ECFS Divisional Calendars

Click your divisional link below to view the calendar, and subscribe in your calendar app to get the latest updates. Each calendar includes both division-specific and all school events.

The 2024–2025 ECFS Short Calendar

Monday 1/20Martin Luther King Jr. Day; School closed
Wednesday 1/29Lunar New Year; School closed
Monday 2/17Presidents Day; School closed
Tuesday 2/18Faculty/Staff professional development day; no classes
Monday 3/17–Monday 3/31Spring Recess; School closed; classes will resume on Tuesday 4/1
Monday 3/31Eid al-Fitr; School closed
Monday 4/14Passover; School closed
Friday 4/18Good Friday; School closed
Friday 5/2Founder’s Day; full day for Ethical Culture and Fieldston Lower; 12:00pm dismissal for Middle School and Upper School
Monday 5/26Memorial Day; School closed
Friday 5/30Upper School Commencement, 4:00pm; 12:00pm dismissal for Middle School and no classes for Upper School students
Tuesday 6/10Last day of classes; 12:00pm dismissal for all grades; Middle School Moving Up Ceremony, 4:00pm
Wednesday 6/11Ethical Culture Graduation, 10:00am; Fieldston Lower Graduation, 2:00pm
Thursday 6/19Juneteenth; School closed

NEW! The 2025–2026 ECFS Short Calendar

Monday 8/18Fall sports begin
Monday 8/25–Friday 8/29New faculty/staff orientation
Monday 9/1Labor Day; School closed
Tuesday 9/2–Wednesday 9/3Faculty/staff opening of school meetings
Thursday 9/4First day of school
Tuesday 9/23–Wednesday 9/24Rosh Hashanah; School closed
Thursday 10/2Yom Kippur; School closed
Monday 10/13Indigenous Peoples’ Day; School closed
Tuesday 10/14Faculty/staff professional development day; no classes for students
Monday 10/20Diwali; School closed
Wednesday 11/26–Sunday 11/30Fall Recess; School closed; classes will resume on Monday 12/1
Monday 12/22–Sunday 1/4Winter Recess; School closed; classes will resume on Monday 1/5
Monday 1/19Martin Luther King Jr. Day; School closed
Monday 2/9Faculty/staff professional development day; no classes for students
Monday 2/16Presidents Day; School closed
Tuesday 2/17Lunar New Year; School closed
Friday 3/20Eid al-Fitr; School closed; date subject to change based on the lunar calendar
Monday 3/23–Sunday 4/5Spring Recess; School closed; classes will resume on Monday 4/6 (Passover and Good Friday fall within these dates)
Friday 5/1Founder’s Day; full day for Ethical Culture and Fieldston Lower; 12:30pm dismissal for Middle and Upper School
Monday 5/25Memorial Day; School closed
Friday 5/29Upper School Commencement 4:00pm; No classes for Upper School students; 12:00pm dismissal for Middle School students
Tuesday 6/9Last day of classes; 12:00pm dismissal for all grades; Middle School Moving Up Ceremony, 4:00pm
Wednesday 6/10Fieldston Lower Graduation, 10:00am; Ethical Culture Graduation, 2:00pm
Friday 6/19Juneteenth; School closed