About Us

Calvary Christian Academy, an entity of Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church, began operations in 1980 as a Nursery through Kindergarten program. In 1991, the church moved to 610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE. Bishop Alfred Owens, Jr. founded the elementary school in 1992, starting with a class of only 10 first grade students.

Previously a teacher in DC Public School System, Bishop Owens became the first grade teacher. Calvary Christian Academy Elementary School was established in 1992 to assist parents in the "whole" spiritual, social, intellectual, physical, and emotional development of their children. The aim of our teachers is to motivate and compel students to become creative thinkers. We, the faculty and administration, interact with them in such a way that learning becomes fun and activities become an intricate part of their mental, emotional, and physical growth. Our vision is to instill Christian values, social morals, good character, and a comprehensive educational curriculum. Our school has grown tremendously since 1992. The current enrollment is approximately 200 students.

Philosophy Of Education
The philosophy of education of Calvary Christian Academy is to demonstrate obedience to the Word of God by educating children. Our teaching aim is to motivate and impel students into creative thinking. The faculty and administration interact with children in such a way that learning becomes fun and activities become an integral part of their mental, emotional, and physical growth. We also provide a quality Christian education for children whose parents have come to realize that they have a parental responsibility before God.

Statement of purpose
The primary purpose of Calvary Christian Academy is to use a holistic approach to teaching its students. The Academy assist parents in the spiritual, social, intellectual, physical, and emotional development of their child(ren). The philosophy is to motivate and impel students into becoming creative thinkers. We, the faculty and administration, interact with the students in such a way that learning becomes fun and activities become an integral part of their mental, emotional, and physical growth. The Academy provides a quality Christian education for children whose parents have come to realize that their parental responsibility before God is to:

“Train up a child in the way he should go…” (Proverbs 22:6)

“…love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children…” (Deuteronomy 6:5-7)

“…learn not the way of the heathen…” (Jeremiah 10:2)

“For no other foundation can one lay that which is (already) laid, which is Jesus Christ, the Messiah, the Anointed One.” (1 Corinthians 3:11)

About Calvary Christian Academy

Calvary Christian Academy may host Websites that are maintained by individual faculty, staff, and students. However, Calvary Christian Academy does not exercise editorial control over these websites. In addition, there may be aspects of the Calvary Christian Academy Website itself that contain information provided by third parties. Although Calvary Christian Academy has adopted and enforces acceptable use standards for its Website and the Websites that it hosts, Calvary Christian Academy does not assume any responsibility or liability for any content provided by others, including content provided by faculty, staff, and students on their own Websites. Nonetheless, Calvary Christian Academy reserves the right to remove or disable access to material that violates its acceptable use policies (to be determined by Calvary Christian Academy in its sole discretion), but it is not responsible for any failure or delay in removing or disabling access to such material.

It is Calvary Christian Academy's policy that it will not host sites or other third party material that violates the copyright of others. If you believe that material hosted by Calvary Christian Academy violates your copyright or the copyright of others, you may contact:

Norman Brown, Web Advisor
nbrown@gmchc.org