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 - 2025-2026
Opening of Academy
- International students, and those students selected as Student Leaders, Peer Mentors, and Welcome Wagon participants, will arrive on Wednesday, August 27.
- 9th-grade students, and new 10th-grade students will arrive on Thursday, August 28.
- All other students should arrive on Friday, August 29.
Fall Break
- Students may depart after class on November 21
- Residence Halls close at 2 p.m. on November 22
- Residence halls reopen at 2 p.m on November 29
- Classes Resume December 1
Winter Break
- Students may depart after class on December 19 (students performing in Sounds of the Season must remain on campus until conclusion)
- Residence Halls close at 2 p.m. on December 20
- Residence halls reopen at 2 p.m. on January 6, 2026
- Classes resume on January 8
Spring Break
- Students may depart after class on March 20.
- Residence Halls close March 21 at 2 p.m.
- Residence Halls reopen at 2 p.m. on April 4.
- Classes resume on April 6.
End-of-Year Final Departure:
- Commencement: May 23 at 10 a.m.
- Residence Halls close May 23 at 6 p.m.