Name: No School – Good Friday
Start: 2027-03-26T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2027-03-26T00:00:00-04:00

August 2026

Academic & Student-centered

Class of 2026 BBQ

August 31 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

September 2026

Academic & Student-centered

Orientation for New Students

September 8 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Academic & Student-centered

First Day of School

September 9

Academic & Student-centered

MS Fall Athletics Begin

September 9

Academic & Student-centered

Grade 8 Retreat

September 10 @ 2:45 pm - 7:30 pm

Academic & Student-centered

All-School Assembly

September 11 @ 8:10 am - 8:30 am

Academic & Student-centered

Grade 6 and 7 Retreat to Hale Reservation

September 11 @ 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Academic & Student-centered

Grade 8 Retreat

September 11 @ 9:10 am - 12:30 pm

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

Welcome Back BBQ for LGBTQ and Families of Color

September 11 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Holidays & School Breaks

Rosh Hashanah

September 12 @ 12:00 am

Advancement

Annual Fund Ambassadors Kick-off Meeting

September 15 @ 8:15 am - 9:00 am

New Family Onboarding

New Parents’ Dinner

September 17 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Academic & Student-centered

All-School Assembly

September 18 @ 8:10 am - 8:30 am

Parents' Association

Parents’ Assocation Welcome Back Coffee for all Parents

September 18 @ 8:15 am - 9:15 am

Holidays & School Breaks

No School – Yom Kippur

September 21 @ 12:00 am

Academic & Student-centered

School Pictures

September 23 @ 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Academic & Student-centered

School Pictures

September 24 @ 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Academic & Student-centered

Middle School Back-to-School Night

September 24 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Academic & Student-centered

All-School Assembly

September 25 @ 8:10 am - 8:30 am

Academic & Student-centered

Lower School Back-to-School Night

September 29 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Academic & Student-centered

AISNE Parent Series (Virtual): School Readiness: Executive Function Needed to “Do School”

September 29 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Learn More

Academic & Student-centered

Secondary School Panel for Gr 7 and Gr 8

September 30 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

October 2026

Academic & Student-centered

All-School Assembly

October 2 @ 8:10 am - 8:30 am

Academic & Student-centered

Friday Night Lights

October 2 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Parents' Association

Parent Association Executive Committee Meeting

October 3 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am

Academic & Student-centered

Grade 8 Field Trip to Edward M. Kennedy Institute

October 5 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Academic & Student-centered

All-School Assembly

October 9 @ 8:10 am - 8:30 am

Admissions

Admissions Middle School Classroom Observation for Current Families

October 9 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am

Holidays & School Breaks

No School – Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 12 @ 12:00 am

Annual Community Events

DCD Annual Meeting

October 15 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Academic & Student-centered

All-School Assembly

October 16 @ 8:10 am - 8:30 am

Admissions

Admission Classroom Observation

October 16 @ 8:30 am - 10:30 am

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

AISNE DEI Conference for Faculty/Staff

October 20 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

AISNE DEI Conference for Faculty/Staff

October 21 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

Academic & Student-centered

No School – Parent/Teacher Conferences for all Students

October 22 @ 12:00 am

Academic & Student-centered

All-School Assembly

October 23 @ 8:10 am - 8:30 am

Academic & Student-centered

Halloween Parade and Assembly

October 30 @ 8:15 am - 9:00 am

Parents' Association

Spookyfest

October 31 @ 12:00 am

November 2026

Academic & Student-centered

New Theater Dedication and Opening

November 5 @ 12:00 am

Academic & Student-centered

Grade 4 Class Play

November 5 @ 8:30 am - 9:00 am

Academic & Student-centered

Lower School Assembly

November 6 @ 8:10 am - 8:30 am

Academic & Student-centered

Grade 4 Class Play

November 6 @ 8:30 am - 9:00 am

Academic & Student-centered

SSAT at DCD for Grade 8 Students

November 7 @ 12:00 am

Holidays & School Breaks

No School – Veterans’ Day

November 11 @ 12:00 am

Admissions

Admission Classroom Observation

November 12 @ 8:30 am - 10:30 am

Academic & Student-centered

Grade 8 Secondary School Visit Day

November 13 @ 12:00 am

Academic & Student-centered

All-School Assembly

November 13 @ 8:10 am - 8:30 am

Academic & Student-centered

Smooth Talk Event for Grade 8 Families (Private Event)

November 16 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Admissions

Virtual Spotlight: Celebrating our Diversity @ DCD

November 17 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Academic & Student-centered

Grade 8 Secondary School Visit Day

November 19 @ 12:00 am

Academic & Student-centered

Grade 7 Class Play

November 19 @ 8:30 am - 9:00 am

Academic & Student-centered

Lower School Assembly

November 20 @ 8:10 am - 8:30 am

Academic & Student-centered

Grade 7 Class Play

November 20 @ 8:30 am - 9:00 am

Holidays & School Breaks

Thanksgiving Break Begins at 3:00 pm (No EDP Available)

