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 |
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| 24 | Fall Pre-Season Begins (Middle and Upper School Student-Athletes) Orientation begins for New Colleagues |
| 31 | Opening Days begin for All Colleagues |
September |
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| 7 | Labor Day (No Classes, Buildings Closed) |
| 8 | First Day of School for UPPER SCHOOL New Student Orientations & ECLS & MS Family Visit Day |
| 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) |
| 21 | Yom Kippur (No Classes, Buildings Closed) |
October |
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| 12 | Indigenous Peoples Day (No Classes, Buildings Closed) |
| 13 | Professional Day for Colleagues (No Classes) |
November |
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| 13 | Middle & Upper School Half Day for Report Writing |
| 23–24 | No Classes for Students (Family Conference Schedules TBD) |
| 25–27 | Fall Break (No Classes, Buildings Closed) |
December |
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| 4 | Early Childhood Lower School Half Day for Report Writing |
| 18 | Winter Break starts (Half-day of classes for students) |
January |
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| 4 | Classes Resume |
| 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No Classes, Buildings Closed) |
| 19 | Professional Day for Colleagues (No Classes) |
February |
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| 15 | Presidents’ Day (No Classes, Buildings Closed) |
March |
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| 5 | Family Conferences for Early Childhood Lower School, No School in Session for ECLS |
| 9 | Eid al-Fitr (No Classes, Buildings Closed: estimated date, to be confirmed in Winter/Spring 2027) |
| 12 | Family Conferences for Early Childhood Lower School, No School in Session for ECLS |
| 15–26 | Spring Break (No Classes, Buildings Closed) |
| 29 | Classes Resume |
April |
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| 8 | Upper School Report Writing & Family Conferences, No School for Upper School Students |
| 9 | Upper School Family Conferences, No School for Upper School Students |
| 22 | Passover (No Classes, Buildings Closed) |
May |
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| 7 | Early Childhood Lower School Report Writing Day, Half Day for ECLS Students |
| 27 | Commencement for the Class of 2027 (No Classes) |
| 28 | Professional Day for Colleagues (No Classes) |
| 31 | Memorial Day (No Classes, Buildings Closed) |
June |
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| 14 | Last Full Day of School |
| 15 | Last Day of School (Half Day), 4th and 8th Grade Moving Up Ceremonies |
| 16–17 | Closing Days for Colleagues |
| 18 | Closing Days for Colleagues (Half Day for Colleagues) |