Academic/Events Calendar
Bold = Elementary
Red = School Holidays/Closings
Blue = Dunes West Campus
Orange = Palmetto Campus
Purple = Bridge Campus
Green = All Campuses
July 31-August 2 1st grade mini camp
August 13-17 Teacher Work Week
August 16 Thursday Dunes West Campus Orientation – To Be
Announced
August 20 Monday Bridge Campus Orientation
Birth – 6 Orientation: 5-6 PM
Elementary Orientation: 6-7 PM
Palmetto Orientation: 3PM
August 22 Wednesday First Day of School
August 27 Monday Elementary - Home Projects due.
September 3 Monday Holiday – Labor Day (school closed)
September 7 Friday Elementary – Ropes course at James Island
County Park
September 15 Saturday Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser at Applebee’s –
9:00AM
September 25 Tuesday Elementary Parent Education – 5:00PM
Nido/Wee Casa/Casa Parent Education – 6:00PM
September 28 Friday Bridge Campus Picture Day
*Small Hands Fundraiser will begin in September and end in October. Equal Exchange Fundraiser will begin in September and go throughout the school year.
October 1 Monday Bridge Campus Picture Day
October 6 Saturday Sundrops Family Social at Palmetto Island County Park under The Big Toy Tent 11AM-2PM
October 8 Monday Palmetto Picture Day
October 9 Tuesday Elementary – Dill Sanctuary
October 15-26 Elementary – Parent Observations/Conferences
October 20 Saturday Professional Development – South Carolina
Montessori Alliance Conference – Columbia, SC
October 26 Friday Teacher Workday (school closed)
October 29 Monday Elementary – Bio Timelines due
October 29-November 9 Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences – Schedule To Be Announced
*Off-campus field trips as follows: Bridge – Legare, Dunes West – Thornhill, Palmetto - Legare
November 2 Friday Elementary – Caw Caw Native Americans of SC
November 5 Monday Elementary – Pajametry
November 10 Saturday Admissions Open House – 9:30 – 11:30AM –
Palmetto and Bridge Campuses
November 20 Tuesday Holiday Feast (1/2 day, noon dismissal)
Elementary – Native American Feast and
presentations of research
November 21-23 Holiday – Thanksgiving (school closed)
December 11 Tuesday Holiday Craft Fundraiser – 3:00 – 5:00PM - $25.
per child – Each campus to participate.
December 13 Thursday Holiday Craft Fundraiser – 3:00 – 5:00PM - $25.
per child – Each campus to participate.
December 21 Friday Holiday Celebration (1/2 day, noon dismissal) –
Teachers stay until 4 PM to be sure school is
clean and ready for students to return to school Jan.3.
Elementary – Holiday Party/Author’s Tea
December 24-31 Holiday – Winter Break (school closed)
January 1 Tuesday Holiday – New Year’s (school closed)
January 2 Wednesday Students return to school
January 15 Tuesday Elementary Parent Education – 5:00PM
Nido/Wee Casa/Casa Parent Education – 6:00 PM
January 18 Friday Teacher Workday (school closed)
January 21 Monday Holiday – Martin Luther King Day (school closed)
January 22 Tuesday Elementary – DIBELS Assessment
January 25 Friday Elementary – Quarterly Progress Reports
January 26 Saturday Admissions Open House – 9:30 – 11:30AM –
Dunes West Campus Only
January 29 Tuesday Parent Education at the Dunes West Campus
February 8 Friday Old Fashioned Spaghetti Dinner
February 13-15 Usborne Book Fair
February 14 Thursday Grand Person’s Day & Usborne Book Fair
February 18 Monday Holiday – President’s Day (school closed)
February 25 Monday Elementary – Ancient Civilization Projects Due
February 25 – March 1 Montessori Education Week
February 26 Tuesday South Carolina Montessori Alliance Event –
Columbia, SC
March 4-14 Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences – Schedule
To Be Announced
March 9 Saturday Spring Family Picnic – Details To Be Announced
March 15 Friday AMS Conference (school closed)
March 18-29 Elementary – Parent Observations/Conferences
March 23 Saturday Admissions Open House – 9:30 – 11:30AM – Each
Campus To Participate.
April Cinnebare Fundraiser: Movie On The Lawn – Details To Be Announced
April 1-5 Holiday – Spring Break (school closed)
April 19 or 26 Elementary – To Announce Date of Camping Trip
To Hunting Beach
May 24 Friday Last day of school – Graduation and Celebration
(1/2 day, noon dismissal)
May 27 Monday Memorial Day – (school closed)
May 28-29 Teacher Workdays – All Leads and Assistants are expected to be present during regular working hours on these days.
June 3 Monday Summer Program Begins
*Please note that while we strive to be accurate, some dates are subject to change. Thank you for understanding.