at a Glance Events & Info 2025-26

2025-2026 Academic Calendar

August

8/2 and 8/3 Free Carousel Rides at Stewart Park

8/4-8 Summer Program Week 5

8/23 Swingset Rebuild by K class of ‘25

8/25-29 August Work Week for Faculty; Waldorf Week C

8/25 Grade 6/7 Back to School Picnic 5:30-7:30pm 

8/30 School Beautification Day 9am-2pm

     Grade 3 End of Summer Class Picnic 2-3pm

     Grade 1/2 Class Gathering 2:15-3:15pm

     Grade 4/5 Back to School Picnic 5pm

September

9/2 All-School Party at Ithaca Swim Club 11am-2pm

9/3 HALF DAY First day of school (Grades)

    First Day Assembly and Ribbon-cutting 8:30-9:30am

    onboarding of new Grade 4-8 students 12:30-3pm

9/4 HALF DAY First day of school (EC)

9/5 HALF DAY

9/9 EC Parent Evening 6:30-7:30pm

9/10 Grade 3 Parent Night 5pm

9/15 Board Meeting 5pm

9/21 IWS at Porchfest Ithaca

9/22 Grade 1/2 Caregiver Evening 6:30pm

9/23 NO SCHOOL - Rosh Hashana

9/24 Grade 6/7 Parent Night 6:30pm

9/25 Grade 4/5 Parent Evening 6-7:30pm

9/26 Festival of Courage (in-school, students only)

9/26 Grade 8 Parent Evening 7pm

9/27 Welcome Dance/Swap/Potluck 5-7pm

October

10/2 NO SCHOOL - Yom Kippur

10/6 All School Meeting (childcare provided)

10/13 NO SCHOOL - Indigenous People Day

10/23 Grade 1/2 Caregiver Evening 6:30pm

10/24 NO SCHOOL - Professional Development Day 

10/20 Board Meeting 5pm

10/31 Halloween (in-school, students only)

November

11/3 Dia de los Muertos (in-school, students only)

11/6 Lantern Walk (EC only)

11/7 HALF DAY - Parent Teacher conferences

11/10 NO SCHOOL - Parent Teacher conferences

11/11 NO SCHOOL - Veterans Day

11/17 Elves’ Faire Prep Playdate 3-4:30pm

     Board Meeting 5pm

11/18 Grade 3 Parent Night 3:15pm

11/23 Elves’ Faire Prep Playdate 1-3pm

11/24 Grade 6/7 Parent Night 6:30pm

11/26-28 NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break

December

12/5 Winter Spiral (in-school, families invited)

12/13 Elves Faire 11am-3pm

12/15 Board Meeting 5pm

12/18 Winter Concert 6pm

12/19 HALF DAY - Winter Assembly

12/20 Singing to the Cows 5pm

12/22 - 1/2 NO SCHOOL - Winter Break

January 

1/5 School resumes

1/13 EC Parent Meeting (“Bridge to 1st Grade”) 6:30-7:30pm

1/14-15 Bridge to 1st Grade visiting days

1/19 NO SCHOOL - MLK day 

1/20 Grade 1/2 Caregiver Evening 6:30pm

1/21 Grade 4/5 Parent Evening 6-7:30pm

1/23 MLK Day Assembly (in-school, students only)

Grade 8 Parent Evening 7pm

1/26 Board Meeting 5pm

February

2/5 Coffee House 

2/11 Grade 6/7 Class Play (tentative, time TBA)

2/13 Grade 1/2 Class Play (time TBA)

2/16 - 2/20 February Break and Waldorf Week

2/23 Board Meeting 5pm

2/24 Grade 6/7 Parent Night 6:30pm

March

3/4 Grade 3 Parent Night 3:15pm

3/7 Open House 10-11am

3/13 NO SCHOOL - Professional Development

3/16 Board Meeting 5pm

3/18 Beating of the Bounds

3/19 HALF DAY - Parent Teacher conferences

3/20 NO SCHOOL - Parent Teacher conferences

3/30 - 4/3 April Break and Waldorf Week

April 

3/30 - 4/3 April Break and Waldorf Week

4/20 Board Meeting 5pm

4/21 Grade 4/5 Parent Evening 6-7:30pm

May

5/2 May Faire 10am-2pm

5/8 Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day

8th Grade Project Presentation TBD

5/13 Grade 1/2 Caregiver Evening 6:30pm

5/15 8th Grade Project Presentations

5/18 Ithaca Parade Prep Playdate

     Board Meeting 5pm

5/21 Grade 3 Parent Night 5pm

5/25 NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day

5/26 Ithaca Parade Prep Playdate

5/28 Ithaca Festival Parade

June

6/4 Summer Concert 6pm 

6/12 HALF DAY - Last Day of School, Summer Assembly and Picnic

6/13 Graduation of Class of 2025

6/15 - 6/18 June Work Week and Waldorf Week A

6/15 Board Meeting 5-7pm

6/17 Regents Exam: Algebra 1

6/18 Regents Exam: Earth Science

6/19 Juneteenth - School Closed

6/22 - 6/26 Waldorf Week B

July

7/6 - 7/10 Summer Week 1

7/13 - 7/17 Summer Week 2

7/20 - 7/24 Summer Week 3

7/20 Board Meeting 5-7pm

7/27 - 7/31 Summer Week 4

August

8/3-7 Summer Week 5

8/31-9/4 August Work Week and Waldorf Week C