Calendar - Rockbridge Academy

2026-2027 School Year At-A-Glance Highlights:

Key:

Rockbridge Academy (RA)
Paideia School (PS)
- If RA or PS is not indicated, assume it is all-school relevant
Kindergarten (K)
Junior Kindergarten (Jr K)

First Day of School for RA Grades: 1-12 - Tuesday, September 8, 2026
First Day of School for RA Jr K & K - Wednesday, September 9, 2026
First Day of School for PS Grades: K - 6th - Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Columbus Day and Teacher Work Day & Parent/Teacher Conferences (School Closed) - October 12 & 13, 2026
Teacher Work Day (School Closed) - November 23, 2026
Thanksgiving Break (School Closed) - November 24-27, 2026
Christmas Break (School Closed) - December 21, 2026 - January 1, 2027
MLK Day & Teacher Work Day (School Closed) - Monday, January 18, 2027
Teacher In-Service & Symposium (School Closed) - Friday, February 12, 2027
Teacher Work Day with Parent/Teacher Conferences as required (School Closed) - March 5, 2027
Easter & Spring Break (School Closed) - March 26 - April 2, 2027
Spring Rest Day (School Closed): April 30, 2027
PS Last Day of On-Campus Instruction - May 26, 2027
Last Day of School - Friday, May 28, 2027 (with the exception for seniors, whose last day is May 21, 2027)

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
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2	3 Board Meeting Board Meeting August 3, 2026 \| 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM	4	5	6 Upper School Summer Academy (Wk 1): Reading & Writing Intensive Upper School Summer Academy (Wk 1): Reading & Writing Intensive August 6, 2026 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Rockbridge Academy Summer Academy single page_2026_Final.pdf	7 Upper School Summer Academy (Wk 1): Reading & Writing Intensive Upper School Summer Academy (Wk 1): Reading & Writing Intensive August 7, 2026 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Rockbridge Academy Summer Academy single page_2026_Final.pdf	8
9	10 Grammar School Summer Academy Gr 4-6 (Wk 1) Grammar School Summer Academy Gr 4-6 (Wk 1) August 10, 2026 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Rockbridge Academy Summer Academy single page_2026_Final.pdf Upper School Summer Academy (Wk 1): Reading & Writing Intensive Upper School Summer Academy (Wk 1): Reading & Writing Intensive August 10, 2026 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM	11 Grammar School Summer Academy Gr 4-6 (Wk 1) Grammar School Summer Academy Gr 4-6 (Wk 1) August 11, 2026 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Summer Academy single page_2026_Final.pdf Upper School Summer Academy (Wk 1): Reading & Writing Intensive Upper School Summer Academy (Wk 1): Reading & Writing Intensive August 11, 2026 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM	12 Grammar School Summer Academy Gr 4-6 (Wk 1) Grammar School Summer Academy Gr 4-6 (Wk 1) August 12, 2026 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Summer Academy single page_2026_Final.pdf Upper School Summer Academy (Wk 1): Reading & Writing Intensive Upper School Summer Academy (Wk 1): Reading & Writing Intensive August 12, 2026 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM	13 Grammar School Summer Academy Gr 4-6 (Wk 1) Grammar School Summer Academy Gr 4-6 (Wk 1) August 13, 2026 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Summer Academy single page_2026_Final.pdf	14 Grammar School Summer Academy Gr 4-6 (Wk 1) Grammar School Summer Academy Gr 4-6 (Wk 1) August 14, 2026 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Summer Academy single page_2026_Final.pdf	15
16	17 Grammar School Summer Academy (Wk 2) - Gr 1-3 & Gr 4-6 Grammar School Summer Academy (Wk 2) - Gr 1-3 & Gr 4-6 August 17, 2026 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Rockbridge Academy Summer Academy single page_2026_Final.pdf Upper School Summer Academy: Upper School 101 (Wk 2) Upper School Summer Academy: Upper School 101 (Wk 2) August 17, 2026 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Rockbridge Academy Summer Academy single page_2026_Final.pdf	18 Grammar School Summer Academy (Wk 2) - Gr 1-3 & Gr 4-6 Grammar School Summer Academy (Wk 2) - Gr 1-3 & Gr 4-6 August 18, 2026 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Rockbridge Academy Summer Academy single page_2026_Final.pdf Upper School Summer Academy: Upper School 101 (Wk 2) Upper School Summer Academy: Upper School 101 (Wk 2) August 18, 2026 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Rockbridge Academy Summer Academy single page_2026_Final.pdf	19 Grammar School Summer Academy (Wk 2) - Gr 1-3 & Gr 4-6 Grammar School Summer Academy (Wk 2) - Gr 1-3 & Gr 4-6 August 19, 2026 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Rockbridge Academy Summer Academy single page_2026_Final.pdf Upper School Summer Academy: Upper School 101 (Wk 2) Upper School Summer Academy: Upper School 101 (Wk 2) August 19, 2026 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Rockbridge Academy Summer Academy single page_2026_Final.pdf	20 Grammar School Summer Academy (Wk 2) - Gr 1-3 & Gr 4-6 Grammar School Summer Academy (Wk 2) - Gr 1-3 & Gr 4-6 August 20, 2026 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Rockbridge Academy Summer Academy single page_2026_Final.pdf Upper School Summer Academy: Upper School 101 (Wk 2) Upper School Summer Academy: Upper School 101 (Wk 2) August 20, 2026 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Rockbridge Academy Summer Academy single page_2026_Final.pdf	21 Grammar School Summer Academy (Wk 2) - Gr 1-3 & Gr 4-6 Grammar School Summer Academy (Wk 2) - Gr 1-3 & Gr 4-6 August 21, 2026 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Rockbridge Academy Summer Academy single page_2026_Final.pdf Upper School Summer Academy: Upper School 101 (Wk 2) Upper School Summer Academy: Upper School 101 (Wk 2) August 21, 2026 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Rockbridge Academy Summer Academy single page_2026_Final.pdf Popsicles on the Playground Popsicles on the Playground August 21, 2026 \| 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM Big Playground	22
23	24 August Prep & Train (APT) August Prep & Train (APT) August 24, 2026	25 August Prep & Train (APT) August Prep & Train (APT) August 25, 2026 Rockbridge 101 / Grammar Orientation Rockbridge 101 / Grammar Orientation August 25, 2026 \| 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM	26 August Prep & Train (APT) August Prep & Train (APT) August 26, 2026	27 August Prep & Train (APT) August Prep & Train (APT) August 27, 2026	28 August Prep & Train (APT) August Prep & Train (APT) August 28, 2026	29
30	31 August Prep & Train (APT) August Prep & Train (APT) August 31, 2026