Calendar

Xara Garden School 2009-2101 Academic Calendar

School will begin September 9, 2009, the Wednesday after Labor Day, and will end Thursday, June 24.

Holidays: full week of Thanksgiving, 2 weeks Winter Break, 1 Week Spring Break,
Veteran's Day, MLK Jr. Day, Lincoln and Washington Birthdays, and Memorial Day.

Plus, breaking up two 10 week stretches with no other holidays, we will take school holidays
on Friday October 16 (Bioneers Conference) and Friday April 30 (May Day/Arbor Day).

180 days of instruction.

Month	Date	Day	Event	Instructional Theme
July 2009	4	Saturday	Independence Day
August
September	7	Monday	Labor Day
	8	Tuesday	"Dusting Day"	School Holiday
	9	Wednesday	Fall Quarter Begins	First Day of Classes
	9-11	Wed-Fri		"First Agreements"
	14	Monday		"How We Organize Ourselves" - Week 1
October	16	Friday	Bioneers Conference	School Holiday
	23	Friday		"How We Organize Ourselves" - Week 6
	26	Monday		"Who We Are" - Week 1
November	11	Wednesday	Veteran's Day	School Holiday
	23-27	Mon-Fri	Thanksgiving Week	School Holiday (Full week)
	30	Monday	Classes Resume
December	11	Friday		"Who We Are" - Week 6
	14-18	Mon-Fri		"Week Out Of Time"
	18	Friday	Fall Quarter Ends	Last Day of Classes
	21	Monday	Winter Recess Begins	School Holiday (2 weeks)
Jan. 2010	4	Monday	Winter Quarter Begins	First Day of Classes
	4	Monday		"How We Express Ourselves" - Week 1
	18	Monday	Martin L. King. Jr. Day	School Holiday
February	8	Monday	Lincoln's Birthday	School Holiday
	12	Friday		"How We Express Ourselves" - Week 1
	15	Monday	Washington's Birthday	School Holiday
	16	Tuesday		"How the World Works" - Week 1
March	26	Friday	Winter Quarter Ends	"How the World Works" - Week 6
	29	Monday	Spring Recess Begins	School Holiday (1 week)
April	5	Monday	Spring Quarter Begins	"Sharing the Planet" - Week 1
	30	Friday	May Day/Arbor Day	School Holiday
May	14	Friday		"Sharing the Planet" - Week 6
May	17	Monday		"Where We Are In Place & Time" - Week 1
May	31	Monday	Memorial Day	School Holiday
June	18	Friday		"Where We Are In Place & Time" - Week 5
June	21	Monday		"The Future"
	24	Thursday	Spring Quarter Ends	Last Day of Classes
	25	Friday	Summer Recess Begins	"Family Explorations"
July
August
September	6	Monday	Labor Day
	7	Tuesday	"Dusting Day"	School Holiday
	8	Wednesday	Fall Quarter Begins	First Day of Classes