Key Dates
Please Note: Grace's policy is that student's are expected to attend school each day unless they have an approved absence. Families should avoid planning to have their children miss school the day before or after a long weekend or break.
2022-23 School Year
Updated February 16, 2022
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August
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22
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Preseason Athletics Begin (HS)
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August
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22
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New Faculty & Staff Antiracism/Orientation Workshops/Admin Opening
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August
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29
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Opening Faculty Meetings Begin (All Faculty & Staff)
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September
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5
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Labor Day (school closed)
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September
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6-7
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Grade 12 Orientation/Retreat Day (Overnight)
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September
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7
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Grades 9 & 10 Orientation Day
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September
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7
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New MS Student Orientation
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September
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8
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MS Student Orientation
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September
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8
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Grade 11 Orientation/Retreat Day
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September
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8
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EC and LS Opening – early dismissal (EC and LS)
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September
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8-9
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Grade 9 Trip with Grade 12 Peer Leaders
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September
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9
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JK/K early dismissal
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September
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9
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MS Grade Retreats
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September
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12
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MS and HS Opening Day
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October
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5
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Yom Kippur (no school)
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October
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10
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Fall Weekend (school closed)
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October
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11
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Faculty Professional Day (no school)
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November
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8
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EC/LS/MS Visiting Day; HS noon dismissal; election day
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November
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11
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JK–12 Conference Day (no school)
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November
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22
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Thanksgiving Break begins at end of school day
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November
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23–25
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Thanksgiving Vacation
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November
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28
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School Reopens
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December
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16
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Winter Break begins (early dismissal)
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January
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3
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School Reopens
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January
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16
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Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (school closed)
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January
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17
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Faculty Professional Day
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February
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2
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EC & LS Conference Day (no school for JK-4)
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February
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20-21
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Presidents' Day Weekend (school closed)
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March
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17
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Spring Break – begins at end of school day
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April
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3
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School Reopens
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April
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7
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Good Friday (School Closed)
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April
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20
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Grades 5–11 Conference Day (no school except for JK-4)
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May
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11
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EC & LS Conference Day (no school for JK-4)
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May
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22-23
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Senior Retreat (overnight)
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May
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24
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Senior Dinner
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May
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26
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Commencement
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May
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29
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Memorial Day (School Closed)
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June
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1
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Prom
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June
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13
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HS Closing
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June
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13
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EC & LS Closing
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June
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14
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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 nearly 800 students in Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12.
