School Calendar
CAYMAN ACADEMY
P.O. Box
515, Grand Cayman KY1-1106, Cayman Islands
Telephone – (345) 640-2630
Email: school.office@caymanacademy.ky
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 forDuty/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.
School Hours: Monday to Thursday 8:30 am – 3:10 pm
NB: Every Friday School dismisses at 12:10 pm (Primary School) 12:50 pm (High School)