BREAKS:
–Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 25-27
–Winter Break: Dec. 21-Jan. 4
–Spring Break: Mar. 22-Apr. 2
TWO-HOUR LATE STARTS:
–Sep. 14 (PK-8th Grade Only, No School for US Students)
–Apr. 19 (All Divisions)
–May 13 (PK-8th Grade Only, No School for US students)
AUGUST 2026
1: Fall Sports Begin
10-13: New Employee Orientation
11: New Family Ice Cream Social (5-7:30 p.m.)
12-14: Faculty and Staff SEED Training
17: All Faculty and Staff Return to Campus
18: CPR training
21: 7th Grade and New Student Orientation
24: Freshmen and New Student Orientation
22: Faculty and Staff Welcome Back Party
24: Hawks Take Off Picnic (5-8 p.m.)
26: First Day of School; 1/2 day for PreK/JK Students
26: Parent Coffee After School Drop-Off
26: Upper School Fall Intensives Start
27: K-6 Fall Sports Parent Virtual Meeting via Zoom
27: 1/2 day for PreK/JK Students
28: 1/2 day for PreK/JK Students
28: All-School Welcome Back Assembly (8:30 a.m.)
SEPTEMBER 2026
3: Picture Day
7: Labor Day (School Closed)
8: Lower School Forest School Informational Meeting (8:15 a.m.)
11: Upper School Fall Intensive Fair (1-3 p.m.)
14-18: Spirit Week
14: Upper School Faculty Workday (No School for US Students; PK-8 Students in Session)
18: Alumni Tailgate
18: All-School Pep Rally
18-20: Homecoming and Fall Tournament Weekend
20: Upper School Homecoming Dance (8-11 p.m.)
21: Yom Kippur (School Closed)
22-25: Grades 3-8 MAP Testing Week 1
25: Picture Retake Day
28-2: Grades 3-8 MAP Testing Week 2
OCTOBER 2026
11: TAAC Cross-Country Championship at MV
12: Faculty and Staff Workday (No School for Students)
15: 8th Grade Parent Dinner/Upper School Exploration
16: 8th Grade Upper School Exploration Day
22: Evening Conferences
23: Conferences (No School for Students)
27: Winter Sports Parent Meeting
30: 3rd-8th Grade Strings Concert (8:30 a.m.)
30: PSAT Testing for Sophomores and Juniors; No Classes for Other Upper School Students
NOVEMBER 2026
3: Hawk For A Day
4: Turkey Trot
6: Teacher Professional Development (No School for Students)
9: Observing Diwali (School Closed)
10: Fall Sports Award Night (6 p.m.)
19-22: MS/US Musical
24: Get Back Give Back Day
24: Upper School Career Day/Give Back Day
24: Lower School Stone Soup
25-27: Thanksgiving Break (School Closed)
DECEMBER 2026
1: Giving Tuesday
4: 4-6 Concert & Art Show (2 p.m.)
4: 7/8 Winter Dance (6-8 p.m.)
10: US/MS Choir and Strings Concert ( 7 p.m.)
17: 7th-8th Grade Fall Showcase
18: Jason Thomas Breakfast (Upper School)
18: LS & MS Pajama & Movie Day
21-Jan. 3: Winter Break (School Closed)
JANUARY 2027
4: Faculty and Staff Workday (No School for Students)
5: School Resumes
5: US Winter Intensives Start
18: MLK Jr. Day (School Closed)
22: US Winter Intensive Fair (1-3 p.m.)
25: Faculty and Staff Workday (No School for Students)
29: US Lunar New Year Celebration
FEBRUARY 2027
12: Tentative Professional Development Day (No School for Students)
15: Presidents’ Day (School Closed)
19-20: LS & MS Musical
23: Spring Sports Meeting (5:30 p.m.)
25: Afro-Am Dinner (Tentative)
MARCH 2027
5: Faculty and Staff Workday (No School for Students)
9: Hawk for a Day
11: Eid al-Fitr (No School for Students)
12: 1/2 Concert & Art Show (2 p.m.)
12: US Holi Celebration (2-3 p.m.)
13: Upper School Issue Day
13: 49th Annual MV Gala
17: Winter Sports Awards (6 p.m.)
18: SAT Testing for Juniors; No School for Other US Students
18: Evening conferences
19: Conferences (No School for Students)
22: Holi (No School for Students)
21-April 2: Spring Break (No School for Students)
APRIL 2027
5: School Resumes
15-18: Spring Play
19: Two-hour Late Start All divisions
23: 7/8 Social (6-8 p.m.)
19-23: 2nd-8th MAP Testing Week 1
23: LS Spring Fling (5:30-7:30 p.m.) (Tentative)
26-30: 2nd-8th Grade MAP Testing Week 2
27: Upper School International Lunch
29: US/MS Choir and Strings Concert (7 p.m.)
30: 2nd-6th Grade Strings Concert (2-3 p.m.)
MAY 2027
3-14: AP Testing
7: 4/5/6 Social (5:30-7:30 p.m.)
6: Senior Dinner (6-8 p.m.)
13: 7th-8th Grade Spring Fine Arts Showcase
13: Upper School Faculty Workday (No School for US Students; PK-8 students Two-Hour Late Start)
14: Upper School Spring Intensives Start
14: Kindergarten Celebration of Music and Creativity (2-3 p.m.)
18: K-5 Step Up Day (8:30-9 a.m.)
20: Grade 3 Forest School Overnight Camping
24-28: Middle School Field Trips
31: Memorial Day (School Closed)
28: 3rd Grade Moving Up Ceremony
JUNE 2027
1: US Awards Ceremony (1-3 p.m.)
1: Lower School/MS Field Day
1: Spring Sports Award Night
2: Last Day of School
2: Senior Walk & Assembly (8:45 a.m.)
2: Upper School Spring Intensive Fair (1-3 p.m.)
2: 8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony (7-9 p.m.)
3: Graduation Rehearsal (11 a.m.)
3: Graduation Exercises (7 p.m.)
5-6: Track & Field State Championships
10: Last Day for Faculty
11: Annual Leadership Dinner
11: Report Cards Go Out
19: Juneteenth (School Closed)


