by | Nov 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
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...
by | Nov 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
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...
by | Nov 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
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...
by | Sep 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
It’s my custom to share periodic notes with Calvary families that I like to call “Fireside Chats,” named after the evening radio addresses that Franklin D. Roosevelt shared with the American people in the 1930s and 40s. My goal is to make these...
by | May 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Cheryl Ward Head of School Calvary Schools of Holland This is the final note in my series about the value of a Calvary education. Read my introduction, part 1, part 2 , and part 3 on this topic on our blog at the button below. Read my introduction, part 1,...
by | May 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Cheryl Ward Head of School Calvary Schools of Holland As we wrap up our school year, I am walking out what undergirds four important areas of a Calvary education. #1 – Intentionality in Science#2 – Intentionality in Music#3 – Intentionality in Athletics#4 –...
