2023–24 School Calendar
We closely follow the NYC public school calendar, with a few exceptions: we are closed for two weeks in December, and we finish a week earlier in June. See below for the calendar of the 2023–24 school year.
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Last Updated: August 16, 2023
August
28–Sept. 1 (Mon–Fri)
Teacher Pre-Service
September
4 (Mon)
Labor Day (School Closed)
TRANSITION PERIOD
Toute Petite & Petite Sections (2-3s) ONLY
5–6 (Tue–Wed)
Home Visits
7–8 (Thu–Fri)
School Visits
11 (Mon)
First Day of School (partial day)
6 (Wed)
First Day of School, MS–CM 1 (Pre-K to 4th)
[noon dismissal for MS, GS]
25 (Mon)
Yom Kippur (SCHOOL CLOSED)
October
6 (Fri)
Professional Development Day (SCHOOL CLOSED)
9 (Mon)
Indigenous People’s Day (SCHOOL CLOSED)
November
10 (Fri)
Progress Conferences (SCHOOL CLOSED)
22–24 (Wed–Fri)
Thanksgiving Recess (SCHOOL CLOSED)
December
18–Jan. 1 (Mon–Mon, Two Weeks)
Winter Recess (SCHOOL CLOSED)
January
2 (Tues)
Classes resume
15 (Mon)
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (SCHOOL CLOSED)
February
19–23 (Mon–Fri)
Mid-winter Recess (SCHOOL CLOSED)
26 (Mon)
Professional Development Day (SCHOOL CLOSED)
March
8 (Fri)
Progress Conferences (SCHOOL CLOSED)
29 (Fri)
Good Friday (SCHOOL CLOSED)
April
1 (Mon)
Easter Monday (SCHOOL CLOSED)
10 (Wed)
Eid al-Fitr (SCHOOL CLOSED)
22–30 (Mon–Tues)
Spring Recess (SCHOOL CLOSED)
May
24 (Fri)
Report Writing Day (SCHOOL CLOSED)
27 (Mon)
Memorial Day (SCHOOL CLOSED)
June
14 (Fri)
Last Day of School (Noon Dismissal)
17 (Mon)
Eid al-Adha (Administrative Closure)
19 (Wed)
Juneteenth (Administrative Closure)
Please note that Smith Street Arts et Lettres will cancel all classes and close administrative offices for inclement weather whenever the New York City public schools are closed. In rare circumstances, Smith Street Arts et Lettres will make its own determination as to whether it is open or closed.