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Pre-Arrival and Check-in
Student Handbook
Our student handbook contains important details and policies about your time at Arts Academy. Please review the student handbook before your arrival.
Key Dates - 2024-2025
Opening of Academy
- Those students selected as Student Leaders, Peer Mentors, and Welcome Wagon participants will arrive on Wednesday, August 28.
- International students, 9th-grade students, and new 10th-grade students will arrive on Thursday, August 29.
- All other students should arrive on Friday, August 30.
Fall Break
- Students may depart after class on November 22
- Residence Halls close at 2 p.m. on November 23
- Residence halls reopen at 2 p.m on November 30
- Classes Resume December 2
Winter Break
- Students may depart after class on December 20 (students performing in Sounds of the Season must remain on campus until conclusion)
- Residence Halls close at 2 p.m. on December 21
- Residence halls reopen at 2 p.m. on January 7, 2025
- Classes resume on January 9
Spring Break
- Students may depart after class on March 14.
- Residence Halls close March 15 at 2 p.m.
- Residence Halls reopen at 2 p.m. on March 29.
- Classes resume on March 31.
End-of-Year Final Departure:
- Commencement: May 24 at 10 a.m.
- Residence Halls close May 24 at 6 p.m.