The 2022–2023 ECFS Short Calendar

Monday 8/22 Fall sports begin
Monday 8/22 –
Friday 8/26
New faculty/staff orientation
Monday 8/29 –
Wednesday 8/31
Progressive Teaching Institute
Monday 9/5Labor Day; School closed
Tuesday 9/6Faculty/Staff opening of school meeting
Wednesday 9/7Form III orientation; 6th Grade orientation
Thursday 9/8First day of school; Upper School orientation
Monday 9/26 –
Tuesday 9/27
Rosh Hashanah; School closed
Wednesday 10/5Yom Kippur; School closed
Monday 10/10Indigenous Peoples’ Day; School closed
Tuesday 10/11Faculty/Staff professional development day; no classes
Monday 10/24Diwali; School closed
Monday 11/21 –
Tuesday 11/22
Faculty/Staff professional development day; no classes
Wednesday 11/23 –
Sunday 11/27
Fall Recess
Monday 12/19 –
Monday 1/2
Winter Recess; Classes will resume on Tuesday 1/3
Monday 1/16Martin Luther King Jr. Day; School closed
Sunday 1/22Lunar New Year
Monday 2/20Presidents Day; School closed
Tuesday 2/21Faculty/Staff professional development day; no classes
Monday 3/20 –
Sunday 4/2
Spring Recess
Thursday 4/6 –
Friday 4/7
Passover; Good Friday; School closed
Friday 4/21Eid al-Fitr; School closed
Friday 5/5Founder’s Day; No classes for Ethical Culture; full day Fieldston Lower; 12:00pm dismissal for Upper School; 12:30pm dismissal for Middle School
Thursday 5/25Upper School Commencement; no classes for Middle/Upper School
Monday 5/29Memorial Day; School closed
Tuesday 6/13Last day of classes; 12:00pm dismissal for all grades; Middle School Moving Up Ceremony, 4:00pm
Wednesday 6/14Fieldston Lower Graduation, 10:00am; Ethical Culture Graduation, 4:00pm
Monday 6/19Juneteenth

NEW: The 2023–2024 ECFS Short Calendar

Monday 8/21 Fall sports begin
Wednesday 8/23 –
Friday 8/25
New faculty/staff orientation
Monday 8/28 –
Wednesday 8/30
Progressive Teaching Institute
Monday 9/4Labor Day; ECFS closed
Tuesday 9/5Faculty/Staff opening of school meeting
Wednesday 9/6Form III overnight trip leaves Fieldston; 6th Grade orientation
Thursday 9/7First day of school; Upper School orientation; Form III overnight trip returns to Fieldston
Saturday 9/16 –
Sunday 9/17
Rosh Hashanah
Monday 9/25Yom Kippur; School closed
Monday 10/9Indigenous Peoples’ Day; School closed
Tuesday 10/10Faculty/Staff professional development day; no classes
Wednesday 11/8Faculty/Staff professional development day; no classes
Sunday 11/12Diwali
Wednesday 11/22 –
Sunday 11/26
Fall Recess; Classes will resume on Monday 11/27
Friday 12/22 – Sunday 1/7 Winter Recess; Classes will resume on Monday 1/8
Monday 1/15Martin Luther King Jr. Day; School closed
Saturday 2/10Lunar New Year
Monday 2/19Presidents’ Day; School closed
Tuesday 2/20Faculty/Staff professional development day; no classes
Monday 3/18 –
Sunday 3/31
Spring Recess; classes will resume on Monday 4/1
Friday 3/29Good Friday; ECFS closed
Wednesday 4/10Eid al-Fitr; School closed; date subject to change
Tuesday 4/23 – Wednesday 4/24Passover; School closed
Friday 5/3Founder’s Day; no classes for Ethical Culture; full day Fieldston Lower; 12:00pm dismissal for Middle and Upper School
Monday 5/27Memorial Day; School closed
Thursday 5/30Upper School Commencement 4:00pm; No classes for Upper School; 12:00pm dismissal for Middle School
Tuesday 6/11Last day of classes; 12:00pm dismissal for all grades; Middle School Moving Up Ceremony, 4:00pm
Wednesday 6/12Fieldston Lower Graduation, 10:00am; Ethical Culture Graduation, 3:00pm
Wednesday 6/19Juneteenth; ECFS closed

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