School Calendar

AMERICAN CREATIVITY ACADEMY 2026-2027 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

ACA Mission Statement
The American Creativity Academy is a private school that delivers a standards-bases American curriculum within an environment in which Islamic values are respected and practiced. The school is dedicated to preparing students for university success

2026 - 2027 SCHOOL CALENDAR

AUGUST

AUGUST

SU

MO

TU

WE

TH

FR

SA

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

17/08 Admin and Non-academic Staff Start
18/08 Team Leads Start
23/08 All Staff (Regular Hours)
27/08 The Prophet's (PBUH) Birthday
30/08 “Meet the Teacher” all campuses
31/08 Start of School for KG1, Grade 1, Grade 6, Grade 9

SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER

SU

Mo

Tu

We

Th

Fr

Sa

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

01/09 Start of School for the remaining grade levels
08/09 Open House for Parents Girls Campus - Hawally & Salmiya
09/09 Open House for Parents Boys Campus - Hawally & Salmiya
24/09 No Classes - LOFT

OCTOBER

OCTOBER

SU

MO

TU

WE

TH

FR

SA

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

22/10 End of First Quarter
25/10 - 26/10 Fall Break

NOVEMBER

NOVEMBER

SU

MO

TU

WE

TH

FR

SA

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

05/11 No Classes - Parents/Teacher Conference Day
26/11 No Classes - LOFT

DECEMBER

DECEMBER

SU

MO

TU

WE

TH

FR

SA

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

17/12 End of 2nd Quarter
20/12 -31/12 No Classes - Winter Break

JANUARY

JANUARY

SU

MO

TU

WE

TH

FR

SA

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

01/01 - 02/01 No Classes - Winter Break
03/01 Classes Resume
07/01 Israa and Miraj

FEBRUARY

FEBRUARY

SU

MO

TU

WE

TH

FR

SA

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

04/02 No Classes - LOFT
08/02 Ramadan Starts
25/02 - 28/02 Nationa\Liberation Day/ Spring Break\ Eid Al Fitr Holiday

MARCH

MARCH

SU

MO

TU

WE

TH

FR

SA

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

01/03 -13/03 Nationa\Liberation Day/ Spring Break\ Eid Al Fitr Holiday
14/03 Classes Resume
25/03 End of 3rd Quarter

APRRIL

APRIL

SU

MO

TU

WE

TH

FR

SA

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

15/04 No School

MAY

MAY

SU

MO

TU

WE

TH

FR

SA

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

16/05 - 20/05 Eid Al-Adha Holiday
30/05 - 31/05 Grade 12 Graduation

JUNE

JUNE

SU

MO

TU

WE

TH

FR

SA

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

01/06 - 02/06 Grade 12 Graduation
06/06 Islamic New Year
10/06 Last Day for Students
13/06 Final report cards emailed to parents
14/06 Last day for Staff
15/06 Last day for Admin & Non-Academic Staff

**Islamic Holiday Dates are subject to lunar calendar and may change**