The Farmstead School Calendar
2025-2026 Academic Year (tentative)
2025
Aug 11 Student/Family Orientation 4-6pm (program at 5pm)
Aug 13 First Day of School, beginning of Cycle 0 (3 weeks)
Aug 29 Last day of Cycle 0
Aug 29 4pm Family Dinner and Gallery Walk
Sept 1 No school
Sept 2 No school
Sept 3 First day of Cycle 1 (5 weeks)
Sept 6 10:00-12:00 Niwot Honey Bee Harvest Festival Family Outing
Sept 16 Independent Research Project Topic Due
Sept 17 10:00 -1:00 Field Trip to Backyard Roots Farm and picnic
September 20 Family Day at Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site at Garden of the Gods: Annual Powwow 2025 (Advanced tickets required)
Sept 29-Oct 3 Cycle 1 Synthesis Week
Oct 2 Independent Research Project Resources Due
Oct 3 Last day of Cycle 1
Oct 6-10 Cycle 1 Intersession (no regular classes)
Oct 6 9:20-12:00 Field Trip to Boulder County Recycling Center and picnic
Oct 7 11:00-1:00 Field trip to a! Organics in Keenesburg
Oct 8-9 Student Conferences (1/2 day)
Oct 9-10 On-site Campout
Oct 10 4:00-5:00 Harvest Festival (3 sisters) and Student Project Gallery Walk
Oct 13-14 Fall Break
Oct 15 Cycle 2 begins (5 weeks)
Oct 28 5:00-6:00 pm Parents’ Back to School Night (Students teach parents lessons)
Nov 4 Independent Research Project Notes Part I Due
Nov 10-11 No school
Nov 12-14 Cycle 2 Synthesis Week
Nov 14 Last day of Cycle 2
Nov 14 Independent Research Project Thesis Due
Nov 14 4pm Family Dinner and Research Symposium
Nov 17-21 Cycle 2 Intersession
Nov 20 Lantern Walk Celebration (tentative date)
Nov 24-28 Thanksgiving Break (No school)
Dec 1 First Day of Cycle 3 (3 weeks)
Dec 15-19 Cycle 3 Synthesis Week
Dec 18 Independent Research Project Notes Part II Due
Dec 19 Last day of Cycle 3
Dec 19 4pm Family Cookie Exchange and Twelfth Night Performance
Dec 22-Jan 5 Winter Break
2026
Jan 6 First Day of Cycle 4 (5 weeks)
Jan 19 MLK Day no school
Jan 20 Independent Research Project Outline Due
Feb 2-6 Cycle 4 Synthesis Week
Feb 6 Last day of Cycle 4
Feb 6 4:00-5:00 pm Family Dinner and Gallery Walk
Feb 9-13 Cycle 4 Intersession and Standardized assessments
Feb 11-12 Student Conferences (during the day after lunch)
Feb 16-17 No School
Feb 18 First day of Cycle 5 (5 weeks)
Feb 24 Independent Research Project Rough Draft Due
Feb 24 5:00-6:00pm Parent Program–Adolescent Development
Mar 16-20 Spring Break
Mar 23-27 Cycle 5 Synthesis Week
March 26 Independent Research Project Revised Rough Draft Due
March 27 4:00-5:00pm Family Dinner and Gallery Walk
Mar 27 Last day of Cycle 5
Mar 30 First day of Cycle 6 (5 weeks)
April 14 4:00-5:00pm Family Meeting on Cortez, CO Trip
April 21 Independent Research Project Polished Piece Due
Apr 27-May 1 Cycle 6 Synthesis Week
May 1 Last day of Cycle 6
May 1 4:00-5:00pm Family FEAST! & May Day Celebration
May 4-May 8 Cycle 6 Intersession
May 7 Independent Research Project Display Boards Due
May 8 3pm Research Symposium
May 11 First day of Cycle 7 (2 weeks)
May 11-15 Trip to Cortez, CO and Moab, UT
May 21 Last day of School
May 21 11:00-12:00pm Family Luncheon and Early Release
May 25- Summer Break
*Bold: Parents/Families involved