August
12-13 - First year orientation (returning teachers work in classrooms)
14-15 - All faculty orientation until 2 pm then classroom work in the afternoons.
18-22 - Biblical Survey Course/ plan for 1st week of school in later afternoons
25 - Classes begin/Opening Assembly

September
12 - Half day for Accreditation
12 - Open House
19 - Professional Day prepare for accreditation visit (no school)
25 - Mid-Quarter
24-26 - Secondary Retreat*

October
13-14 - Fall Break
19-24 - Accreditation visit
27-31 - Celebrate Venezuela Week
29 - End of 1st Quarter (45 days)

November
7 - Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences (1/2 day classes)
14 - Fall Festival
21 - Half day for development
27-28 - Family Holidays

December
3 - Mid-Quarter
5 - Fall Concert
12 - Last day of classes
15 - Christmas Break begins

January
5 - Professional development
6 - Classes Resume
26 - End of 2nd Quarter / 1st Semester (45 days/90 days)

February
2 - Faculty/Staff beach retreat/Professional Development
11-13 - Elementary Retreat
23-24 - Carnaval (no school)
27 - Half day for development

March
3 - Mid-Quarter
16 - Read-a-thon begins (3 wks)
27 - Half day for development

April
2 - End of 3rd Quarter (45 days)
3 - Read-a-thon ends
6-10 - Spring Break/Semana Santa
20-24 - Standardized testing
24 - Half day for development

May
1 - “Día del Trabajador” holiday (no school)
13 - Mid-Quarter
4-15 - AP Testing
22 - Spring Concert*
29 - Professional Development (no school)

June
12 - End of 4th Quarter / 2nd Semester (45days/90 days)
12 - Graduation
15-19 - Faculty Work Week

Please read the Parent/Student Handbook to know what counts as excused and unexcused absences. Also, please note that absences before and after holidays count as double unexcused absences.