2015 – 2016 ESLA ACADEMIC CALENDAR August 2015 TBD HS Sports Pre-season* 31 M 1st Day of School

MS & HS Michaelmas Term Begins

September 2015 2 W All School Field Trip 3 Th Convocation at 6:00 p.m. 7 M NO SCHOOL Labor Day 11 – 13 F – Su All Council Retreat 14 M NO SCHOOL Rosh Hashanah 23 W NO SCHOOL Yom Kippur 24 – 25 Th – F 11th Grade Retreat 30 – 1 W – Th 6th Grade Retreat October 2015 5 – 6 M – T 7th Grade Retreat 26 M Art Show Opening TBD 9th Grade Service Trip 14 W PSAT (10th Grade) November 2015 7 S Current SAT 11 W MS Shakespeare Showcase 20 F MS Michaelmas Term End NOV 23 – NOV 27 NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break 30 M MS Epiphany Term Begins December 2015 9 – 11 W – F HS Shakespeare Production 17 Th Festival of Lessons and Carols at 6:00 p.m. DEC 21 – JAN 1 NO SCHOOL Christmas Break January 2016 4 M Classes resume at 8:25 a.m. 14 – 15 Th – F HS Reading Days 18 M NO SCHOOL MLK, Jr. Day 19 – 21 T – Th HS Exams, HS starts at 9:55 a.m. 21 Th HS Last Day of Michaelmas Term 22 F HS School Closed – no classes for HS 23 – 30 S – S HS J-Term February 2016 1 M HS Easter Term Begins 11 Th Day Ends at 3:25, no evening activities 12 F NO SCHOOL Winter Break 15 M NO SCHOOL President’s Day

March 2016 3 Th MS Epiphany Term Ends 4 F MS CLOSED Grading Day 5 S Redesigned SAT 7 M MS Easter Term Begins 21 – 24 M – Th Spirit Week 25 F NO SCHOOL Good Friday MAR 28 – APR 8 Spring Break April 2016 11 M Art Show Opening 19 – 21 T – Th HS Theatre Production 18 – 22 M – F Council Elections 25 – 26 M – T ERB CTP Testing** (6-10 Grade) 27 – 29 W – F 8th Grade Retreat May 2016 5 T` AP Calculus 6 F AP US History 7 S Redesigned SAT 10 T AP Spanish 11 W AP English Comp & Lit 24 – 26 T – Th All School Musical 30 M NO SCHOOL Memorial Day June 2016 2 – 3 Th – F HS Reading Days 6 – 8 M – W HS Final Exams, Arrive by 9:55 a.m. 9 Th Baccalaureate at 6:00 p.m. 10 F Last Day of School * Pre-Season HS Sports: The athletic department will be in touch with details of pre-season dates for 2015-2016. ** The CTP test stands for Comprehensive Testing Program and is an assessment for students in reading comprehension, verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and mathematics. The CTP helps compare content specific, curriculum-based performance to more conceptual knowledge found in reasoning tests. Attendance Reminder: The School will not allow its programs—including athletics and rehearsals—to be compromised by absences for reasons other than sickness. Dental and other medical appointments should be made so as not to interfere with school commitments. Requests for exceptions to this policy must be made in writing to the Dean of School as far in advance as possible. In general, the School will not excuse students for family and other trips while School is in session. In rare instances the School will consider excusing a student for very special reasons—such as a single special event like a confirmation or graduation— if the request is made well in advance in writing. In the case of missing athletics only, requests should be made to the Athletic Director in writing well in advance. Requests should not be made to individual coaches.