Established in 1896 when four Baltimore families hired German school teacher Fraulein Martha Auguste Schurmann to conduct traditional kindergarten classes for their children, Calvert School continues to build upon the foundation laid by Fraulein Schurmann.

His design included details such as having the ends of benches in the assembly hall carved with animal, based on figures used on buildings in the Middle Ages to ward off evil spirits.

The lockers were decorated with a pear or jug or a cup and saucer, each to illustrate one of Hillyer's favorite lessons.

Once selected, these leaders serve as Calvert Captains, Diversity Club coordinators, and members of the Black & Gold Committee.

During homeroom, the advisor/homeroom teacher monitors each student's academic and social progress during three, twenty-five-minute sessions per week.

[4] Lower School students meet for physical education classes multiple times a week.

Once the children reach Ninth Age, they join teams called the Crows, Canaries, Hoppers, or Crickets.

[5] The Calvert Home Instruction Division was originally developed by the school's first headmaster, Virgil Hillyer, in 1905, and is widely considered the first of its kind.