2021–2022 Academic Calendar

AUGUST 

Monday, August 16

Preseason for Upper School athletics

Thursday, August 26

Middle/Upper School – Opening Receptions

Monday, August 30

Middle School – online welcome event for grade 7–8 students new to Waynflete

Upper School – Outdoor Experience begins for grade 12 students

Tuesday, August 31

Lower School – welcome event for new K-5 students

Lower School – visit day for half of Early Childhood

Middle School – LEAP Week begins

Middle School – Afterschool program begins

Upper School – Outdoor Experience begins for grade 9–11 students

Upper School – grade 12 students return from Outdoor Experience

SEPTEMBER

Wednesday, September 1

Lower School – first day of school for K–5

Lower School – visit day for second half of Early Childhood

Thursday, September 2

Lower School – full program

Lower School – Afterschool program begins

Friday, September 3

Lower School – full program

Middle School – full program
Upper School – grade 9–11 students return from Outdoor Experience

Monday, September 6

Labor Day – no school, offices closed

Tuesday, September 7

No school

Wednesday, September 8

School resumes (classes follow Monday schedule)
All students – dismissal at 3:15 p.m.

Wednesday, September 22

Middle/Upper School – Open House

Wednesday, September 29

Lower School – EC Open House

Middle/Upper School – Parent Conferences (afternoon)

Thursday, September 30

Lower School – K–1 Open House

OCTOBER

Friday, October 1

Middle/Upper School – Parent Conferences

Middle/Upper School – no classes

Tuesday, October 5

Lower School – 2–3 and 4–5 Open Houses

Friday, October 8

Professional Development Day

No school, no afterschool

Monday, October 11

October Break – offices closed

Wednesday, October 20

Lower School – Parent Conferences (afternoon)

Friday, October 22

Lower School – Parent Conferences

Lower School – no classes; Afterschool Full Fun Day to 3:15 p.m.

NOVEMBER

Thursday, November 11

Veterans Day – offices closed

Tuesday, November 23

Thanksgiving Break starts at end of day

Afterschool to 6:00 p.m.

Offices closed Wednesday–Friday

Monday, November 29

Classes resume

DECEMBER

Friday, December 17

December vacation starts at end of day

Afterschool to 6:00 p.m.

Friday, December 24

Offices closed

Friday, December 31

Offices closed

JANUARY

Monday, January 3

Classes resume

Friday, January 14

Lower School – Admission Visiting Day

Lower School – no EC/K–1 classes (snow date January 22)

Afterschool Full Fun Day to 3:15 p.m. for EC/K–1

Monday, January 17

Martin Luther King Jr. Day – offices closed

FEBRUARY

Friday, February 18

February vacation starts at end of day

Afterschool to 6:00 p.m.

Monday, February 21

Presidents’ Day – offices closed

Monday, February 28

Professional Development Day

No school; Afterschool Full Fun Day to 3:15 p.m.

This date was changed from an earlier version of the calendar (original date was March 28). February vacation now extends across six weekdays.

MARCH

Tuesday, March 1

Classes resume

Wednesday, March 23

Middle/Upper School– Parent Conferences (afternoon)

Friday, March 25

Middle/Upper School – Parent Conferences

Middle/Upper School – no classes

APRIL

Friday, April 15

April vacation starts at end of day

Afterschool to 6:00 p.m.

Monday, April 18

Patriots’ Day – offices closed

Monday, April 25

Classes resume

MAY

Friday, May 6

Grandparents and Friends Day

Lower School – students dismissed at 12:10 p.m.

Middle/Upper School – regular school day

Wednesday, May 11

Lower School – Parent Conferences (afternoon)

Friday, May 20

Lower School – Parent Conferences

Lower School – no classes; Afterschool Full Fun Day to 3:15 p.m.

Monday, May 30

Memorial Day – offices closed

JUNE

Wednesday, June 8

All students – Last day of classes

Afterschool to 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, June 9

Baccalaureate

Friday, June 10

Commencement