people, here in Holland, Michigan. We know what it is to dip a toe into that frigid Lake Michigan water and shiver, even though it’s July – wondering if we have the strength to actually go for it. We feel the waves over our ankles and then our knees, and we...
A State Championship

A State Championship

 Calvary won the Division 4 Boys Cross Country State Championship at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday. From Cheryl WardExecutive Director & Head of School After taking second place the last two years, we saw our Calvary Schools boys cross country...
Go To The Mountains

Go To The Mountains

I had the privilege of speaking last week at Ambleside’s annual leadership retreat, held in Estes Park, Colorado. I would like to share a condensed version of that speech because I think our whole school community might be blessed by it. – Cheryl Ward Most of us came...