FRIENDS SELECT SCHOOL CALENDAR: 2026-27
Families and employees for the day to day calendar please use the portal.
| Date | Event |
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Mon., Aug. 24, 2026 |
Upper School Sports Begin |
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Wed.-Fri., Aug. 26-28, 2026 |
New Employee Orientation & ADVIS/MCRC Cultural Competency Institute |
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Mon., Aug. 31-Thu., Sept. 3, 2026 |
All Employee Opening Meetings |
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Wed., Sept. 2, 2026 |
Middle School New Student Orientation (1:00-3:30pm) |
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Wed., Sept. 2, 2026 |
Upper School New Student Orientation (1:00-5:00pm) |
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Fri., Sept. 4, 2026 |
Room Preparation (optional) |
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Mon., Sept. 7, 2026 |
Labor Day – School Closed – Vacation Care Closed |
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Tue., Sept. 8, 2026 |
PreK First Day Visit for Students & Parents 8:00-10:00am or 10:30am-12:30pm |
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Tue., Sept. 8, 2026 |
Opening Day of School for All Students Grades K-12 |
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Tue., Sept. 8, 2026 |
US Q1 Begins |
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Thu., Sept. 17, 2026 |
Welcome Families Party |
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Mon., Sept. 21, 2026 |
Yom Kippur – No Lower/Middle/Upper School Classes – Vacation Care Open |
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Tue., Sept. 22, 2026 |
PreK & K Admission Open House |
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Sat., Oct. 10, 2026 |
All School Admission Open House |
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Fri., Oct. 16, 2026 |
FalconFest Field Day |
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Thu., Oct. 22, 2026 |
Lower School Conferences 3:30-6:00pm |
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Fri., Oct. 23, 2026 |
Lower School Conference Day-No Lower School Classes-Vacation Care Open |
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Mon., Nov. 2, 2026 |
Report Writing for Upper School-No Upper School Classes |
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Tue., Nov. 3, 2026 |
PreK – Grade 4 Admission Open House |
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Tue., Nov. 3, 2026 |
US Q2 Begins |
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Sat., Nov. 7, 2026 |
Athletic Open House |
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Wed., Nov. 11, 2026 |
Grades 5-12 Admission Open House |
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Fri., Nov. 13, 2026 |
Middle School Report Writing Day – No Middle School Classes |
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Tue., Nov. 24, 2026 |
Middle School Conferences – No Middle School Classes |
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Tue., Nov. 24, 2026 |
Last Day of Classes Before Thanksgiving Break for Lower & Upper School Vacation Care Open on Wed., Nov. 25, Vacation Care Closed on Fri., Nov. 27 |
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Mon., Nov. 30, 2026 |
Faculty/Staff In-Service Day – No Lower/Middle/Upper School Classes Vacation Care Open |
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Tue., Dec. 1, 2026 |
Classes Resume |
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Fri., Dec. 18, 2026 |
Last Day of Classes Before Winter Break |
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Mon.-Fri., Dec. 21, 2026-Jan. 1, 2027 |
Winter Break – Limited Vacation Care Available |
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Mon., Jan. 4, 2027 |
Faculty/Staff In-Service Day-No Lower/Middle/Upper School Classes Vacation Care Open |
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Tue., Jan. 5, 2027 |
Classes Resume |
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Fri., Jan. 15, 2027 |
Lower School Report Writing Day – No Lower School Classes Vacation Care Open |
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Mon., Jan. 18, 2027 |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – School Closed – Vacation Care Closed |
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Tue.-Fri., Jan. 19-22, 2027 |
Upper School Social Justice Week |
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Mon., Jan. 25, 2027 |
US Q3 Begins |
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Wed., Feb. 10, 2027 |
Upper School Conferences 3:15-6:00pm |
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Thu., Feb. 11, 2027 |
Upper School Conference Day – No Upper School Classes |
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Fri., Feb. 12, 2027 |
Mid-Winter Break - No Lower/Middle/Upper School Classes Vacation Care Open |
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Mon., Feb. 15, 2027 |
Mid-Winter Break – No Lower/Middle/Upper School Classes Vacation Care Closed |
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Fri., Feb. 26, 2027 |
Middle School Report Writing – No Middle School Classes |
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Wed., Mar. 10, 2027 |
Eid al-Fitr – No Lower/Middle/Upper School Classes Vacation Care Open |
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Thu., Mar. 18, 2027 |
Lower School Conferences 3:30-6:00pm |
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Thu., Mar. 18, 2027 |
Middle School Conferences 12:00-6:00 (Middle School Classes End at Noon) |
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Fri., Mar. 19, 2027 |
Lower School Conference Day – No Lower School Classes-Last Day Before Spring Break - Vacation Care Open |
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Fri., Mar. 19, 2027 |
Middle & Upper School Report Writing Day – No Middle/Upper School Classes-Last Day Before Spring Break |
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Mon.-Fri., Mar. 22-26, 2027 |
Spring Break – Vacation Care Open |
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Mon., Mar. 29, 2027 |
Faculty/Staff In-Service Day – No Lower/Middle/Upper School Classes Vacation Care Open |
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Tue., Mar. 30, 2027 |
Classes Resume / US Q3 Begins |
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Tue., Apr. 13, 2027 |
First Look Admission Open House |
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Fri., Apr. 30-Sun., May 2, 2027 |
Alumni Weekend and Spring Fair |
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Mon. & Tue., May 10 & 11, 2027 |
Senior Final Exams |
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Wed., May 12, 2027 |
Senior Internships & Projects Begin |
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Mon., May 17, 2027 |
Eid al-Adha – No Lower/Middle/Upper School Classes Vacation Care Open |
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Fri., May 28, 2027 |
Lower School Report Writing – No Lower School Classes Vacation Care Open |
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Mon., May 31, 2027 |
Memorial Day – No Lower/Middle/Upper School Classes Vacation Care Closed |
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Tue.-Thu., June 1-3, 2027 |
US Final Exams & Make Up Exams No Upper School Classes |
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Thu., June 3, 2027 |
Last Day of School for Middle & Upper School |
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Fri., June 4, 2027 |
Last Day of School for Lower School/Lower School Closing Ceremony Grade 8 Moving Up Ceremony Senior Presentations/US Graduation Rehearsal |
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Sat., June 5, 2027 |
Graduation (10:30am) |
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Mon.-Wed., June 7-9, 2027 |
Closing Faculty Meetings |
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Mon.-Fri., June 7-11, 2027 |
Fun Week |
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Mon., June 14, 2027 |
SummerSessions@Friends Select Begin |
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Mon.-Fri., June 14-Aug. 20, 2027 |
ESF Summer Camps |
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Mon., Aug. 23, 2027 |
Upper School Sports Preseason Begins |
