Academic Year 2025-2026 Calendar:
Dates and Deadlines
Subject to change. Changes will be communicated by email.
Fall Semester 2025
Pre-Semester Scheduling
Tuesday, August 19 - Thursday, August 21
Faculty Meetings and Trainings
Saturday, August 23
Student Leader Training (Kitchen Opens)
Arrival & Fall Welcome Days
Sunday, August 24
Arrival Day for All Students
Monday, August 25-Wednesday August 27
Welcome Days
Tuesday, August 26
Community Fun Day
Fall Intensive I
Thursday, August 28
Fall Intensive I classes begins
Monday, September 1
Labor Day (No Classes; Offices Closed)
Tuesday, September 2
Add/Drop Deadline for Fall Intensive I
Wednesday, September 3
Scaffolding Seminars begin
Friday, September 5
All College Service Day
Friday, September 5
Summer Grades Due
Wednesday, September 10
Withdrawal Deadline for Fall Intensive I and Add/Drop for Scaffolding Seminars
Friday, September 19
Last day of Fall Intensive I classes
Monday, September 22
Break Day
Fall Intensive II
Tuesday, September 23
Fall Intensive II and Fall Experiential Endeavors begin
Friday, September 26
Add/Drop for Fall Intensive II and Fall Experiential Endeavors
Thursday, October 2
All College Work Day
Friday, October 3
Grades Due for Fall Intensive I
Friday, October 10
Withdrawal Deadline for Fall Intensive II classes. Midterm grades for Endeavors and Seminars due.
Friday, October 10 - Sunday, October 11
Fall Board Meeting (on campus)
Saturday, October 11
Open House & Harvest Festival
Monday, October 13
Indigenous Peoples’ Day (No Classes; Offices Closed)
Monday, October 20
Registration Fair and Registration Opens for all students
Thursday, October 30
Fall Intensive II classes end, Withdrawal Deadline for Experiential Endeavors and Scaffolding Seminars
Friday, October 31 - Monday, November 3
Break Days
Monday, November 3
Spring Registration Closes for all students
Fall Intensive III
Tuesday, November 4
Fall Intensive III classes begin
Friday, November 7
Add/Drop for Fall Intensive III
Tuesday, November 11
Veterans’ Day (No Classes, Offices Closed)
Friday, November 14
Grades Due for Fall Intensive II
Wednesday, November 19
Withdrawal Deadline for Fall Intensive III
Saturday, November 22 - Sunday, November 30
November Break (No Classes, Kitchen Closed)
Thurday, Nov 27 - Fri, Nov 28
Thanksgiving (Offices Closed)
Wednesday, December 10
Scaffolding Seminars end
Thurday, December 11
Senior Symposium
Friday, December 12
December Graduands’ Luncheon
Monday, December 15
Fall Intensive III classes and Experiential Endeavor end
Tuesday, December 16
Campus Closes at noon
Wednesday, December 17
Proposals for Spring SYRPs, IS, CTE and CA due
Wednesday, Dec 24 - Thursday, December 25
Holiday (Offices Closed)
Monday, December 29
Grades Due for Fall Intensive III, Endeavors, and Scaffolding Seminars
Wednesday, December 31 - Thursday, January 1
Holiday (Offices Closed)
Spring Semester 2026
Pre-Semester Scheduling
Saturday, January 17
January Board Meeting (Virtual)
Monday, January 19
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No Classes, Offices Closed)
Friday, January 16 - Saturday, January 24
J-Term (limited class offerings)
Tuesday, January 20 - Wednesday, January 21
Faculty Meetings and Trainings
Saturday, January 24
Student Leader Training (Kitchen Opens)
Winter Welcome Days
Sunday, January 25
Arrival Day for All Students
Monday, January 26 - Tuesday, January 27
Winter Welcome Days
Spring Intensive I
Wednesday, January 28
Scaffolding Seminars Begin
Thursday, January 29
Spring Intensive I Begins
Friday, January 30
Add/Drop for Spring Intensive I
Friday, February 6
Withdrawal Deadline for Spring Intensive I and Add/Drop for Scaffolding Seminars
Friday, February 13 - Wednesday, February 18
Winter Expedition window (precise dates TBD based on weather conditions)
Monday, February 16
Washington’s Birthday (No Classes, Offices Closed)
Monday, February 16 - Wednesday, Febrary 18
Expedition Dinner window (precise date dependent on Expedition scheduling)
Wednesday, February 18
Spring Intensive I classes end
Thursday, February 19 - Sunday, February 22
Break Days
Spring Intensive II Session
Monday, February 23
Spring Intensive II and Experiential Endeavors begin
Wednesday, February 25
Add/Drop for Spring Intensive II and Spring Experiential Endeavors
Tuesday, March 3
Town Meeting Day & Community Breakfast (No Classes, Offices Closed)
Wednesday, March 4
Grades Due for Spring Intensive I
Wednesday, March 11
Withdrawal Deadline for Spring Intensive II
Friday, March 27
Last day of Spring Intensive II courses, Midterm grades for Endeavors and Seminars due, Withdrawal Deadline for Endeavors and Seminars.
Spring Break (Campus Closed): Saturday, March 28 - Monday, April 6
Spring Intensive III Session
Tuesday, April 7
Spring Intensive III classes begin
Wednesday, April 8
All College Service Day
Friday, April 10
Add/Drop for Spring Intensive III. Grades Due for Spring Intensive II
Friday, April 24
Withdrawal Deadline for Spring Intensive III
Monday, April 27
Deadline to drop summer courses without cancellation fee. $500 cancellation fee charged after this date.
Friday, May 1
All College Work Day
Saturday, May 2
Green Up Day
Wednesday, May 6
Scaffolding Seminars end. SYRP Proposals for Fall 2026 due.
Tuesday, May 12
Last day of Spring Intensive III classes and Spring Experiential Endeavors end. TA and CA proposals for Fall 2026 due (end of day).
End of Spring Semester Events
Tuesday, May 12
Annual Wood & Art Show and Community Dinner (5-7 pm)
Wednesday, May 13
Eighth Annual Ecology Symposium & SYRP Presentations (8.30-12 noon)
Thursday, May 14
Senior Dinner
Friday, May 15
Family Dinner
Friday, May 15 - Saturday, May 16
Spring Board Meeting (on campus)
Saturday, May 16
Commencement
Sunday, May 17
Campus Closes
Monday, May 18 - Tuesday, May 19
Faculty Training Days
Friday, May 29
Grades Due for Spring Intensive III, Endeavors, and Scaffolding Seminars
Academic Year 2026-2027 Calendar:
Dates and Deadlines
Subject to change. Changes will be communicated by email.
Summer Semester 2026
Monday, May 25
Memorial Day (Offices Closed)
Tuesday, May 26
Summer Internships Begin
Friday, June 19
Juneteenth (Offices Closed)
Saturday, July 4
Independence Day (Offices Closed)
Monday, July 6 - Friday, July 24
Pre-College Program
Monday, July 6 - Friday, August 7
Summer Session
Friday, August 21
Summer Internships End