Key Dates
2019-20 School Year
| August | 26 | Preseason Athletics Begin (HS) |
| August | 26 | Opening Faculty Meetings Begin (All School) |
| September | 2 | Labor Day – school closed |
| September | 3 | Grades 11 & 12 Orientation |
| September | 3 | New MS Student Orientation |
| September | 4 | MS Opening – early dismissal (MS) |
| September | 4 | Grades 9 & 10 Orientation |
| September | 5 | EC & LS Opening – early dismissal (EC & LS) |
| September | 5-6 | Grade 9 Trip with Grade 12 Peer Leaders Trip |
| September | 6 | Grades 10 & 11 Day Trips |
| September | 9 | HS Opening |
| October | 9 | Yom Kippur - school closed |
| October | 14 | Fall Long Weekend - school closed |
| October | 15 | Faculty Professional Day - school closed |
| November | 5 | EC/LS/MS Visiting Day – early dismissal (JK-12) |
| November | 11 | JK-12 Conference Day (no school) |
| November | 26 | Thanksgiving Break – begins at end of school day |
| November | 27-29 | Thanksgiving Vacation |
| December | 2 | School Reopens |
| December | 20 | Winter Break begins (early dismissal) |
| January | 6 | School Reopens |
| January | 20 | Martin Luther King, Jr., Day - school closed |
| February | 5 | EC & LS Conference Day (no school EC & LS) |
| February | 17-18 | Presidents' Day Weekend - school closed |
| March | 13 | Spring Break – begins at end of school day |
| March | 30 | School Reopens |
| April | 10 | Good Friday - school closed |
| April | 23 | Grades 1-11 Conference Day - school closed for grades 1 - 12 |
| May | 13 | EC Conference Day (no school for JK & K) |
| May | 22 | Commencement (no school JK-11) |
| May | 25 | Memorial Day - school closed |
| June | 9 | EC, LS, HS Closing Exercises, MS Early Dismissal |
| June | 10 | MS Closing Exercises |
2020-21 School Year
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August
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24
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Berkshire Trip for soccer & cross country & optional Volleyball (HS)
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August
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31
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Preseason Athletics Begin (HS)
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August
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31
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Opening Faculty Meetings Begin (All School)
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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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Grades 11 & 12 Orientation
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September
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8
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New MS Student Orientation
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September
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9
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MS Opening – early dismissal (MS)
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September
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9
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Grades 9 & 10 Orientation
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September
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10
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EC & LS Opening – early dismissal (EC & LS)
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September
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10–11
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Grade 9 Trip with Grade 12 Peer Leaders
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September
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11
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Grades 10 & 11 Day Trips
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September
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14
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HS Opening
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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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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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24
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Thanksgiving Break – begins at end of school day
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November
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25–27
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Thanksgiving Vacation
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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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18
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Winter Break begins (early dismissal)
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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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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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EC & LS Conference Day (no school EC & LS)
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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 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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22*
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Grades 1-11 Conference Day (no school except for EC)
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May
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12
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EC Conference Day (no school for JK & K)
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May
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28
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Commencement (no school JK-11)
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May
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31
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Memorial Day (school closed)
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June
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8
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EC, LS, HS Closing Exercises
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June
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9
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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 over 700 students in Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12.
