2026–27 Academic Calendar

2026–27 Academic Calendar

Please note that this calendar is tentative and subject to change. It will be updated as needed.

FALL TERM

  • August 23–September 5: Varsity Preseason/Orientation Weeks
  • August 23: Varsity preseason athletes arrive (invitation only)
  • August 29: Student Leaders arrive (Prefects, Student Council, Faculty/Student Senate, Disciplinary Committee, NEST, ISO)
  • August 30: All new and returning boarding and day students arrive
  • August 31–September 4: Orientation activities and classes begin for all boarding and day students
  • September 4–6: On-Campus Weekend**
  • September 7: Convocation/Fall term classes begin
  • October 3–6: Family Day and Long Weekend
  • October 6: Dorms re-open at 7 a.m./Boarders return by 8 p.m.
  • November 7: Peddie-Blair Day (Home)
  • November 13–15: On-Campus Weekend**
  • November 19: Thanksgiving break begins after last commitment
  • November 20: Dorms close and boarders depart by noon
  • November 20–30: Thanksgiving break

WINTER TERM

  • November 30: Dorms re-open at 7 a.m./Boarders return by 8 p.m.
  • December 1: Winter term classes begin
  • December 4–6: On-Campus Weekend**
  • December 17: Vespers
  • December 18: Winter break begins after last commitment
  • December 19: Dorms close and boarders depart by noon
  • December 19–January 3: Winter break
  • January 3: Dorms re-open at 7 a.m./Boarders return by 8 p.m.
  • January 4: Classes resume
  • January 18: No classes, All Community Event (MLK Observance)
  • January 30: Long weekend begins after last commitment; Dorms close and boarders depart by 7 p.m.
  • January 30–February 2: Long Weekend
  • February 2: Dorms re-open at 7 a.m./Boarders return by 8 p.m.
  • February 3: Classes resume
  • February 19–21: On-Campus Weekend**
  • March 5: Spring break begins after last commitment
  • March 6: Dorms close and boarders depart by noon
  • March 6–21: Spring break

SPRING TERM

  • March 21: Dorms re-open at 7 a.m./Boarders return by 8 p.m.
  • March 22: Spring term classes begin
  • April 19: No classes
  • May 7–9: On-Campus Weekend**
  • May 28–30: On-Campus Weekend**
  • May 29: Baccalaureate – Graduates and guests only
  • May 30: Commencement – all underclassmen are required to attend
  • May 31–June 4: Classes for underclassmen meet throughout the week
  • June 4: Last day of spring term
  • June 5: Dorms close and all students depart by noon

**Boarding students are required to stay on campus Saturday night.

Our Blue and Gold Schedules provide balance for our students and allow for no-class Saturdays roughly every other week. The following are the no-class Saturdays for the 2026–27 school year:

Fall: Sept. 12, Sept. 26, Oct. 10, Oct. 24, Nov. 7

Winter: Dec. 12, Jan. 9, Jan. 23, Feb. 20

Spring: April 3, April 17, May 1, May 15

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