Key Dates
2020-21 School Year
Updated September 5, 2020
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August
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24
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Town Hall for Equity, Anti-Racism and Belonging (on Zoom)
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August
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31
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Opening Faculty Meetings
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September
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7
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Labor Day (school closed)
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September
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8
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HS Orientations (on Zoom)
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September
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8
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5th Grade Orientation
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September
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9
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2nd Grade Orientation
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September
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9
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6th Grade Orientation
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September
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9
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9th Grade Orientation
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September
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10
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JK-1 Homeroom Visits (staggered)
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September
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10
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3rd Grade Orientation
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September
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10
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7th Grade Orientation
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September
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10
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10th Grade Orientation
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September
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10
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11th Grade Orientation
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September
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11
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JK-1 Homeroom Visits (staggered)
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September
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11
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4th Grade Orientation
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September
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11
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8th Grade Orientation
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September
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14
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JK-12 Opening Day of School
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September
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28
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Yom Kippur (school closed)
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October
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12
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Fall Weekend (school closed)
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November
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3
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Election Day (school closed)
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November
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11
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JK-4 Conference Day (no school EC/LS; conferences on Zoom)
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November
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13
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End of First Quarter
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November
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20
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Grades 5-12 Conference Day (no school MS/HS; conferences on Zoom)
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November
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24
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Thanksgiving Break—begins at end of the school day
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November
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25-27
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Thanksgiving Break
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November
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30
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School reopens
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December
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17
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Winter Break—begins at end of school day
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January
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4
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School reopens
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January
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4-15
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School fully remote
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January
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8
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End of Second Quarter (HS)
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January
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15
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End of Second Quarter/1st Semester (EC, LS, MS)
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January
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18
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (school closed)
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February
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3
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JK-4 Conferences (no school EC/LS; conferences on Zoom)
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February
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15-16
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Presidents' Day Weekend (school closed)
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March
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19
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Spring Break—begins at end of the school day
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April
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5
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School reopens
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April
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5-9
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School fully remote
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April
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9
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End of Third Quarter
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April
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23
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Grades 5-11 Conference Day (no school Grades 5-11; format TBD)
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May
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12
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JK-4 Conference Day (no school EC/LS; format TBD)
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May
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28
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Commencement (no school JK-11) |
| May | 31 | Memorial Day (school closed) |
| June |
8
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End of Fourth Quarter
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June
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9
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HS Closing Exercises
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June
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9
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EC & LS Closing Exercises
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June
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10
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MS Closing Exercises
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2021-22 School Year
Updated January 29, 2021
| August | 23 | Preseason Athletics Begin (HS) |
| August | 23 | New Faculty & Staff Antiracism/Orientation Workshops |
| August | 30 | Opening Faculty Meetings Begin (All Faculty & Staff) |
| September | 6 | Labor Day (school closed) |
| September | 7 | Rosh Hashanah (school closed) |
| September | 8 | HS Orientations |
| September | 8 | New MS Student Orientation (part 1) |
| September | 9 | New MS Student Orientation (part 2) |
| September | 9 | EC and LS Opening -- early dismissal (JK-4) |
| September | 9-10 | Grade 9 Trip with Grade 12 Peer Leaders |
| September | 10 | MS Opening (full day) |
| September | 10 | Grade 10 & 11 Trips |
| September | 13 | HS Opening Day |
| September | 16 | Yom Kippur (school closed) |
| October | 11 | Fall Weekend (school closed) |
| October | 12 | Faculty Professional Day (no school) |
| November | 2 | EC/LS/MS Visiting Day; HS noon dismissal; election day |
| November | 11 | JK–12 Conference Day (no school) |
| November | 23 | Thanksgiving Break begins at end of school day |
| November | 24-26 | Thanksgiving Vacation |
| November | 29 | School Reopens |
| December | 17 | Winter Break Begins (early dismissal) |
| January | 3 | School Reopens |
| January | 17 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (school closed) |
| February | 2 | EC & LS Conference Day (no school JK-4) |
| February | 21-22 | Presidents' Day Weekend (school closed) |
| March | 11 | Spring Break - begins at end of school day |
| March | 28 | School reopens |
| April | 15 | Good Friday (school closed) |
| April | 21 | Grades 1–11 Conference Day (no school except for JK and K) |
| May | 11 | JK and K Conference Day (no school for JK & K) |
| May | 27 | Commencement |
| June | 14 | HS Closing |
| June | 14 | EC & LS Closing |
| June | 15 | MS Closing Exercises |
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Grace Church School is a co-educational independent school in downtown Manhattan, New York City providing instruction for over 700 students in Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12.
