Cayman Academy 2022 – 23 Calendar of Events

       CAYMAN ACADEMY

P.O. Box 515, Grand Cayman KY1-1106, Cayman Islands

Telephone – (345) 640-2630

Email: caymanacademyschool@gmail.com  

A SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST INSTITUTION

 

Calendar of events

School Year 2022 – 2023

 

School Hours:

            Monday to Thursday              8:30 am – 3:10 pm

 

NB:                 Every Friday School dismisses at

12:10 pm (Primary School)

12:35 pm (High School)

 

August            22                    All teachers Return for Duty/Orientation of New Staff

                        23-24               Professional Development Days

Teacher Planning Session

                                                Staff Welcome Back Activity

                                               

                       

29                    General Staff Meeting

Admin/ HOD Meetings

 

30                    Preparation for Orientation Days 1 & 2 for September 1 & 2     

           

 

FALL TERM 2022

                                                                         

                                                                       

September

1 & 2               Orientation Days for ELC-Year 6 & Years 7-10

5 & 6               Orientation Days for Returning Students for Years 2-6, 8, 9; 10-12

7                      School Reopens for ALL students/Consecration Service

9                      Awards Ceremony- HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION

                        Student of the Month and Honor Roll Promotion

12                    General Staff Meeting/ Senior Citizens Month

1-30                 Assessments (CAT4 and PASS Tests)                         

15                    Back-To-School Night (Primary) 5:30pm

15                    Back-To-School Night (Secondary) 5:30pm

                        19                    Badging Ceremony

                                                High School Departmental Meeting

                        20                    PTA Meeting

                        22                    Alzheimer’s Awareness Day

                        26                    Divisional Meetings

                         

           

October         

                        11                    STEM Carib Conference (TBC)

12                    KPMG Brain Bowl TBC

5                      World Teachers Day

                        10-14               Literacy Week (Year 2 -10)

                        12                    Literacy Day

 

                        14                    Professional Development Day and staff outing (No school

                                                for students)               

                        17 – 21            Half-term Holiday (No school for teachers and students)

                       

 

 

 

November      October 31-4   Week of Prayer

14                    Public Holiday–Remembrance Day

14-18               Heritage Week (Island-wide)

15                    ’I Want to Live Healthy Campaign’

                        17                    PTA Meeting

                        21                    Citizenship Day

                        28                    10K Run/Walk (6:00 am)  (tentative)

                        29                    Spelling Bee Finals (Primary)

                        30                    Spelling Bee Finals (Secondary)

                        28 – Dec. 2      Review Week – (Pre-K-year 6)

                        28 – Dec. 2      Review Week (Year 7 – 12)

 

 

December                              

5-9                   Exam Weeks (Kindergarten, 1-6, years 11 &12)

12-16               Exam Week (Year 7-12)

16                    Class Party for ELC/Primary Divisions

                        16                    School Closes for Christmas Break

 

 

73 Teaching days, 8 Staff Planning/Development Days

 

*SPRING TERM 2023

 

 

January          2                      New Year’s Day –Public holiday (Observed)

                        3                      School Re-opens

                        6                      PTA Meeting

23                    Public Holiday—National Heroes Day

16 – 20            Cancer Week/ Health Emphasis Week

 

 

 

February        6                      Professional Development Day

15                    Sports Day (TBC)

16                    Sports Day (TBC)

20-24               Half Term Holiday

22                    Ash Wednesday

 

                                                                                                                       

 

 

March           

                       

6-10                 NCFA Adjudications

4                      EDUCATION SUMMIT (Sabbath Program) TBC

3                      Professional Development Day (no school for students)

13-17               Spring Week of Prayer          

10                    World Commonwealth Day (TBC)

15-17               Inter-Primary Sports

22-24               Inter-Secondary Sports

23                    PTA Meeting

                        20-23               Math & Science Week

                        22                    Math & Science Day

27                    Professional Development Day

                        30                    Reporting Session      

                       

 

           

                       

 

April                                      

                       

6                      World Health Day

6                      Heritage Day

6                      School Closes for Easter Break (Last day of school before the Easter)

7                      Good Friday – Public Holiday

10                    Easter Monday – Public Holiday

6-14                 Easter Break

17                    School Reopens for the Summer Term 2023

                       

                               

3 January 2023 – 6 April, 2023

62 Teaching Days s 1 Staff Planning/Professional Development Day

 

 

 

 

 

SUMMER TERM 2023

 

                       

May                TEACHER APPRECIATION MONTH

5                      Study Leave for CSEC students commences –

10                    PTA Meeting

                        15                    Public Holiday—Discovery Day

                        8-12                 Key Stage 1 Examinations

16-18               Key Stage 2 Examinations

19                    Key Stage 2 Examinations – Make up day

22                    Professional Development Day

 

 

June               

                       

5                      Public Holiday–Queen’s Birthday (TBC)

                        Sports Day (Conference) (TBC)

6-16                 Exam Weeks (Year 11)

                        12 – 16             Exam Week (Year 1 – 10)

                        19 – 30             Year 11 Work Experience

                        17                    Consecration Service for ALL Graduating Classes

 

                        18                    High School Graduation

19                    Kindergarten Graduation (School closes 1pm)

                        20                    Grade 6 Graduation (School closes 1pm)

28                    Award Ceremony Years 1-5 (a.m.)   

                        26-28               Growth Mindset Days

28                    School Closes

 

3rd Term    17 April 2023 – 28 June, 2023

50 Teaching Days s 1 Staff Planning/Professional Development Day

 

                                               

                                                Total number of Teaching Days = 185

                                                Total number of Staff Planning/ Development Days = 8

 

*There will be no end of term exams during the Easter/Spring Term. Spring term examinations are replaced by a project grade. All students’ grades are accessible on QuickSchools. Parents must log in in order to view and track their child’s/children’s progress. Every second Monday of the month we will announce our Teacher of the Month.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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