International Week and Annual Multicultural Festival
Every year, the Calvert community comes together for International Week and Calvert’s Kitchen, a multicultural festival that celebrates community, world language, and culture. This celebration is equal parts fun and educational. Along with helping the community learn more about the diverse cultures and heritages that make up Calvert, attendees enjoy a potluck-style dinner that features cuisine from Calvert families influenced by cultures around the world.
In February 2024, acclaimed chef Bal Arneson joined Calvert's Kitchen to host a cooking demonstration of her Indian-inspired "no-butter chicken" for Calvert families. During the demonstration, Chef Bal spoke about her life and encouraged students to help her cook. Following the demonstration, parents and students had the opportunity to taste Chef Bal's food, try hot and cold preparations of chai, and speak with the guest chef.
Bake Sale Benefits and Supply Drives
In 2023, the Middle School Diversity Club
created Mother's Day baskets filled with personal items for 28 women from the Marian House. The Marian House, which is a nonprofit organization, helps rehabilitate women working toward a better life. To raise the funds, Diversity Club members hosted a bake sale and partnered with the Sixth Grade to decorate baskets.
Throughout the year, Calvert Middle Schoolers also organized a non-perishable food and supply drive to benefit Hampden Family Center, Paul's Place, and other Baltimore nonprofits.