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51-520: Among its academic offerings is the McMullen Scholars Program, a four-year advanced-level curriculum requiring extra coursework in humanities, rhetoric and logic, and a senior independent project. Additionally, a program for assisting students with learning differences exists (the La Salle program). At the request of Archbishop Samuel Eccleston, who wished to provide a Catholic school for boys in

102-581: A " socially responsible investing service " exclusively for Catholic organisations, saying that it "encourage[s] companies to improve policies and practices through active ownership". The Brothers arrived in Martinez, California , US, on the southern edge of the Carquinez Strait , part of the greater San Francisco Bay in 1868. In 1882 they began making wine for their own use at table and as sacramental wine . They also began to distill brandy , beginning with

153-530: A "B-Conference" lacrosse team can have an "A-Conference" soccer team: it all depends on the athletic performance of that particular sport. Seven members of the M.I.A.A. (along with non-MIAA member St. Maria Goretti) also form the Baltimore Catholic League in boys basketball. In addition, many of the same schools compete in the simultaneously organized, all-female " Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland " in various girls' sports, together with

204-675: A 17-1 record that season. The team was ranked #2 nationwide by Lax Power at the end of the 2011-12 after winning the MIAA championship against Loyola 17–3. They were ranked #3 before the 2012–2013 season and fell 12–10 to then #1 Boy's Latin in the semi-finals of the MIAA playoffs. The Calvert Hall hockey team won the MIAA championship between 2008 and 2010, in addition to winning the MAPHL Maryland State Championship in 2009. The Calvert Hall outdoor and indoor track and field teams have won

255-458: A 24-0-1 season. The 2022 team was ranked #2 in high school soccer rankings for the season. The Calvert Hall baseball team has won twenty-eight MIAA “A” conference championships including a 4–2 victory over Gilman in 2013. On March 18, 2008 moved up to the #1 team ranking by USA Today in high school baseball. On April 7, 2008, the school's Carlo Crispino Baseball Stadium was dedicated. Named after an alumnus who donated $ 1 million for

306-601: A Laboratory Science; and two years of Foreign Language and Physical Education/Health. Freshmen must take a year of Computer Applications while Sophomores are required to take a Fine Art. Electives, which include Introduction to Engineering, Forensic Science, and Personal Finance among others, are offered in all departments. A total of four elective units are a graduation requirement. The school offers honors courses in most subjects and over twenty Advanced Placement classes. Students who score well on their entrance test and display an outstanding application are invited to interview for

357-686: A cascading six-day schedule. The schedule is fit with individual learning opportunities, during which students can choose to eat lunch, study, or meet with an available teacher. The free periods provide flexibility and allow students to develop effective time management skills. In addition, Calvert Hall uses a team teaching philosophy and a lecture-seminar format to mimic a university lecture system. Lectures are held in lecture halls that are equipped with multimedia presentation capabilities while seminars take place in classrooms centered on student learning. Students are required to take four years of English, Social Studies, and Religion; three years of Mathematics and

408-414: A combined ten MIAA “A” conference championships, most recently in 2024. The 2022 team was ranked as the #1 team in the state during both indoor and outdoor seasons. The Calvert Hall basketball team ended the 1981–82 season as National Champions. The team was ranked #1 after defeating Dunbar High School in a triple overtime thriller the previous season. The Calvert Hall band performs numerous times during

459-433: A combined twelve MSA & MIAA “A” conference championships, including their most recent in 2021. The team has also won five Baltimore Catholic League Championships in its history. In one of the oldest Catholic school football rivalries in the country, dating back to 1920, Calvert Hall faces its arch-rival, Loyola Blakefield , on Thanksgiving Day morning in the annual Turkey Bowl game played at Johnny Unitas Stadium on

510-649: A deputy headmaster, and Brothers were reported to have been among those responsible. Police launched an investigation into allegations of abuse at the school between the 1940s and 1970s after former pupils were interviewed by BBC Hereford and Worcester , and documents intended to be unavailable until 2044 were released under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 . In 2017 and 2018 two former staff members were tried for serious sexual offences, assault causing actual bodily harm , and child cruelty. They were acquitted of all charges other than three charges of child cruelty against one of

