Origins

McCallie School was founded in 1905, when two sons of Thomas Hooke McCallie began a preparatory school on the 40-acre family farm on the west side of Missionary Ridge.




In recent years, members of the faculty have made efforts in community farming. In 2002, a plot of land on the corner of Kyle and Anderson streets was split into family plots for the first try at a community garden. Despite the first season's success, the garden fell into disuse until 2009, when faculty families again organized a community farm. Instead of individual plots, the participants followed the model of community supported agriculture (CSA) where individuals split the costs and the produce.