Major Dates 2026-2027
Please note that all dates are subject to change. Our detailed school calendar for families and colleagues can be found in myBFS.
| August | 24 | Fall Pre-Season Begins (Middle and Upper School Student-Athletes) |
| Orientation begins for New Colleagues | ||
| 31 | Opening Days begin for All Colleagues | |
| September | 7 | Labor Day (No Classes, Buildings Closed) |
| 8 | First Day of School for UPPER SCHOOL New Student Orientations & ECLS & MS Family Visit Day |
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| 9 | First Day of School for for EARLY CHILDHOOD LOWER SCHOOL & MIDDLE SCHOOL Half-day for Grades K and 1 Phase-in begins for Early Childhood (2s – 4s) |
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| 21 | Yom Kippur (No Classes, Buildings Closed) | |
| October | 12 | Indigenous Peoples Day (No Classes, Buildings Closed) |
| 13 | Professional Day for Colleagues (No Classes) | |
| November | 23-24 | No Classes for Students (Family Conference Schedules TBD) |
| 25-27 | Fall Break (No Classes, Buildings Closed) | |
| December | 18 | Winter Break starts (Half-day of classes for students) |
| January | 4 | Classes Resume |
| 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No Classes, Buildings Closed) | |
| 19 | Professional Day for Colleagues (No Classes) | |
| February | 15 | Presidents’ Day (No Classes, Buildings Closed) |
| March | 9 | Eid al-Fitr (No Classes, Buildings Closed: estimated date, to be confirmed in Winter/Spring 2027)* |
| 15–26 | Spring Break (No Classes, Buildings Closed) | |
| 29 | Classes Resume | |
| April | 22 | Passover (No Classes, Buildings Closed) |
| May | 28 | Professional Day for Colleagues (No Classes) |
| 31 | Memorial Day (No Classes, Buildings Closed) | |
| June | 14 | Last Full Day of School |
| 15 | Last Day of School (Half Day), 4th and 8th Grade Moving Up Ceremonies | |
| 16 | Commencement for the Class of 2027, Closing Days for Colleagues | |
| 17 | Closing Days for Colleagues | |
| 18 | Closing Days for Colleagues (Half Day for Colleagues) |