561-827: A math teacher each period for one-on-one help, in addition to a Counseling Center where each student is assigned one of five guidance counselors and one of three college counselors. The campus also features the John G. Noppinger, Jr. '64 Commons, a large space in which students can work on assignments, as well as collaborate with students on group assignments, projects, etc. The Commons was constructed in June, 2015, and it opened for students in September, 2015. Calvert Hall hosts 40 athletic teams among cross country, football, soccer, volleyball, water polo, basketball, hockey, track and field, squash, swimming, wrestling, baseball, golf, lacrosse, rugby, tennis, and

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612-515: A neighbourhood of the jungle city of Iquitos . He helped tribes in the Amazon rainforest to fight against oil and gas companies expanding into the rainforest; local news media described him as a "Tarzan activist", "white terrorist" and "incendiary gringo priest". In July 2010, the Peruvian government revoked his residency permit for participating in activities "such as protest marches and other acts against

663-852: A retreat located there. In the Northern Ireland Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry (HIA), an inquiry into institutional sexual and physical abuse in Northern Ireland institutions that were in charge of children from 1922 to 1995, the De La Salle Brothers admitted in 2014 to the abuse of boys at two institutions: the former De La Salle Boys' Home Rubane House in Kircubbin, County Down , and St Patrick's Training School in west Belfast , and apologised to its victims. The order accepted that one of its earliest overseers engaged in sexual offences. Representing

714-689: A widespread condemnation from former, allegedly abused pupils who lack the evidence to bring about a prosecution. Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association The Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (M.I.A.A.) is a boys' sports conference for private high schools generally located in the Baltimore metropolitan area but extending to various other regions, including the state's mostly rural Eastern Shore. The M.I.A.A. has 27 member schools and offers competition in 17 sports. In most sports, it offers multiple levels of competition, including Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Freshmen-Sophomore teams, and

765-1123: The Congregation of Christian Brothers , often also referred to as simply the Christian Brothers, or Irish Christian Brothers. The Lasallian Brothers use the post-nominal abbreviation FSC to denote their membership of the order, and the honorific title Brother, abbreviated "Br." The Lasallian order stated that as of December 2023 the Institute had 2,883 Brothers, who helped in running 1,154 education centers in 78 countries with 1,160,328 students, together with 107,827 teachers and lay associates. There are La Salle educational institutions in countries ranging from impoverished nations such as Nigeria to post-secondary institutions such as Bethlehem University ( Bethlehem , Palestine ), Manhattan University ( New York City ), US, College Mont La Salle ( Ain Saadeh , Lebanon), and La Salle University ( Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , US). The central administration of

816-585: The La Salle Program which has its own director and five learning specialists who meet with students everyday to address development of skills and "increase each student's understanding of his learning strengths". Students who maintain a certain GPA and have been involved in service to the school for two years are invited to apply to the school's chapter of the National Honor Society . If they are admitted to

867-602: The McMullen Scholars Program , which " focuses on an appreciation of the Humanities as a basis for a Christian humanist education" and is headed by its own director. Scholars are required to complete an independent project their senior year as well as participate in various activities within the program that demonstrate an appreciation for the Arts. Likewise, students with identified language learning disabilities can apply for

918-556: The pot-still production method that is used in the cognac region. Their production expanded until 1920, when prohibition limited their production to wines for sacramental use. In 1932, at the end of Prohibition , they relocated the winery to the Mont La Salle property in the Napa Valley and continued making wine, in larger quantities. In 1935 Brother Timothy Diener became wine master, and he served in this position for 50 years. In

969-632: The 1950s they acquired Greystone Cellars near St. Helena, California . Varietal wine was made at the Napa Valley facility, generic wine and brandy were produced at Reedley in the San Joaquin Valley , and barrel ageing was handled at Greystone. The Christian Brothers winery operated under the corporate name "Mont La Salle Vineyards". In 1988 the winery employed 250 people and produced 900,000 cases of wine, 1.2 million cases of brandy, and 80,000 cases of altar wine. Proceeds from sales helped to fund

