Please remember, as stated in the Parent Handbook: Vacations and days immediately before or after Thanksgiving Break, Christmas Break, and Spring Break are not excused except in unusual circumstances.
2026-2027 School Year
Fall Term (11 Weeks)
August 21 – Student Orientation
August 25 – Opening School Ceremony
September 12 – Upper School Advance
October 12-16 – Parent-Teacher Conferences K-6
November 1 – Fall Open House
November 6 – Last Day of Fall Term
Winter Term (12 Weeks)
November 10 – Winter Term Begins
November 23-27 – Thanksgiving Break
December 17 – Dismiss at Noon
December 17 – Upper School Christmas Cantata
December 21-January 4 – Christmas Break
January 5 – Classes Resume
January 11-15 – Parent-Teacher Conferences K-2
February 19 – Last Day of Winter Term
February 20-March 7 – Spring Break
Spring Term (11 Weeks)
March 9 – Spring Term Begins
March 12 – National Latin Exam
March 26 – Good Friday (Early Dismissal)
April 20-23 – Iowa Test of Basic Skills K-6
May 14-20 – Recitation Days
May 20 – Closing School Ceremonies
May 21 – Graduation/Graduation Ball