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Be ready for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year. Here is the DoDEA Europe standard school calendar to help you begin planning.

Standard DoDEA Europe School Calendar

Calendar based on 190 teacher workdays including:

  • 5 Teacher Orientation/Pre-service/Professional Learning Days

  • 4 Professional Learning Days

  • 4 Teacher Work Days

  • 2 District Continuous School Improvement Days (+1 for districts going through accreditation)

School Year 2023-2024 (175 Instructional Days and 190 Teacher Work Days):

First Semester (84 Instructional Days)

  • Monday, August 21, 2023 First Day of School

  • Monday, September 4, 2023 Labor Day: Federal Holiday

  • Monday, October 9, 2023 Columbus Day: Federal Holiday

  • Thursday, October 19, 2023 End of First Quarter (40 Instructional Days)

  • )Friday, October 20, 2023 No School for Students - Teacher Work Day

  • Friday, November 10, 2023 Veterans Day Observed: Federal Holiday

  • Thursday, November 23, 2023 Thanksgiving Day: Federal Holiday

  • Friday, November 24, 2023 Friday: Recess Day

  • Monday, December 18, 2023 Begin Winter Recess (18 December – 1 January)

  • Monday, December 25, 2023 Christmas: Federal Holiday

  • Monday, January 1, 2024 New Year’s Day: Federal Holiday

  • Thursday, January 11, 2024 End of Second Quarter and First Semester (44 Instructional Days)

  • Friday, January 12, 2024 No School for Students – Teacher Work Day

  • Monday, January 15, 2024 Martin Luther King Day: Federal Holiday

Second Semester (91 Instructional Days)

  • Tuesday, January 16, 2024 Begin Second semester and Third Quarter

  • Monday, February 19, 2024 Presidents’ Day: Federal Holiday

  • Thursday, March 21, 2024 End of Third Quarter (45 Instructional Days)

  • Friday, March 22, 2024 No School for Students – Teacher Work Day

  • Monday, March 25, 2024 Begin Spring Recess (25 March – 29 March)

  • Monday, May 27, 2024 Memorial Day: Federal Holiday

  • Wednesday, June 5, 2024 End of Fourth Quarter and Second Semester (46 Instructional Days)

  • Thursday, June 6, 2024 No School for Students – Teacher Work Day

Reporting date for non-administrative educator personnel

  • Monday, August 14, 2023: Reporting date for non-administrative educator personnel for CCR training, orientation and classroom preparation (17-21 August)

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