academics
our academic year
We follow the academic calendar set by the Open Latch Education Foundation.
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The school year always starts on 21 August and end on 20 August of the next year.
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A "term" is any period of 2 weeks or more that official instruction takes place. A "quarter" and a "session" are types of terms.
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There are 4 quarters of 8 work weeks each, and a summer session that can be anywhere from 2 to 4 work weeks. The first 2 quarters correspond roughly to the traditional college Fall semester, and the second 2 quarters to the traditional Spring semester.
The 4 quarters and the summer session give us an academic year a total of 5 terms.
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There are multiple breaks throughout the calendar year, during which the students are to rest. There is a 1-week break after quarter 1, a 1-week break after quarter 2, a 2-week break after quarter three (corresponding the the traditional Spring break), and a 3-week break between the fourth quarter and the summer session.
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Quarter 2 has breaks within its 8 work weeks for Thanksgiving (1-week break) and Christmas (2-week break).
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To see the current calendars, please click on the "Calendar" tab in the header of this page.
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