October 2008

01 & 02 October - No School - Eid Al Fitr holiday

09 - 11 October - MES MS Soccer Tournament @ DCS

14 October - 1/2 Day - Teacher-in-Service

15 October - PSAT Exam (grades 9 - 11)

18 October - SAT Exam

21 October - MS / HS 1/2 Day - Parent/Teacher Conferences

22 October - MS / HS 1/2 Day - Parent/Teacher Conferences

22 - 26 ISAC JV Volleyball tournament (Cairo, Egypt)

22 - 26 V Volleyball tournament (Kuwait)

22 - 26 MET MS Soccer tournament @ DCS

22 - 26 NESA Leadership Conference (Amman, Jordan)

November 2008

01 November - SAT Exam

02 November - After School Activities - Session II (ends December 4)

06 November - ES 1st Term Report Card

11 November - MS /HS 1/2 Day - Teacher-in-Service

11 - 12  November - ES 1/2 Day - Parent/Teacher Conferences
20 November - MS Dance (cafeteria)

26 November - 01 December - Model United Nations Conference (Istanbul, Turkey)

27 November - No School - Thanksgiving holiday

28 - 29 November - MET Varsity Soccer tournament @ DCS

December 2008

02  December - 1/2 Day - Teacher-in-Service

04 - 06 December - MET MS Basketball (Amman, Jordan)

06 December - SAT Exam

09 - 11 December - No School - Eid Al Adha holiday

14 - 17 December - HS 1st Semester Final Exams

18 December - 1/2 Day - MS / HS last day of second quarter & 1st semester

19 December - 10 January - No School - Winter Break

25 December - Christmas holiday

TOTAL FIRST SEMESTER SCHOOL DAYS: 85 Days

January 2009

01 January - New Year's holiday

15 January - ES Interim Report

19 December - 10 January - No School - Winter Break

11 January - First day back to school after the Winter Break

24 January - SAT Exam

February 2009

01 February - After School Activities - Session III begins (ends March 5)

03 February - 1/2 Day - Teacher-in-Service

05 - 09 February -  MS Festival (Abu Dhabi, UAE)

06 - 07 February -  MET JV Basketball @ DCS

12 February - No School - Mid-Quarter Break

13 - 14 February - MET Varsity Basketball @ DCS

24 February - 1/2 Day - Teacher-in-Service

26 February - ES 2nd Term Report

March 2009

01 - 05 March - 01 - 05 ERB Testing

03 - 04 March - ES 1/2 Day Parent/Teacher Conferences

04 - 07 March - Festival of Choirs - Music conference (Muscat, Oman)

08 March - No School - Syria's Revolution Day (Women's Day)

09 March - No School - The Prophet's (SWA) Birthday

11 - 15 March - ISAC Varsity Basketball tournament (Muscat, Oman)

12 - 16 March - ISAC JV Basketball tournament (Dubai, UAE)

12 - 14 March - MS Boys Rugby tournament - parent let (Cairo, Egypt)

17 March - 1/2 Day - Teacher-in-Service

17 March - Teacher's Day Observed (in lieu of Thursday in March)

22 - 26 March - ITBS Testing (3rd - 8th grades)

31 March - 01 April  - MS / HS 1/2 Day - Parent/Teacher Conferences

April 2009

31 March - 01 April - MS / HS 1/2 Day - Parent/Teacher Conferences

04 - 09 April - No School - NESA conference / Spring Break holiday

12 April - No School - Western Easter holiday

13 April - After School Activities - Session IV begins (ends May 14)

17 April - No School - Syria's National Day / Evacuation Day

19 April - No School - Orthodox Easter holiday

23 April - ES Interim Report

28 April - 1/2 Day - Teacher-in-Service

29 April - 2 May - ISAC MS Soccer @ DCS

May 2009

02 May SAT Exam

04 AP French Exam (pm)

06 AP Calculus Exam (am)

09 - 15 May - Grades 6-10 Outdoor Education Week

12 May - AP Chemistry Exam (am)

13 May - AP English Language Exam (am)

14 May - AP Economics Exam (am)

15 May - AP Human Geography Exam (am)

19 May - 1/2 Day (AM-1,2,3,4) - Teacher-in-Service

29 May - Graduation

31 May - 02 June - HS 2nd Semester Final Exams

June 2009

31 May - 02 June - HS 2nd Semester Final Exams

03 June - Last Day for Students / ES 3rd Term Report

04 June - No School for Students - Teacher Work Day

06 June - SAT Exams

TOTAL SECOND SEMESTER SCHOOL DAYS: 95 Days

TOTAL SCHOOL DAYS FOR ENTIRE ACADEMIC PROGRAM: 180 Days