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Looking for information about school events and activities? You've come to the right place. View the calendar below to see everything taking place on a month-by-month basis. Just choose the month you are interested in from the drop down menu and press the arrow button next to it to view that month.

Are you just looking to see major dates, including holidays or other days the school will be closed? Click the blue button below to see our Major Dates Calendar.

24-25 Calendar of Major Dates

NOTE: Religious and Cultural Observances

Congressional School understands that families practice a variety of religions and observances recognizing diverse holidays. Parents are asked to notify their child’s homeroom teacher or advisor in writing in advance of planned absences or special observances/customs that the child adheres to so that the school can work to support students and families. Students absent from school for religious observances will have an opportunity to make up any missed work and/or tests.

August 2024

19 New Faculty Orientation. PS-Grade 8 Closed. Infants & Toddlers Open
20-21 Faculty Inservice. PS-Grade 8 Closed. Infants & Toddlers Open
22-26 Faculty Professional Development Days. Infants – Grade 8 Closed
27 Meet Your Teacher Day. Infants – Grade 8 Closed
28 First Day of School. Infants – Grade 8

September 2024

2 Labor Day Holiday. Infants – Grade 8 Closed

October 2024

11 Faculty Professional Day. PS-Grade 8 Closed. Childcare for PS-Grade 8. Infants & Toddlers Open
14 Indigenous Peoples Day. Infants – Grade 8 Closed
23 Parent-Teacher Conferences. Grades 3-8 Closed at Noon. Childcare for Grades 3-8. Infants-Grade 2 Open
24 Parent-Teacher Conferences. PS-Grade 8 Closed. Childcare for PS-Grade 8. Infants-Toddlers Open
25 Parent-Teacher Conferences. Infants-Grade 8 Closed. Childcare for PS-Grade 8

November 2024

11 Veterans Day. Infants – Grade 8 Closed
25 Faculty Professional Day. PS-Grade 8 Closed. Infants & Toddlers Open
26 Thanksgiving Holiday. PS-Grade 8 Closed. Infants & Toddlers Closed at 3 p.m.
27-29 Thanksgiving Holiday. Infants-Grade 8 Closed

December 2024

20 Winter Break Begins. PS-Grade 8 Closed at Noon. Infants & Toddlers Open Until 6 p.m.
23-31 Winter Break. Infants – Grade 8 Closed

January 2025

1 New Year’s Day. Infants – Grade 8 Closed
2-3 Winter Break. PS- Grade 8 Closed. Infants & Toddlers Open
20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Infants – Grade 8 Closed

February 2025

12 Parent-Teacher Conferences. Grades 3-8 Closed at Noon. Childcare for Grades 3-8. Infants-Grade 2 Open
13 Parent-Teacher Conferences. PS-Grade 8 Closed. Childcare for PS-Grade 8. Infants-Toddlers Open
14 Parent-Teacher Conferences. Infants-Grade 8 Closed. Childcare for PS-Grade 8
17-18 Presidents Day Holiday. Infants-Grade 8 Closed

March 2025

7 Faculty Professional Day. PS-Grade 8 Closed. Childcare for PS-Grade 8. Infants & Toddlers Open
24-27 Spring Break. PS-Grade 8 Closed. Childcare for PS- Grade 8. Infants & Toddlers Open
28-31 Spring Break. Infants-Grade 8 Closed

April 2025

18 Faculty Professional Day. Infants-Grade 8 Closed
21 School Holiday. Infants-Grade 8 Closed

May 2025

2 Campus Closed at 4 PM
23 Faculty Professional Day. Infants-Grade 8 Closed
26 Memorial Day. Infants-Grade 8 Closed

June 2025

6 Grade 8 Commencement. Last Day of School. Infants – Grade 8 Closed at Noon
19 Juneteenth. Infants & Toddlers Closed

July 2025

4 Independence Day. Infants & Toddlers Closed

August 2025

18 New Faculty Orientation
19 Faculty Inservice Begins - All Faculty Return. Last Day of School for Infants & Toddlers
20-26 Faculty Professional Development. Infants-Grade 8 Closed
26 Meet Your Teacher Day. Infants-Grade 8 Closed
27 First Day of School for Infants-Grade 8

Downloadable PDF of 24-25 Major Dates

Community Corner

The Community Corner highlights community service opportunities, arts events and activities, and other recommendations by members of our community.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

December 25 Day of Service
Visit social service agencies in the metro DC area to prepare and serve meals, sing carols, throw holiday parties, or play bingo – or stay at the Edlavitch DCJCC to donate blood, make instant meal kits, create cards for emergency personnel working on Christmas Day, and more. Choose your project based on location, type of activity, or time of day – we have something for people of all ages and abilities!
Learn More & Register

Bikes for the World
Bikes for the World makes good quality used bicycles available to low-income people in developing countries. These reconditioned donated bikes provide an affordable and effective means of transportation, providing essential access to work, school, and social services and empowering individuals and entire communities. Bicycle donations can be made at established drop-off locations.
Learn More

READ Book Fairy
Volunteer For two hours a month, become a READ Book Fairy and help deliver books directly to families homes. As READ grows, they continue to need more Book Fairies. This is a great opportunity for your family to work together, for friends to catch up, or even for some alone time in the car to listen to a great audiobook of your choice!
Learn more & register.

