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  • November 2025

  • Mon 24
    November 22, 2025 - December 1, 2025

    Thanksgiving Break

  • December 2025

  • Mon 1
    December 1, 2025

    Dorms Open at 3:00 p.m.

  • Sat 6
    December 6, 2025

    SAT at Walker’s

  • Thu 11
    December 11, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Holiday Vespers and Banquet

  • Thu 11
    December 11, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:15 pm

    Holiday Ride

  • Fri 19
    December 19, 2025

    Semester 1 Closes

  • Fri 19
    December 19, 2025 @ 3:00 pm

    Dorms Close at 3:00 p.m.

  • Sat 20
    December 20, 2025 - January 5, 2026

    Winter Break

  • January 2026

  • Mon 5
    January 5, 2026 @ 3:00 pm

    Dorms Open at 3:00 p.m.

  • Tue 6
    January 6, 2026 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

    Community Screening of “Counted Out” (R/All)

    Ferguson Theatre 230 Bushy Hill Road, Simsbury, Connecticut, United States

    Please join us for a community screening of the film Counted Out in Ferguson Theatre. This event is open to the public. Film SynopsisCounted Out investigates the biggest crises of our time —…

  • Sun 11
    January 11, 2026 @ 9:00 am - 11:35 am

    Summit Test Prep Class

  • Tue 13
    January 13, 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    College Money Method Financial Webinar

  • Sun 18
    January 18, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Summit Test Prep Class

  • Fri 23
    January 23, 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    New Girl Show and Ice Cream Social (R/US and MSB)

  • Sun 25
    January 25, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Summit Test Prep Class

  • February 2026

  • Sun 1
    February 1, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Summit Test Prep Class

  • Fri 6
    February 6, 2026 - February 9, 2026

    Winter Long Weekend

  • Thu 12
    February 12, 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    Dance Concert (R/11 and 12)

  • Fri 13
    February 13, 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    Dance Concert (R/9, 10, and MSB)

  • Sun 15
    February 15, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Summit Test Prep Class

  • Tue 17
    February 17, 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    College Money Method Financial Webinar

  • Sun 22
    February 22, 2026

    Student Leadership Retreat

  • Sun 22
    February 22, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Summit Test Prep Class

  • Thu 26
    February 26, 2026

    Winter Play (R/11 and 12)

  • Fri 27
    February 27, 2026

    Winter Play (R/9, 10, and MSB)

  • Fri 27
    February 27, 2026

    Quarter 3 Closes

  • March 2026

  • Sun 1
    March 1, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Summit Test Prep Class

  • Mon 2
    March 2, 2026 @ 12:00 am - March 6, 2026 @ 11:59 pm

    Lacuna

  • Fri 6
    March 6, 2026 @ 3:00 pm

    Dorms Close at 3:00 p.m.

  • Sat 7
    March 7, 2026 - March 23, 2026

    Spring Break

  • Mon 23
    March 23, 2026 @ 3:00 pm

    Dorms Open at 3:00 p.m.

  • Wed 25
    March 25, 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    College Money Method Financial Webinar

  • Sun 29
    March 29, 2026 @ 9:00 am - 11:35 am

    Summit Test Prep Class

  • April 2026

  • Sun 12
    April 12, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Summit Test Prep Class

  • Mon 13
    April 13, 2026 @ 7:45 am - 3:30 pm

    10th Grade College Trip

  • Tue 14
    April 14, 2026 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

    Hartford Area Independent Secondary School College Counselors Association College Fair (R/11)

    Kingswood Oxford School 170 Kingswood Road, West Hartford, Connecticut
  • Tue 14
    April 14, 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    College Money Method Financial Webinar

  • Mon 20
    April 20, 2026

    Spring Holiday — No Classes

  • Thu 23
    April 23, 2026 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Smarttrack College Financing Webinar

  • Sun 26
    April 26, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Summit Test Prep Class

  • May 2026

  • Sat 2
    May 2, 2026

    Prom

  • Sat 2
    May 2, 2026

    SAT at Walker’s

  • Mon 4
    May 4, 2026 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Cum Laude Society Induction and Dinner R/All

  • Wed 6
    May 6, 2026

    Grandparents and Special Friends Day

  • Thu 14
    May 14, 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Spring Musical (R/11 and 12)