1020-642: The 2016, 2021, 2022, and 2024 USBands Group II Open National Champions, as well as the 2017, 2018, and 2019 Group III Open National Champions. On January 7, 2009, the band was named the Bowl Games of America's Band Championship Series National Champions. Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools The De La Salle Brothers , officially named the Institute of the Brothers of

1071-618: The Archdiocese of Baltimore, the Brothers of the Christian Schools in Canada provided training for English-speaking candidates to become members of their order. Once they had taken their vows, the new Brothers, led by Baltimore native Brother Francis McMullen, FSC, returned to the Archdiocese and attended the first Mass on September 15, 1845 with 100 students to commemorate the opening of what would become known as Calvert Hall College High School,

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1122-648: The Brothers of the Christian Schools, and set up a school in a poor shantytown in Lima ; after a few years he was honoured with the British award of MBE for his work. He gave the award away and said that he would otherwise have returned it in protest at British companies' activities in the rainforest. In 2000, he founded the La Salle Intercultural Student Community, a hostel for indigenous schoolchildren in Belén,

1173-558: The Brothers operates out of the Generalate in Rome, Italy and is made up of the Superior General and his councillors. A number of Lasallian institutions in several countries have been accused of, and have admitted and apologised for, long-standing and serious physical and sexual abuse against their charges. In March, 1679, Jean-Baptiste de La Salle met Adrian Nyel in a chance encounter at

1224-467: The Christian Brothers programs and schools, such as Cathedral High School in Los Angeles, and the care of ageing Brothers. In 1989 the vineyards were sold to Heublein, Inc. The sacramental wine brand was purchased by four former Christian Brothers winery executives who as of 2023 carry on production under the name "Mont La Salle Altar Wines". The Brothers retained the Mont La Salle property and have

1275-731: The Christian Schools ( Latin : Fratres Scholarum Christianarum ; French : Frères des Écoles Chrétiennes ; Italian : Fratelli delle Scuole Cristiane ) abbreviated FSC , is a Catholic lay religious congregation of pontifical right for men founded in France by Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651–1719), and now based in Rome , Italy. The De La Salle Brothers are also known as the Christian Brothers (sometimes by Lasallian organisations themselves ), French Christian Brothers , or Lasallian Brothers . The Lasallian Christian Brothers are distinct from

1326-655: The Convent of the Sisters of the Infant Jesus . Nyel asked for La Salle's help in opening free schools for the poor boys in Reims. A novitiate and normal school were established in Paris in 1694. La Salle spent his life teaching poor children in parish charity schools. The school flourished and widened in scope; in 1725, six years after La Salle's death, the society was recognised by the pope, under

1377-965: The Dons in the MIAA conference in virtually all sports and compete in the Baltimore Catholic league in basketball as well. The largest event in the rivalry is the Turkey Bowl football game. The Turkey Bowl is a 104 year old rivalry game that is played every year on thanksgiving day at Johnny Unitas Stadium on the campus of Towson University . Other conference rivalries include: Archbishop Spalding High School , most notably in Football and Baseball; Archbishop Curley High School , most notably in Soccer and Baseball; McDonogh School , most notably in Football, Soccer, and Lacrosse; and Mount Saint Joseph High School , in multiple sports. The Calvert Hall varsity football team has won

1428-738: The French government in 1808. Since then its members penetrated into nearly every country of Europe, Africa, America , Asia and Australia. As religious , members take the three usual vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience . The Institute's headquarters is in Rome, Italy. The order has five global regions: North America (Région Lasallienne de l’Amérique du Nord, RELAN), Asia/Oceania (Pacific-Asia Regional Conference, PARC), Europe/Mediterranean (Région Lasallienne Européenne-Méditerranéenne, RELEM), Africa (Région Lasallienne Africano-Malgache, RELAF), and Latin America (Region Latinoamericana Lasallista, RELAL). During

1479-621: The International Year of Literacy/Schooling (1990), the Unesco awarded the Noma Literacy Prize to Lasallian Institutions. The order says that its key principles are faith in the presence of God, concern for the poor and social justice, inclusive community, respect for all people, and quality education. In 2017 the Institute had 3,800 brothers, 75% fewer than in 1965. The decline is due partly to many brothers reaching retirement age, and

