2023-2024 Major Dates Calendar
1st Semester
- July 24 New Teachers Report
- July 26 All Teachers Report 9:00 AM
- July 26 - Aug 2 Teacher In-Service
- Aug 2 K3 and K4 New Student Orientation
- Aug 2 K5-12 New Parent Meeting and New Student Orientation
- Aug 3 First Day of Classes (½ day)
- Aug 4 Second Day of Classes (½ day)
- Aug 8 (T) Secondary Open House
- Aug 14 (M) Elementary Open House
- *Aug 15 (T) Fundación de Panamá (no school)
- Aug 16 - Sep 1 MAP Testing Grades 1-9
- Aug 26 (Sat) Senior Retreat
- Sep 8 (F) Volleyball Night (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
- Sep 14-15 (Th/F) Parent Teacher Conferences (no school)
- Sep 25-26 School Portraits, including Senior Cap and Gown photos
- Oct 4 (W) End of 1st Quarter - Classes as usual (43 days)
- Oct 5 (Th) 2nd Quarter begins
- Oct 11 PSAT for 9th-11th grades (no school for seniors)
- Oct 13 (F) Basketball Night (time TBD)
- Oct 27 Día del Estudiante Observed
- *Nov 2 (Th) Panamanian Memorial Day (no school)
- *Nov 3 (F) Separación de Panama de Colombia Panama
- Presentation K4 - 8th TBD by MEDUCA
- Parade for 9th - 12th Grades TBD by MEDUCA
- *Nov 4 (Sat) Panamanian Patriotic Symbols' Day
- *Nov 5 (Sun) Día de Colón
- *Nov 6 (M) Día de Colón (observed)
- *Nov 10 (F) Primer Grito de Independencia (no school)
- Nov 16 (Th) Director's Coffee
- Nov 22 (W) Art Festival (classes as usual)
- Nov 23-24 (Th/F) Thanksgiving Break (no school)
- Nov 23 (Th) Community Service Project
- *Nov 27 (M) No School
- *Nov 28 (T) Independencia Panamá de España Observed (no school)
- Dec 1 (F) Dia Del Maestro (classes as usual)
- Dec 1 Last Day for Transcript Requests Needed in December/Early January
- Dec 6 Elementary Christmas Program
- *Dec 8 Mothers' Day (no school)
- Dec 12-14 (T-Th) Final Exams (Grades 6-12) 10:30 AM dismissal for all students
- Dec 14 End of 2nd Quarter 10:30 AM dismissal (43 school days)
- Dec 15 Teacher In-Service Day (no school)
- Dec 15 - Jan 14 Christmas Break for students
- Dec 18 - Jan 1 CCA Office Closed
2nd Semester
- Jan 2 CCA Office Open (9:00 AM - 2:00 PM)
- Jan 9 (T) Martyr's Day (office closed)
- Jan 10 CCA Office Open (8:00 AM - 3:00 PM)
- Jan 10 (W) All Teachers Report
- Jan 15 (M) Classes Resume and 3rd Quarter Begins (full day)
- Feb 2 Spiritual Emphasis Day Grades 5-12 (classes as usual) TBD
- Feb 12-16 Carnival Break (no school)
- Feb 24 International Fun Fair - TBD
- TBD ACSI Day of Prayer (classes as usual)
- Mar 1 (F) Continuous Enrollment Begins for following school year
- Mar 4-8 Spirit Week (classes as usual)
- Mar 8 (F) Field Day
- Mar 13 (W) 2nd Semester Wed Afternoon Parent Teacher Conferences
- Mar 18 (M) PAIS Teachers' Conference (no school)
- Mar 19 (T) Picture Retakes and K5 Cap and Gown Pictures
- Mar 20 (W) 2nd Semester Wed Afternoon Parent Teacher Conferences
- Mar 22 (F) End of 3rd Quarter - classes as usual (44 days)
- Mar 25-29 Holy Week/Easter (no school)
- April 1 4th Quarter Begins
- April 19 Student Council Event (time TBD)
- April 23 (T) Director's Coffee
- April 26 (F) Seniors-Last Day to Submit Community Service Hours
- *May 1 (W) Labor Day (no school)
- TBD MAP testing for K5-9th Grades
- May 10 (F) Fine Arts Exhibit (7:30 AM - 4:00 PM)
- May 17 (F) Registration Fee Deadline for 2024-2025 (Signed Contracts and Payment)
- May 24 (F) Sports Banquet (time TBD)
- May 29 (W) Secondary Awards Assembly (time TBD)
- May 30 (Th) Rising 9th Grade Orientation (7:45 AM - 9:15 AM)
- May 31 (F) Senior Banquet (7:00 PM)
- June 4-6 (T-Th) Final Exams for Grades 6-12 (10:30 a.m. dismissal for all students K3 -12)
- June 5 (W) Elementary Awards Assembly (time TBD)
- June 6 (Th) Senior Graduation Practice (9:30 AM)
- June 6 End of 4th Quarter 10:30 AM Dismissal (48 days)
- June 7 Teacher In-service (no school)
- June 8 (Sat) K5 and Senior Graduation (K5-11:00 AM; Senior 4:00 PM)
*Indicates potential non-school day due to Panamanian holidays. These non-school days are subject to change pending the direction of the Panamanian government/MEDUCA.
Additional Events and Assessments will be announce as they approach.
First Day of School 2024-2025 - Tuesday, August 6, 2024