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.

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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.

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