ARTS EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

"It’s a Jazzy Christmas!”
Audience: All Ages
Saturday, Dec. 21, 7 p.m.
$30/$25 students and seniors/$20 MCC district residents
Alumni parent Lil' Maceo (Kyle Walkes '24) is performing at the McLean Community Center.
Buy Tickets

The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Encore Stage and Studio
Jan 10 - 19
Learn More

The Hirshhorn has some great exhibitions right now - (Passes required)
Osgemeos: Endless Story
Sept 29, 2024 - Aug 3, 2025
Learn More

Star Power: Photographs from Hollywood's Golden Age by George Hurrell
National Portrait Gallery
Through Jan 5
Learn More

The Virginia All-State Children's Chorus
Four Congressional students will participate in The Virginia All-State Children's Chorus with 150 students from across Virginia on April 26, 2025. The concert will take place at Unity Reed High School in Manassas, VA. When ticket purchasing goes live, a link will be shared if you would like to support them!

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Agenda Calendar

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February 2025
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1
2 Open Basketball Feb 2 9:30 11:30	3 B Day Feb 3 Basketball Varsity Girls - Game - Away Feb 3 3:30 Basketball JV Boys - Game - Home Feb 3 3:30 Basketball JV Girls - Game - Home Feb 3 4:30 Basketball Varsity Boys - Game - Away Feb 3 4:30	4 C Day Feb 4 Basketball Varsity Boys - Game - Away Feb 4 3:30 Basketball JV Boys - Game - Home Feb 4 3:30 Basketball Varsity Girls - Game - Away Feb 4 4:30 Basketball JV Girls - Game - Home Feb 4 4:30	5 D Day Feb 5	6 E Day Feb 6 Basketball JV Girls - Game - Away Feb 6 3:30 Basketball Varsity Girls - Game - Home Feb 6 3:30 Basketball Varsity Boys - Game - Home Feb 6 4:30 Basketball JV Boys - Game - Away Feb 6 4:30	7 Free Dress Day Feb 7 F Day Feb 7	8
9	10 A Day Feb 10	11 B Day Feb 11 Basketball Varsity Boys - Game - Home Feb 11 3:30 Basketball JV Boys - Game - Away Feb 11 3:30 Basketball Varsity Girls - Game - Home Feb 11 4:30 Basketball JV Girls - Game - Away Feb 11 4:30	12 C Day Feb 12 Free Dress Day Feb 12 JrK, K & Grade 1 to Adventure Theater Feb 12 10:00 12:40 Grades 3-8 Parent-Teacher Conferences Feb 12 12:00 4:00 Grades 3-8 Closed at Noon Childcare Available Feb 12 12:00	13 Preschool-Grade 8 Parent-Teacher Conferences Feb 13 Preschool-Grade 8 Closed Childcare Available Feb 13	14 Re-enrollment Contracts Due Feb 14 Infants-Grade 8 Parent-Teacher Conferences Feb 14 Valentine's Day Feb 14 Infants-Grade 8 Closed Feb 14	15
16	17 Infants-Grade 8 Closed Feb 17 to Feb 18 Presidents Day Holiday Feb 17 to Feb 18	18 Infants-Grade 8 Closed Feb 17 to Feb 18 Presidents Day Holiday Feb 17 to Feb 18	19 D Day Feb 19	20 E Day Feb 20	21 F Day Feb 21 Free Dress Day Feb 21	22
23	24 A Day Feb 24	25 B Day Feb 25 8th Grade Parents & Students Civil Rights Meeting Meeting with 8th grade parents and students to discuss the upcoming Civil Rights tour Feb 25 8:15 9:30	26 C Day Feb 26	27 D Day Feb 27	28 Free Dress Day Feb 28 E Day Feb 28 CSPO Room Parent Meeting Feb 28 8:15 9:00 Grade 1 to Udvar Hazy Museum Feb 28 9:00 1:30 CSPO Taste of Home Feb 28 6:00 8:00