1530-497: The Peruvian state which constitute a breach of public order." He fought the expulsion in Peruvian courts and won his right to stay. On 2 April 2019, his dead body was discovered in the same hostel he founded in Iquitos; his body had been burned after his death. Peru's episcopal conference praised McAuley and called on the authorities to investigate the crime. In 1981, the Institute started Christian Brothers Investment Services (CBIS),

1581-614: The US, with several lawsuits being settled in favour of victims. After the scandal became widely known, branches of the Order apologised, publicly or to individual victims, for several of these cases. At St William's residential school in Market Weighton , England, between 1970 and 1991 many boys were abused; 200 now-adult men have said they were abused. Abusers including the principal, James Carragher, were imprisoned in 2004 for past sexual abuse at

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1632-528: The campus of Towson University . Prior to playing in Towson, the game was held at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Before M&T Bank Stadium was opened, the game was played at Memorial Stadium . The Calvert Hall Soccer team has won a combined thirty-four MSA and MIAA “A” conference championships, including back-to-back championships in 2021 and 2022. In 2022, the team finished as Co-National Champions following

1683-535: The competitive marching band. CHC participates in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association 'A' conference in all its sports, along with the Baltimore Catholic League for basketball. Calvert Hall’s unequivocal main rival in all sports is Loyola Blakefield High School. The two Catholic schools are separated by three miles and are both located in Towson . The Cardinals compete with

1734-458: The conference is broken down by separate leagues in each. In addition, members are sorted in accordance to continual performance; categories include 'A', 'B', or 'C' Conferences. Teams of the Association (League) may move up or down according to their performance spanning over the course of a year or so to maintain the competition at appropriate levels. Such levels vary for each sport; a school with

1785-518: The de la Salle order, Kevin Rooney QC said the brothers recognised that some of their members had caused "immense pain" to children which was "in contradiction to their vocation". Senior Counsel Christine Smith QC said, "...[T]hose homes operated as outdated survivors of a bygone age." The Inquiry's first public hearings were held from January to May 2014 with the inquiry team reporting to the Executive by

1836-626: The defendants, on which the jury was unable to reach a verdict. Other, named, abusers were reported to have died. There were other cases with many victims in countries including Scotland (St Ninian's in Gartmore, Stirlingshire; St Joseph's in Tranent; St Mary's in Bishopbriggs), Australia, and Ireland where "Some 46 alleged abusers are named in these 84 allegations of sex abuse." Serious and detailed allegations about decades-old abuse have been reported in

1887-407: The direction of Brother Gabriel Cannon, FSC, to its current Towson location. Throughout the next five decades, Calvert Hall continued to expand, adding additional buildings which provide space for academics, technology, and extracurricular activities, as well as renovating old spaces to maintain high quality facilities. Students at Calvert Hall experience a college preparatory curriculum, operating on

1938-460: The first school founded by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in the United States. Initially, the school was located in the parish hall of the former St. Peter's Pro-Cathedral but a rise in enrollment led to the purchase of property at Cathedral and Mulberry Streets, which was dedicated by Cardinal James Gibbons in 1891. Calvert Hall moved again in September 1960, under

1989-636: The home. Five victims started High Court action for compensation in 2016. Four of the cases were dismissed in December 2016 The De La Salle order repeated their apologies for and condemnation of the abuse. The De La Salle Brothers also operated the controversial BoysTown school between 1961 and 2001, which is known for having the largest case of child abuse at a single institution in Australia's history. Although only two staff, Brother Francis Brophy and Stephen Anthony Gray, were convicted of child sexual abuse by 2017,

2040-603: The institutional representatives. In the 1960s the deputy headmaster of St Gilbert's approved school (for young minor offenders) run by Brothers from the De La Salle order in Hartlebury , Worcestershire , England, was convicted of six counts of sexually abusing boys at the school. He was subsequently reinstated as a teacher at another school. In 2014, former pupils of the school described "a 30-year campaign of sadistic and degrading abuse" including rapes and beatings. A headmaster,

