Resource Description
Calvert Homeschool offers self-paced learning for students with step-by-step lesson plans for parents. Calvert Education was acquired by Edgenuity as part of their Glynlyon purchase in 2019 and currently offers mainly digital curriculum (K-2 is still print-based). According to their website, the new curriculum includes:
- Best-of-class digital resources
- Step-by-step lesson plans
- An online learning platform with 24/7 access to lessons, assessments, progress tracking tools, and more
For grades K-12, families can enrolls students in the accredited Calvert Academy online. For grades 3-12, families can sign up at more affordable rate to use the Calvert online curriculum without enrolling in the academy. For grades K-2, a colorful print-based curriculum is available for purchase.
Website: Calvert (may contain affiliate links)
(102 Reviews)
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Contributor Reviews
Reviews are solely the opinions of the contributor.
Cons: May not work as well for the dependent minded
Grades Used: 6th and 7th
This will be our second year using Calvert Academy. We started in 2021 in 6th grade and will be using their services again this year for 7th grade. It's an excellent option for homeschooling parents to subsidize part or all of your curriculum needs. Students transitioning from public school may feel overwhelmed, but we have found that the school was always willing to work with us to ensure we understood the lessons properly. We did fall behind at the beginning, which was not an issue since students start at different times threw out the year and the lesson dates are more of a guide. They want students caught up by the end of the semester but will give them an extra week, if needed for completion. I watch over the work carefully and have not found any major red flag issues you may find in public schools of today that many of us are worried about. Students will receive an excellent education, make up for the loss in educational time, and bring themselves back on track.
Cons: Fast paced without review, students can't review completed tests
I am a stay at home mother, and I started homeschooling my eleven year old son in 2021. I used Calvert academy, which is a full schedule of four classes. It is all accessible online, including fun interactive lessons, quizzes, and tests. There are a few activities scheduled in each class everyday. The average length of time each activity will take to complete is listed. As well as, a calender for the whole semester of which day certain activities and projects are due.
This allows for easy time management and planning ahead if certain subjects require extra time.
Each student is assigned to one teacher and given contact information, as well as office hours if that student has questions or needs guidance.
Quizzes and test grades are calculated immediately after completion, however, papers and projects are graded by the assigned teacher in a timely fashion.
With this program, the student has to learn the material the few lessons or days that are set. There isn't any rehashing of material or review. If your student learns better by repetition, then this will be a challenging program.
My personal complaint regarding this program is that students can not review test. They can look over missed questions on quizzes but not tests. Students can not learn from their mistakes or know where they should focus their studies, if they can't see which questions were wrong or correct.