JERUSALEM AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2017-2018
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G
n
E
P
O
C
s
nuS
noS
7
14
21
28
Mon
suuT
1
8
15
22
29
Tues
duW
2
9
16
23
30
Wed
suuT
3
10
17
24
31
Thur
6
13
20
27
Sun
3
10
17
24
nuS
1
8
15
22
29
4
11
18
25
noS
2
9
16
23
30
5
12
19
26
suuT
3
10
17
24
31
6
13
20
27
duW
4
11
18
25
7
14
21
28
suuT
5
12
19
26
nun
noS
suuT
5
12
19
26
nun
6
13
20
27
Mon
7
14
21
28
Tues
duW
1
8
15
22
29
duW
suuT
2
9
16
23
30
suuT
3
10
17
24
nun
7
14
21
28
nun
4
11
18
25
noS
1
8
15
22
29
Mon
5
12
19
26
Tues
2
9
16
23
30
suuT
6
13
20
27
duW
3
10
17
24
31
duW
4
11
18
25
nun
5
12
19
26
Mon
6
13
20
27
Tues
7
14
21
28
Wed
4
11
18
25
nuS
1
8
15
22
29
5
12
19
26
noS
2
9
16
23
30
6
13
20
27
suuT
3
10
17
24
7
14
21
28
duW
4
11
18
25
nun
Mon
6
13
20
27
nun
7
14
21
28
noS
suuT
1
8
15
22
29
suuT
duW
2
9
16
23
30
duW
3
10
17
24
4
11
18
25
5
12
19
26
6
13
20
27
iTF
4
11
18
25
naS
5
12
19
26
iTF
1
8
15
22
29
iTF
6
13
20
27
Sat
2
9
16
23
30
naS
7
14
21
28
Date
Event
Instruct. Days
Total
14-21
21
22
Orientation/All Faculty Meetings
Whole School Orientation, 10 am
First Day of School
1/4
4
20
21/22
22
29/30
4 & 11
5 & 12
6
9
Eid al-Adha (Muslim Holiday - no school)
US Labor Day/ Faculty Workday (no school)
Eve of Rosh Hashanah (no school)
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year, no school)
Muharram (Islamic New Year)
Eve of Yom Kippur (no school)/Yom Kippur
Early Release, 1:30, Eve of Sukkot/Simchat Torah
Sukkot/ Simchat Torah (Jewish Hols., no school)
Faculty Workday (no school)
14 teacher days
8
31
16 teacher days
15
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V
D
E
C
J
A
N
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E
B
n
A
R
A
P
R
naS
4
11
18
25
7
14
21
28
suuT
4
11
18
25
iTF
1
8
15
22
29
iTF
5
12
19
26
Sat
2
9
16
23
30/31
Sat
6
13
20
27
suuT
1
8
15
22
Fri
2
9
16
23
Sat
3
10
17
24
3
15
16
23/24
Halloween
20 teacher days
End of 1st Quarter
Early Release, 12:00, Student-Led Conferences
Student-Led Conference Day (scheduled times)
Thanksgiving (US Holiday, no school)
Hanukkah (Jewish Festival)
Winter Break (no school)
Christmas (Christian Holiday)
1
15
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King Day (no school for students)
15
Faculty Work Day (no school for students)
25
End of 2nd Quarter
11
iTF
2
9
16
23
30
iTF
6
13
20
27
naS
3
10
17
24
31
naS
7
14
21
28
22 teacher days
2
7
8
9
26-6 Apr.
31-Apr. 6
1/2
11
17
18
Jerusalem Purim (Jewish Festival) no school
Early Release, 12:00, Student-Led Conferences
Student-Led Conference Day (scheduled times)
Jerusalem Marathon (No School)
Spring Break (no school)
Passover (Jewish Holiday, no school)
Easter Sunday (Christian Hol.)
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah)
End of 3rd Quarter
Yom Hazikaron (Israeli Memorial Day)
Israeli Independence Day (Israeli Hol.,no school)
19
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A
Y
J
U
N
E
7
14
21
28
naS
5
12
19
26
iTF
1
8
15
22
29
naS
2
9
16
23
30
13
16
20
28
28
Jerusalem Day
Start of Ramadan
Shavuot (Jewish Holiday))
US Memorial Day (US Holiday, no school)
Faculty Work Day
15
15
22
22
Eid al-Fitr (Muslim Holiday)
113
15 Teacher days
15
128
15 teacher days
15
iTF
4
11
18
25
94
19 teacher days
19
suuT
3
10
17
24
31
suuT
73
President’s Day (US Holiday, no school)
Jerusalem Marathon (No School)
suuT
1
8
15
22
29
suuT
5
12
19
26
62
11 teacher days
21
19
42
20 teacher days
20
13-20
18-1 Jan.
25
23
Columbus Day (US Holiday)
19
iTF
3
10
17
24
8
143
23 teacher days
22
165
Faculty Work Day (no school for students)
Last day of school, early release 12:00
End of 4th quarter
16 teacher days
15
180
180 student days
190 teacher days
Boldface & Blue Shading = Holiday, no school, Light Red Shading = Early Release Days/SLCs 12:00/1:30 – Maroon/Black Diagonal – Faculty Workdays, no school for students