New! The 2026–2027 ECFS Short Calendar
| Monday 8/24 | Fall sports begin |
| Thursday 9/10 | First day of school |
| Monday 9/21 | Yom Kippur; School closed. |
| Monday 10/12 | Indigenous Peoples’ Day; School closed. |
| Wednesday 11/25–Sunday 11/29 | Fall Recess; School closed. Classes will resume on Monday 11/30. |
| Monday 12/21–Sunday 1/3 | Winter Recess; School closed. Classes will resume on Monday 1/4. |
| Monday 1/18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day; School closed. |
| Monday 2/15 | Presidents Day; School closed. |
| Tuesday 2/16 | Faculty/Staff professional development day; no classes for students. |
| Wednesday 3/10 | Eid al-Fitr; School closed. (Subject to change based on lunar calendar) |
| Monday 3/15–Sunday 3/28 | Spring Recess; School closed. Classes will resume on Monday 3/29. (Good Friday and Easter fall within these dates) |
| Thursday 4/22– Friday 4/23 | Passover; School closed. |
| Friday 5/7 | Founder’s Day (Full day of school for Ethical Culture and Fieldston Lower and 12:30pm dismissal for Middle School and Upper School students) |
| Friday 5/28 | Upper School Commencement, 10:00am (No classes for Upper School or Middle School students) |
| Monday 5/31 | Memorial Day; School closed. |
| Tuesday 6/8 | Last day of classes (12:00pm dismissal for all grades) Middle School Moving Up Ceremony, 4:00pm |
| Wednesday 6/9 | Ethical Culture Graduation, 10:00am Fieldston Lower Graduation, 2:00pm |
2025–2026 ECFS Short Calendar
| Wednesday 11/26–Sunday 11/30 | Fall Recess; School closed. Classes will resume on Monday 12/1. |
| Monday 12/22–Sunday 1/4 | Winter Recess; School closed. Classes will resume on Monday 1/5. |
| Monday 1/19 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day; School closed. |
| Monday 2/9 | Faculty/staff professional development day; no classes for students. |
| Monday 2/16 | Presidents Day; School closed. |
| Tuesday 2/17 | Lunar New Year; School closed. |
| Friday 3/20 | Eid al-Fitr; School closed. (Date subject to change based on the lunar calendar) |
| Monday 3/23–Sunday 4/5 | Spring Recess; School closed. Classes will resume on Monday 4/6. (Passover and Good Friday fall within these dates) |
| Friday 5/1 | Founder’s Day (Full day for Ethical Culture and Fieldston Lower and 12:30pm dismissal for Middle and Upper School) |
| Monday 5/25 | Memorial Day; School closed. |
| Friday 5/29 | Upper School Commencement, 10:00am. (No classes for Upper School or Middle School students) |
| Tuesday 6/9 | Last day of classes (12:00pm dismissal for all grades) Middle School Moving Up Ceremony, 4:00pm |
| Wednesday 6/10 | Fieldston Lower Graduation, 10:00am Ethical Culture Graduation, 2:00pm |
| Friday 6/19 | Juneteenth; School closed. |