November 24

Academic & Student-centered

Thanksgiving Assembly

November 24 @ 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Holidays & School Breaks

DCD Closed for Thanksgiving Break

November 25 @ 12:00 am - November 30 @ 12:00 am

Holidays & School Breaks

No School – Faculty/Staff Professional Day

November 30 @ 12:00 am

December 2026

Academic & Student-centered

Middle School Winter Term and Winter Athletics Begin

December 1 @ 12:00 am

Academic & Student-centered

Grade 8 Secondary School Visit Day

December 4 @ 12:00 am

Academic & Student-centered

All-School Assembly

December 4 @ 8:10 am - 8:30 am

Admissions

Admissions Playgroup for Affiliated Families

December 4 @ 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm

Academic & Student-centered

Grade 5 Class Play

December 10 @ 8:30 am - 9:00 am

Academic & Student-centered

Lower School Assembly

December 11 @ 8:10 am - 8:30 am

Academic & Student-centered

Grade 5 Class Play

December 11 @ 8:30 am - 9:00 am

Admissions

Admissions Coffee and Conversation

December 11 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am

Learn More

Holidays & School Breaks

Winter Break Begins Immediately Following Assembly (No EDP Available)

December 18

Academic & Student-centered

Winter Assembly

December 18 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am

Holidays & School Breaks

DCD Closed for Winter Break

December 19, 2026 @ 12:00 am - January 3, 2027 @ 12:00 am

January 2027

Academic & Student-centered

All-School Assembly

January 8, 2027 @ 8:10 am - 8:30 am

Admissions

Admission Classroom Observation

January 8, 2027 @ 8:30 am - 10:30 am

Academic & Student-centered

All-School Assembly

January 15, 2027 @ 8:10 am - 8:30 am

Academic & Student-centered

MLK Service Morning

January 15, 2027 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Holidays & School Breaks

No School – MLK Day

January 18, 2027 @ 12:00 am

Academic & Student-centered

All-School Assembly

January 22, 2027 @ 8:10 am - 8:30 am

Admissions

Admissions Coffee and Conversation

January 22, 2027 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am

Learn More

Admissions

Admission Playgroup Visit

January 22, 2027 @ 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm

Academic & Student-centered

DCD Spelling Bee

January 29, 2027 @ 8:15 am - 9:00 am

Admissions

Admission Playgroup Visit

January 29, 2027 @ 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm

February 2027

Academic & Student-centered

Grade 3 Class Play

February 3, 2027 @ 8:30 am - 9:00 am

Academic & Student-centered

Grade 3 Class Play

February 4, 2027 @ 8:30 am - 9:00 am

Holidays & School Breaks

No School – Faculty/Staff Professional Development Day

February 5, 2027 @ 12:00 am

Admissions

Admission Playgroup Visit

February 5, 2027 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am

Academic & Student-centered

Grade 2 Class Play

February 11, 2027 @ 8:30 am - 9:00 am

Academic & Student-centered

Lower School Assembly

February 12, 2027 @ 8:10 am - 8:30 am

Academic & Student-centered

Grade 2 Class Play

February 12, 2027 @ 8:30 am - 9:00 am

Admissions

Admission Playgroup Visit

February 12, 2027 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am

Holidays & School Breaks

No School – Presidents’ Day

February 15, 2027 @ 12:00 am

Academic & Student-centered

Grade 8 Class Play

February 17, 2027 @ 8:30 am - 9:00 am

Academic & Student-centered

Grade 8 Class Play

February 18, 2027 @ 8:30 am - 9:00 am

Holidays & School Breaks

No School for Lower School Students – Parent/Teacher Conferences (MS is in Session)

February 19, 2027 @ 12:00 am

Academic & Student-centered

SSAT for Grade 7

February 19, 2027 @ 8:00 am - 12:30 pm

Academic & Student-centered

No EDP Available due to Lower School Conferences

February 19, 2027 @ 12:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Academic & Student-centered

All-School Assembly

February 26, 2027 @ 8:10 am - 8:30 am

March 2027

Academic & Student-centered

Grade 7 Field Overnight Wilderness Program

March 2, 2027 @ 12:00 am

Academic & Student-centered

Grade 7 Field Overnight Wilderness Program

March 3, 2027 @ 12:00 am

Academic & Student-centered

Grade 8 Parent Secondary School Meeting (Virtual)

March 3, 2027 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am

Academic & Student-centered

Grade 7 Field Overnight Wilderness Program

March 4, 2027 @ 12:00 am

Academic & Student-centered

All-School Assembly

March 5, 2027 @ 8:10 am - 8:30 am

Holidays & School Breaks

Spring Break Begins (No EDP Available)

March 5, 2027 @ 12:30 pm

Holidays & School Breaks

DCD Closed for Spring Break

March 6, 2027 @ 12:00 am - March 21, 2027 @ 12:00 am

Middle School Spring Term and Spring Athletics Begin

March 22, 2027 @ 12:00 am

Holidays & School Breaks

No School – Good Friday

March 26, 2027 @ 12:00 am

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