  • Fri 15
    May 15, 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Spring Musical (R/9, 10, and MSB)

  • Mon 25
    May 25, 2026 - May 27, 2026

    Semester 2 Assessments

  • Thu 28
    May 28, 2026

    Semester 2 Closes

  • Sat 30
    May 30, 2026

    Baccalaureate

  • Sat 30
    May 30, 2026

    Prize Night

  • Sun 31
    May 31, 2026

    Commencement

  • August 2026

  • Thu 27
    August 27, 2026

    Student Leader Arrival Day

  • Fri 28
    August 28, 2026

    All-Student Arrival Day

  • Sat 29
    August 29, 2026 - August 31, 2026

    Orientation

  • Sat 29
    August 29, 2026 - August 31, 2026

    Class Trips

  • September 2026

  • Tue 1
    September 1, 2026

    First Day of Classes

  • Sat 12
    September 12, 2026

    SAT at Walker’s

  • Mon 14
    September 14, 2026

    Picture Day

  • October 2026

  • Mon 5
    October 5, 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    College Money Method Financing Webinar

  • Tue 6
    October 6, 2026 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Smarttrack College Funding Webinar

  • Wed 7
    October 7, 2026

    Memorial Chapel

  • Fri 16
    October 16, 2026 - October 17, 2026

    Family Weekend 

  • Sun 18
    October 18, 2026 - October 20, 2026

    Fall Long Weekend

  • Wed 21
    October 21, 2026

    Classes Resume

  • Fri 23
    October 23, 2026

    Quarter 1 Closes

  • Fri 23
    October 23, 2026

    Old Girl Show (R/US)

  • Wed 28
    October 28, 2026

    PSAT/ERB

  • November 2026

  • Wed 11
    November 11, 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    College Money Method Financing Webinar

  • Thu 12
    November 12, 2026

    Visiting Writer Reading and Reception

  • Fri 13
    November 13, 2026

    Drama Club Production

  • December 2026

  • Tue 1
    December 1, 2026

    Classes Resume

  • Sat 5
    December 5, 2026

    SAT at Walker’s

  • Thu 10
    December 10, 2026

    Holiday Vespers and Banquet

  • Thu 10
    December 10, 2026

    Holiday Ride

  • Mon 14
    December 14, 2026 - December 17, 2026

    Mid-Year Assessments

  • Thu 17
    December 17, 2026

    Quarter 2/Semester 1 Closes

  • January 2027

  • Tue 5
    January 5, 2027

    Classes Resume

  • Wed 20
    January 20, 2027

    MLK Day Programming

  • Fri 22
    January 22, 2027

    New Girl Show R/US

  • Mon 25
    January 25, 2027 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    College Money Method Financing Webinar

  • February 2027

  • Fri 5
    February 5, 2027 - February 8, 2027

    Winter Long Weekend

  • Tue 9
    February 9, 2027

    Classes Resume

  • Thu 11
    February 11, 2027

    Dance Concert (R/11, 12)

  • Fri 12
    February 12, 2027

    Dance Concert (R/9, 10, MSB)  

  • Tue 16
    February 16, 2027 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    College Money Method Financing Webinar

  • Thu 25
    February 25, 2027

    Winter Play (R/11, 12)

  • Fri 26
    February 26, 2027

    Winter Play (R/9, 10, MSB)

  • Fri 26
    February 26, 2027

    Quarter 3 Closes

  • March 2027

  • Mon 1
    March 1, 2027 - March 5, 2027

    Lacuna

  • Sat 6
    March 6, 2027 - March 22, 2027

    Spring Break

  • Tue 23
    March 23, 2027

    Classes Resume

  • Tue 30
    March 30, 2027 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    College Money Method Financing Webinar

  • April 2027

  • Mon 5
    April 5, 2027 - April 9, 2027

    Visiting Writer On Campus

  • Tue 20
    April 20, 2027 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    College Money Method Financing Webinar

  • May 2027

  • Sat 1
    May 1, 2027

    SAT at Walker’s

  • Sat 1
    May 1, 2027

    Prom

  • Mon 3
    May 3, 2027

    Cum Laude Society Induction, Ceremony, and Banquet

  • Thu 13
    May 13, 2027

    Spring Musical (R/11, 12)

  • Fri 14
    May 14, 2027

    Spring Musical (R/9, 10, MSB)

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