ECFS Divisional Calendars

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The 2024–2025 ECFS Short Calendar

Monday 8/19Fall sports begin
Monday 8/26New Faculty/Staff Orientation and Progressive Teaching Institute
Tuesday 8/27–Wednesday 8/28New Faculty/Staff Divisional and Technology Onboarding
Thursday 8/29–Friday 8/30New Faculty/Staff DEI Training
Monday 9/2Labor Day; School closed
Tuesday 9/3Faculty/Staff opening of school meeting
Thursday 9/5First day of school
Monday 9/23Faculty/Staff professional development day; no classes
Thursday 10/3–Friday 10/4Rosh Hashanah; School closed
Monday 10/14Indigenous Peoples’ Day; School closed
Tuesday 10/15Faculty/Staff professional development day; no classes
Friday 11/1Diwali; School closed
Monday 11/11Faculty/Staff professional development day; no classes
Wednesday 11/27–Sunday 12/1Fall Recess; School closed; classes will resume on Monday 12/2
Monday 12/23–Sunday 1/5Winter Recess; School closed; classes will resume on Monday 1/6
Monday 1/20Martin Luther King Jr. Day; School closed
Wednesday 1/29Lunar New Year; School closed
Monday 2/17Presidents Day; School closed
Tuesday 2/18Faculty/Staff professional development day; no classes
Monday 3/17–Sunday 3/30Spring Recess; School closed; classes will resume on Tuesday 4/1
Monday 3/31Eid al-Fitr; School closed; date subject to change
Monday 4/14Passover; School closed
Friday 4/18Good Friday; School closed
Friday 5/2Founder’s Day; No classes for Ethical Culture; full day Fieldston Lower; 12:00pm dismissal for Middle School and Upper School
Monday 5/26Memorial Day; School closed
Friday 5/30Upper School Commencement, 4:00pm; 12:00pm dismissal for Middle School and no classes for Upper School students
Tuesday 6/10Last day of classes; 12:00pm dismissal for all grades; Middle School Moving Up Ceremony, 4:00pm
Wednesday 6/11Ethical Culture Graduation, 10:00am; Fieldston Lower Graduation, 2:00pm
Thursday 6/19Juneteenth; School closed