| The Calvert Educational Program was a primary | | | | in the area that the Calvert school serviced. Hillyer |
| middle school in the early 1900's that was | | | | decided to examine his market by placing ads in |
| overseen by a Harvard taught educational facilities | | | | National Geographic for his general education |
| adviser named Virgil Hillyer. Even though there | | | | curriculum for only 5 dollars. Since the response |
| were multitudes of schools being run in those | | | | was overwhelming, Calvert eventually started to |
| days, the Calvert Educational Program is one of | | | | market their full line of study accessible to moms |
| the only schools that are seen and discussed | | | | opting for one explanation or another to |
| when the topic of Homeschooling arises. What did | | | | homeschool their kids. Within 5 years of starting |
| Calvert do differently and how did a weekday | | | | to market this distance-learning curriculum, more |
| school settle into part of thousands of | | | | than 300 young people were entered in the |
| homeschooling dads' discussions to this day? | | | | Calvert method of education in their own homes. |
| Primarily, is was this Harvard academician who had | | | | When the 1930's came around, you not only could |
| the strategy to sell the classroom's educational | | | | track down Calvert core curriculum in the United |
| program to parents who were unable to send | | | | States, but it was also in more than 50 countries! |
| their youngsters to Calvert. This was much | | | | The US Government even began using the |
| acclaimed by the parents because they were | | | | Calvert general studies to instruct soldiers' |
| then able to give their youngsters the same | | | | dependents who were stationed throughout the |
| educative favor at home sweet home as those | | | | pulsating universe. Calvert educational materials in |
| parents who had the capability to send their little | | | | the home are still going strong and celebrated its |
| kids directly to the Calvert day school. | | | | 100th anniversary in 2006. |
| As you can picture, this practice did not just stay | | | | |