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Major Dates
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rev. 9/7/2020
February – May Calendar has not been finalized at this time.
Mid-March—TDB: Spring Break – Boarding Students Should Plan to Remain on Campus
| Aug. 22 | Saturday | Student Leaders Arrive |
| Aug. 23–24 | Sunday - Monday | Campus Preparation |
| Aug. 24–27 | Monday – Thursday | New Student Registration & Orientation |
| Aug. 26–27 | Wed. – Thursday | Returning Student Registration |
| Aug. 27 | Thursday | All School Orientation |
| Aug. 28 | Friday | Fall Term Classes Begin |
| Convocation | ||
| Sept. 7 | Monday | Labor Day – Classes Held |
| Sept. 12 | Saturday | ACTs at KUA |
| Sept. 21 | Monday | NO CLASSES – Mountain Day |
| Sept. 26 | Saturday | SATs at KUA |
| Sept. 29 | Tuesday | NO CLASSES, All-School Activities Required |
| Oct. 3 | Saturday | SATs at KUA |
| Oct. 9–10 | Friday – Saturday | Virtual Family Weekend including Livestreamed Athletic Contests |
| View Schedule | ||
| Oct. 12 | Monday | Indigenous Peoples’ Day - Classes Held |
| Oct. 14 | Wednesday | NO CLASSES – PSATs for Juniors |
| Alternate Programming for Others | ||
| Oct. 15 | Thursday | Fall Play: Tartuffe by Moliere: Livestream Available |
| Oct. 18 | Sunday | Fall Play: Tartuffe by Moliere: Livestream Available |
| Oct. 19 | Monday | NO CLASSES |
| Oct. 31 | Saturday | Halloween at KUA |
| Nov. 1 | Sunday | Daylight Savings Time |
| Nov. 5 - 6 | Thursday – Friday | Dance Concert: Livestream Available |
| Nov. 7 | Saturday | SATs at KUA |
| Nov. 14 | Saturday | Fall Sports End |
| Nov. 21 | Saturday | Last Day of On-Campus Classes |
| Thanksgiving Vacation Begins at Noon | ||
| Nov. 21–Dec. 6 | Thanksgiving Vacation | |
| Dec. 5 | Saturday | SATs at KUA |
| Dec. 12 | Saturday | ACTs at KUA |
| Dec. 7–Dec. 18 | Distance Learning Schedule for All | |
| Dec. 18–Jan. 10 | Winter Holidays | |
| Dec. 28–Jan. 10 | Quarantine & Staggered Returns to Campus | |
| Jan. 11 | Monday | 1st Semester In-Person Classes Resume |
| Jan. 16 | Saturday | NO CLASSES – 10th & 12th Grade Programming |
| Jan. 18 | Monday | Martin Luther King Day: CLASSES HELD |
| Jan. 26–27 | Tues.-Wednesday | Term Exams |
| Jan. 28 | Thursday | NO CLASSES: Winter Carnival–All-School Event |
| Jan. 29 | Friday | Second Semester Classes Begin |
February – May Calendar has not been finalized at this time.
Mid-March—TDB: Spring Break – Boarding Students Should Plan to Remain on Campus
| Apr. 17 | Saturday | ACTs at KUA |
| 8-May | Saturday | SATs at KUA |
| May 24–28 | Monday – Friday | Senior Week |
| 27-May | Thursday | Senior Capstone Presentations |
| 28-May | Friday | Awards Ceremony, Baccalaureate |
| 29-May | Saturday | Graduation |
| To Be Determined |
| Virtual College Planning Weekend – February |
| Second Semester Exams – May/June |
| End-of-Year Closure of Residences - May/June |
| PSATs for Sophomores |
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Kimball Union Academy
Founded in 1813, Kimball Union Academy is one of the country's oldest private boarding high schools. KUA blends the best of the New England boarding tradition with an innovative, modern educational program for a diverse and global group of day and boarding students. Located in Meriden, New Hampshire, in the heart of the Upper Valley, Kimball Union is minutes from Dartmouth College and has direct access to Boston and New York.