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Our learning program provides access to all levels of ability. Consistent with the belief that everyone has potential, Calvin Christian School provides clear pathway programs for those who wish to pursue academic, creative, and practical learning outcomes. View full school

Calvin is a school with a big mission: equipping students to be agents of renewal, ready to step into the public square, and renew all things for the glory of Christ. We believe that every student has something to offer the world. Every student has something that God is calling him or her to do. Calvin's job is to partner with each student to discover what that is and then help them develop their skills to gain that success. To achieve this, we have charted out a strategic plan defined by three words: strengthen, support, and secure. When you come to Calvin, we know you have a background, an identity that shapes your life's stories. Moreover, we believe a student population rich in diversity in all its forms is a real benefit to our community and makes for a vibrant learning environment. We are committed to the flourishing of all students from every race, ethnicity, culture, gender, and ability. Education at Calvin is infused with thoughtful, biblically-based principles that help form a foundation for living that honors the Creator and his creation. Our community gardens, campus recycling program, residence hall sustainability challenges, and academic endeavors are all pursued with both a mind and heart toward God's plan to renew all creation. Yes, your Calvin education will prepare you for excellence in your career field—but our focus extends far beyond that. We do not just equip you to find a job. We empower you to discover your calling. We do not just hand you a textbook. We teach valuable life skills, too, from paying rent to maintaining healthy relationships. We do not just add you to a tally list of graduates. We train you to be a leader in your work, your church, and your community. We could say you are welcome at Calvin, no matter your background—but that might be missing the point. You are welcome at Calvin, and your background does matter. Our backgrounds are part of our identities and shape the stories of our lives. We know that creating a welcoming space where all stories are heard and valued makes for richer conversations, scholarship, and community. At Calvin, we are committed to creating an atmosphere where diversity and inclusion flourish. Our commitment includes welcoming community members from various races, ethnicities, cultures, genders, and abilities. We do not have it all figured out yet, but with grounded hearts and open minds, we are building a stronger community in every campus area. By 2030, Calvin will become a Christian liberal arts university with an expanded global influence. We envision Calvin University as a trusted partner for learning across religious and cultural differences throughout the academy, the church, and the world. Calvin University will be animated by a Reformed Christian faith that seeks understanding and promotes the city's welfare and the healing of the world. We welcome all who are compelled by God's work of renewal to join us in the formative pursuits of lifelong learning, teaching, scholarship, worship, and service. It started only, as great things often do. However, what began in 1876 as a ministry training school for just seven students has emerged as a world-class Christian liberal arts college. Our dynamic community comprises more than 3,800 passionate, creative, and engaged students—and the faculty, staff, parents, and friends who empower them. Since its earliest stages, Calvin has embodied the multidisciplinary approach of the liberal arts. Calvin College and Seminary began as one institution—De Theologische School—in 1876, taking students through six years of curriculum that incorporated literary and theological training. In 1884, the school expanded to admit a student body beyond pastors in training, including aspiring teachers. The college's horizons expanded once again in 1900 when the curriculum further broadened to include pre-professional courses. By 1906, the literary department, which provided four years of prior and two years of college work, became known officially as the John Calvin Junior College, a separate entity from Calvin Theological Seminary. In time, the institution became a four-year college. In 1931, the school was renamed Calvin College, the name it is known by around the world today. Amid an unprecedented change in higher education, our community affirms this strategic plan to strengthen our place among exceptional colleges and universities. The most excellent resource for our plan is our shared sense of mission: that we are an academic community rooted in a Reformed understanding of Jesus Christ that we believe a Calvin education can guide students aspiring to the transformational work of renewing this broken world that we are a liberal arts college with distinctive professional and graduate programs that we are dedicated both to excellent teaching and significant scholarship and that we believe passionately in preparing global citizens to live and work in a diverse and interconnected world. From this shared mission, our community forged a vision to guide us through this decade. The ongoing dynamism of our global context and disruption in higher education challenges us to use the next five years to prepare for the century's balance. Our vision is simple and powerful: to ensure learning excellence for all community members by renewing our commitment to Calvin College's mission for generations to come. Key to our success will be our commitment to make demonstrable progress in our effort to strengthen, support, and secure long-held commitments to teaching, scholarship, community, diversity, and partnering on a sustainable operational foundation. View full university

Equipping children to be active and discerning servants of God by providing Reformed Christian education founded upon God's Word as confessed in the Three Forms of Unity to support parents in fulfilling their baptismal promise to raise their children in fear of the Lord. We aspire to be a strongly connected community of learners, deeply committed to our faith and continual growth, nurturing every individual to be their best in the service of God and to His glory. View full school

The John Calvin School Albany (Est.1962) is a K to 10 school which upholds Biblical truths and values. The school is affiliated with the Free Reformed Churches of Australia, which have, as a central tenet of their confessions, believe that God has established a covenant of grace with believers and their children. As an integral part of the instruction of the covenant children and in subjection to the Word of God, their education must help to optimally equip them for their service to God and their neighbor. The students that attend the JCSA are viewed as God's children, precious in His eyes. A Special Education program is offered for those students that require it. The staff sincerely endeavors to conduct themselves in keeping with God's Word and instruct all students accordingly, aiming to realize this in the subjects offered, how they are taught, and their interaction with students. Students are encouraged to use and develop their God-given talents, and yet, while academic achievement is essential, the school views the aim of education as more profound than that. Mission Statement teaches Covenant children, that is: assisting the parents of the Free Reformed Churches in their children's upbringing by providing Reformed education based on God's Word as summarized in the Three Forms of Unity. Vision Statement is the education at a Reformed School must, as an integral part of the instruction of the Covenant children, and in subjection to God's Word, help to optimally equip them for their service to God and their neighbor. Origin Statement is our school's heritage can be traced to the Great Reformation time, and it owes its name and emblem to a man used by God to lead the people back to Biblical truth. John Calvin (1509-1564), a Frenchman, sought to highlight God's pre-eminence in all of life. This conviction is symbolized in the School Crest, where a man offers his heart to the Lord, promptly and sincerely. This is the foundation of the school's educational philosophy. View full school

Corporate covenantal responsibility and duty among all Church members to support the schools. The mission for the FRSA. Teaching Covenant children, that is: assisting the parents of the Free Reformed Churches in the upbringing of their children by providing Reformed education based on God's Word as summarized in the Three Forms of Unity. View full school