Calendar

Add the McDonogh Calendar to Your Calendar

Utilize the buttons below to sync the information with your calendar software (e.g., Apple Calendar, Microsoft Exchange) or to add this information to your Google Calendar (open the link, then click the "Add to Google Calendar" link on the bottom right). You are encouraged to utilize the calendar as a subscription rather than a download whenever possible to ensure all updates are reflected on devices and in calendar applications.

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Academic Year Key Dates

There are 173 days provided for the educational program in the 2026–2027 academic year. Note that the first three snow days in the 2026–2027 school year are anticipated to be true snow days, with no expectation that students will engage with schoolwork on those days.

First Day of School
Monday, August 31

Lower School "Meacher Teacher"
Monday, August 31

Middle School Student Orientation
Monday, August 31

Upper School Class Retreats
Monday, August 31

First Day of Classes
Tuesday, September 1

Convocation
Wednesday, September 2

Labor Day (School Closed)
Monday, September 7

Yom Kippur (School Closed)
Monday, September 21

Faculty Professional Development (Two-Hour Delay)
Tuesday, September 22

Faculty Professional Day (No Classes)
Monday, October 19

Lower School Parent-Teacher Conferences (Tentative)
Friday, October 23

Faculty Professional Development (Two-Hour Delay)
Monday, November 9

Middle and Upper School Virtual Student-Parent-Teacher Conferences (No Classes for Middle and Upper School) & Lower School in Session (Buses Operate on Regular Schedule; No Late Buses)
Monday, November 23

Middle and Upper School Virtual Student-Parent-Teacher Conferences (No Classes for Middle and Upper School) & Lower School Grandfriends Day (Early Dismissal, Buses Depart at Noon)
Tuesday, November 24

Fall Break Begins (Early Dismissal at Noon)
Tuesday, November 24

Faculty Professional Day (No Classes)
Monday, November 30

Classes Resume
Tuesday, December 1

Winter Break Begins (Early Dismissal at Noon)
Friday, December 18

Classes Resume
Monday, January 4

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (School Closed)
Monday, January 18

Faculty Professional Development (Two-Hour Delay)
Tuesday, January 19

Presidents' Day (School Closed)
Monday, February 15

Faculty Professional Day (No Classes)
Tuesday, February 16

Lower School Parent-Teacher Conferences (Tentative)
Friday, March 5

Eid al-Fitr (School Closed)
Wednesday, March 10

Spring Break Begins (Early Dismissal at Noon)
Friday, March 12

Classes Resume
Monday, March 22

Good Friday (School Closed)
Friday, March 26

Faculty Professional Development (Two-Hour Delay)
Monday, April 19

Lower School Student-Led Conferences (Tentative)
Friday, April 23

Eid al-Adha (School Closed)
Monday, May 17

Memorial Day (School Closed)
Monday, May 31

Lower School Closing Ceremony (No Middle School Classes; Early Dismissal at Noon)
Friday, June 4

Eighth Grade Closing Ceremony (No Lower or Upper School Classes)
Monday, June 7

Commencement
Friday, June 11

To Be Scheduled

More information to come about Middle and Upper School Spring Conferences.