2091-485: The matter to police. On 11 March 2022 statements of apology were made in the Northern Ireland Assembly by ministers from the five main political parties in Northern Ireland and by representatives of six institutions where abuse had taken place, including Br Francis Manning representing the De La Salle Brothers. Several abuse survivors and their family members were critical of the apologies that were made by

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2142-709: The official title of "Brothers of the Christian Schools". La Salle was canonised as a saint on 15 May 1900. In 1950 Pope Pius XII declared him to be the "Special Patron of All Teachers of Youth in the Catholic Church". The order, approved by Pope Benedict XIII in 1725, rapidly spread over France. It was dissolved by a decree of the National Assembly set up after the French Revolution in February 1790, but recalled by Napoleon I in 1804 and formally recognised by

2193-461: The order welcomed the inquiry. Before the abuse issue had become public a Brother wrote in a letter to an alleged abuser "It is best forgotten and I have told some brothers that no reference is to be made to it among themselves or the boys. The whole affair is best dropped with the prayer that all will learn that lesson that our holy rule is very wise in its prescriptions". The order conducted dozens of internal interviews in this case, but did not report

2244-536: The program, they are required to help at Orientation, Back to School Night, and Open House, as well as serve as tutors in the school's Academic Resource Center, which is staffed by a teacher during every class period. Besides the Academic Resource Center, the school offers the George Young Library, complete with numerous on-line resources and 22,000 volumes, a Mathematics Resource Center staffed with

2295-532: The small number of new recruits. In the same period the number of students in Lasallian schools increased from about 700,000 to over a million. The following have served as Superior General of the De La Salle Brothers: La Salle initiated a number of innovations in teaching. He recommended dividing up of the children into distinct classes according to their attainments. He also taught pupils to read

2346-425: The start of 2016 . Module 3: De La Salle Boys Home at Rubane House, Kircubbin , started on 29 September 2014 and was completed on 17 December, when the chairman paid tribute to the victims who testified. By October 2014 about 200 former residents of Rubane House made allegations of abuse, and 55 alleged that they themselves were physically or sexually abused. Billy McConville, orphaned when his mother Jean McConville

2397-413: The state-of-the-art facility, the stadium has a covered grandstand and FieldTurf , designed by Cal Ripken . Other former Baltimore Orioles attending the ceremonies were Bill Ripken and Billy Hunter . The Calvert Hall lacrosse team has won five MIAA “A” conference championships, most recently in 2019. The team has also won five MSA championships. The 2019 team finished as National Champions following

2448-458: The trustees for the De La Salle Brothers had paid almost $ 27 million in compensation for 219 credible claims of abuse, representing the highest figure against a single church-run institution in Australia. Investigations and trials continued into 2022 involving a number of other schools and the De La Salle order has only apologised where they have been legally found guilty and not where the allegations haven't been prosecuted. This had brought about

2499-558: The vernacular language. In accordance with their mission statement "to provide a human and Christian education ... especially [to] the poor" the Brothers' principal activity is education, especially of the poor. The Lasallian order stated that as of December 2023 the Institute had 2,883 Brothers, who helped in running 1,154 education centers in 78 countries with 1,160,328 students, together with 107,827 teachers and lay associates. English Lasallian lay brother and missionary Paul McAuley went to Peru in 1995 as part of his ministry in

2550-465: The year including local parades, home football games, and the Turkey Bowl. The Band is overseen by the Director of Bands, in addition to an Associate and Assistant Director. The Calvert Hall Instrumental Music Department features 3 Jazz Bands, a Jazz Combo, 3 Concert Bands, and 2 Marching Bands. The CHC competitive marching band was named the 2004 & 2005 Tournament of Bands Group IV, Chapter V Champions,

2601-449: Was abducted and shot by the IRA in 1972, waived anonymity and described repeated sexual and physical abuse, and starvation, at Rubane House. During the inquiry counsel for the De La Salle order said compensation had been paid, and accepted that some members had abused young boys at the home, but that the order believed that some claims "did not take place". Brother Francis Manning FSC said that

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