March 2025
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31
2 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31	3 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 F Day Mar 3	4 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 A Day Mar 4 Shrove Tuesday Mar 4	5 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 Lent Begins Mar 5 B Day Mar 5 Ash Wednesday Mar 5	6 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 C Day Mar 6	7 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 Faculty Professional Day Mar 7 New Admission Notifications Mar 7 Preschool-Grade 8 Closed Childcare Available Mar 7	8 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31
9 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 Daylight Savings (Clocks Forward) Mar 9	10 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 D Day Mar 10	11 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 E Day Mar 11	12 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 F Day Mar 12	13 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 A Day Mar 13 Revisit Day for New Students Mar 13 Lower & Middle School Musical Mar 13 6:00 7:00	14 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 CSPO Book Exchange Mar 14 B Day Mar 14 Lower & Middle School Musical Mar 14 7:00 8:00	15 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31
16 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31	17 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 C Day Mar 17	18 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 D Day Mar 18	19 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 E Day Mar 19	20 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 F Day Mar 20 Grade 3 to Discovery Theater Mar 20 9:15 12:00	21 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 A Day Mar 21 Primary School Musical Mar 21 8:45 9:45	22 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31
23 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31	24 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 Spring Break Mar 24 to Mar 31 Preschool-Grade 8 Closed Childcare Available Mar 24 to Mar 27	25 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 Spring Break Mar 24 to Mar 31 Preschool-Grade 8 Closed Childcare Available Mar 24 to Mar 27	26 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 Spring Break Mar 24 to Mar 31 Preschool-Grade 8 Closed Childcare Available Mar 24 to Mar 27	27 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 Spring Break Mar 24 to Mar 31 Preschool-Grade 8 Closed Childcare Available Mar 24 to Mar 27	28 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 Spring Break Mar 24 to Mar 31 Infants-Grade 8 Closed Mar 28 to Mar 31	29 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 Spring Break Mar 24 to Mar 31 Infants-Grade 8 Closed Mar 28 to Mar 31
30 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 Spring Break Mar 24 to Mar 31 Infants-Grade 8 Closed Mar 28 to Mar 31 Eid al-Fitr Mar 30 to Mar 31	31 Ramadan Mar 1 to Mar 31 Spring Break Mar 24 to Mar 31 Infants-Grade 8 Closed Mar 28 to Mar 31 Eid al-Fitr Mar 30 to Mar 31

April 2025
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1 8th Grade Civil Rights Tour Apr 1 to Apr 4 All Grades Reopen Apr 1 B Day Apr 1	2 8th Grade Civil Rights Tour Apr 1 to Apr 4 C Day Apr 2	3 8th Grade Civil Rights Tour Apr 1 to Apr 4 D Day Apr 3	4 8th Grade Civil Rights Tour Apr 1 to Apr 4 E Day Apr 4 Free Dress Day Apr 4 CSPO Room Parent Meeting Apr 4 8:15 9:00	5
6	7 Week of the Young Child & Little School Book Fair Apr 7 to Apr 11 F Day Apr 7	8 Week of the Young Child & Little School Book Fair Apr 7 to Apr 11 A Day Apr 8 Lacrosse Varsity Boys - Game - Away Apr 8 3:30 4:30	9 Week of the Young Child & Little School Book Fair Apr 7 to Apr 11 B Day Apr 9	10 Week of the Young Child & Little School Book Fair Apr 7 to Apr 11 C Day Apr 10	11 Week of the Young Child & Little School Book Fair Apr 7 to Apr 11 Free Dress Day Apr 11 D Day Apr 11	12 Passover Apr 12 to Apr 20
13 Passover Apr 12 to Apr 20	14 Passover Apr 12 to Apr 20 E Day Apr 14	15 Passover Apr 12 to Apr 20 F Day Apr 15 Lacrosse Varsity Girls - Game - Away Apr 15 3:30 4:30 Lacrosse Varsity Boys - Game - Home Apr 15 3:30 4:30	16 Passover Apr 12 to Apr 20 A Day Apr 16	17 Passover Apr 12 to Apr 20 B Day Apr 17 Lent Ends Apr 17 Middle School Science Fair Apr 17	18 Passover Apr 12 to Apr 20 Good Friday Apr 18 Faculty Professional Day Apr 18 Infants-Grade 8 Closed Apr 18	19 Passover Apr 12 to Apr 20
20 Passover Apr 12 to Apr 20 Easter Sunday Apr 20	21 Infants-Grade 8 Closed Apr 21 School Holiday Apr 21 Easter Monday Apr 21	22 C Day Apr 22 Lacrosse Varsity Girls - Game - Away Apr 22 3:30 4:30 Lacrosse Varsity Boys - Game - Home Apr 22 3:30 4:30	23 7th Grade to Chincoteague Apr 23 to Apr 25 D Day Apr 23	24 7th Grade to Chincoteague Apr 23 to Apr 25 E Day Apr 24 Softball Varsity Girls - Game - Away Apr 24 3:30 4:30	25 7th Grade to Chincoteague Apr 23 to Apr 25 Free Dress Day Apr 25 F Day Apr 25	26
27	28 Grades 3-8 ERB Testing Apr 28 to May 1 A Day Apr 28 Lacrosse Varsity Girls - Game - Home Apr 28 3:30 4:30	29 Grades 3-8 ERB Testing Apr 28 to May 1 B Day Apr 29 Volunteer Reception (TBC) Apr 29	30 Grades 3-8 ERB Testing Apr 28 to May 1 C Day Apr 30

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