2026-2027 Back-to-School Calendar

School Orientation / Open House / Enrollment Assistance

Dates are subject to change. Please connect with your school for the most up-to-date information.

Aberdeen Academy

Open House
Wednesday, August 19 | 6:00 - 7:00 pm

Field Day
Friday, September 25 | Time to be determined

Blandford School

Orientation | Open House
Date to be determined

Brookside Elementary

Enrollment Assistance
Monday, August 10 & Tuesday, August 11 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Back-to-School Bash
Thursday, August 20 | 5:00 - 7:00 pm

Buchanan Elementary

Enrollment Assistance
Wednesday, August 19 | 9:00 - 11:00 am

Open House
Thursday, August 20 | 5:00 - 6:30 pm

Burton Elementary

Enrollment Assistance
Wednesday, August 12 & Thursday, August 13 | 9:00 - 11:00 am & 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Monday, August 17 & Tuesday, August 18 | 9:00 - 11:00 am & 1:00 - 3:00 pm

All School Orientation
Wednesday, August 12 | 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Thursday, August 12 |10:00 - 11:00 am (choose one)

Open House
Wednesday, August 19 | 5:00 - 6:30 pm

Burton Middle

Enrollment Assistance
Monday, August 17 | 9:00 - 11:00 am & 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Tuesday, August 18 | 1:00 - 3:00 pm

Orientation
Wednesday, August 19 | 4:30 - 5:30 pm

Open House
Wednesday, August 19 | 5:40 - 6:30 pm

CA Frost Elementary

Kindergarten Meet & Greet with Donuts
Saturday, August 8 | Time to be determined
CA Frost playground

Open House
Thursday, August 20 from 5:30-7:00 pm

CA Frost Middle High

Enrollment Assistance
Monday, August 2 - Thursday, August 6 | 8:00 am - 3:30 pm

New Scholar Orientation (all grades)
Tuesday, August 11 | 5:00 - 7:00 pm

Returning Scholar Orientation (all grades)
Wednesday, August 12 | 5:00 - 7:00 pm

Open House
Wednesday, August 19 | 4:00 - 6:00 pm

Campus Elementary

Open House
Date and time to be determined

Center for Economicology

Open House
Thursday, August 20 | 4:00 - 6:00 pm

Cesar E. Chavez Elementary

Enrollment Assistance
Tuesday, August 11 | 8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Wednesday, August 12 | 2:00 - 6:30 pm

Open House
Thursday, August 20 | 5:00 - 7:00 pm

City High Middle School

Jumpstart for New Families
Wednesday, August 12 | 10:00 am - 2:30 pm (pre-registration required)

Open House
Wednesday, August 19 | 4:00-7:00 pm

Coit Creative Arts Academy

Enrollment Assistance
Monday, August 17 - Friday, August 21 | 8:30 am - 2:00 pm

Open House
Thursday, August 20 | 4:30 - 6:00 pm

Congress Elementary

Open House
Thursday, August 20 | 5:30 - 7:00 pm

Coffee at Congress
Date and time to be determined

Grand Rapids Plays Community Event
Saturday, September 17 | 11:30 am - 4:30 pm

Dickinson Academy

Enrollment Assistance
Monday, August 10 - Wednesday, August 19 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 - 3:00 pm

Open House
Thursday, August 20 | 4:00 - 5:30 pm

Gerald R. Ford Academic Center

Open House
Thursday, August 20 | 6:00-7:00 pm

Grand Rapids Learning Center

Enrollment Assistance & Orientation
Dates and times to be determined

Grand Rapids Montessori Academy

Open House
Thursday, August 20 | 5:30-7:00 pm

Grand Rapids Montessori Middle High

Middle School Orientation (grades 7-8)
Wednesday, August 12 | 5:15 pm

High School Orientation (grades 9-12)
Wednesday, August 12 | 5:45 pm

Open House
Thursday, August 20 | 5:30 - 7:30 pm

Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle School

Open House
Thursday, August 20 | 5:30-7:30 pm

Grand Rapids Public Museum High School

New Scholar Orientation
Thursday, August 20 | 4:00-5:30 pm

Open House
Thursday, August 20 | 5:30-7:30 pm

Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy

6th Grade Orientation
Monday, August 3 | 5:30 - 7:00 pm

7th Grade Orientation
Tuesday, August 4 | 1:00 - 2:30 pm

8th & 9th Grade Orientation
Wednesday, August 5 | 1:00 - 2:30 pm

9th & 10th Grade Orientation
Thursday, August 6 | 1:00 - 2:30 pm

6th - 10th Grade Make-Up Orientation
Tuesday, August 11 | 4:00 - 6:00 pm

11th & 12th Grade Orientation
Thursday, August 13 | 5:30 - 7:00 pm

Harrison Park Academy

Enrollment Assistance
Wednesday, August 5 | 12:00 - 2:00 pm

Kindergarten Orientation
Monday, August 17 | 1:00 - 2:00 pm

Open House
Thursday, August 20 | 4:00 - 5:00 pm

Innovation Central Middle School

Open House
Wednesday, August 19 | 3:00 - 5:00 pm

Innovation Central High School

Freshman Orientation (last names A-G)
Tuesday, August 11 | 5:00 - 6:30 pm

Freshman Orientation (last names H-L)
Wednesday, August 12 | 5:00 - 6:30 pm

Freshman Orientation (last names M-Z)
Thursday, August 13 | 3:00 - 4:30 pm

Sophomore & Junior Orientation
Tuesday, August 18 | 5:00 - 6:30 pm

Senior Orientation
Wednesday, August 19 | 5:00 - 6:30 pm

Open House
Thursday, September 17 | 3:00 - 6:00 pm

Kent Hills Elementary

Enrollment Assistance
Monday, August 17 - Thursday, August 20 | 8:30 am - 2:00 pm

Open House & Building-Wide Scavenger Hunt
Thursday, August 20 | 4:00 - 5:30 pm

Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Academy

Enrollment Assistance
Tuesday, August 11 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Wednesday, August 12 | 12:00 - 6:00 pm

Open House
Thursday, August 20 | 5:00 - 7:00 pm

Mulick Park Elementary

Enrollment Assistance
Tuesday, August 11 - Thursday, August 13 | 9:00 - 11:30 am & 12:30 - 4:00 pm

Open House
Tuesday, August 18 | 5:00 - 6:30 pm

North Park Montessori

Open House
Thursday, August 20 | 5:00 - 7:00 pm

Ottawa Hills Middle School

6th Grade Orientation
Monday, August 17 | 4:00 - 6:00 pm

7th & 8th Grade Orientation
Tuesday, August 18 | 4:00 - 6:00 pm

Make-Up Orientation
Wednesday, August 19 | 5:00 - 7:00 pm

Ottawa Hills High School

9th Grade Orientation
Monday, August 17 | 12:00 - 2:00 pm

10th - 12th Grade Orientation
Tuesday, August 18 | 12:00 - 2:00 pm

Make-Up Orientation
Wednesday, August 19 | 5:00 - 7:00 pm

Palmer Elementary

Open House
Wednesday, August 19 | 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Ridgemoor Park Montessori

Enrollment Assistance
Thursday, August 6, Tuesday, August 11 & Monday, August 17 | 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Ice Cream Social
Thursday, August 20 | 5:30 - 7:00 pm

Shawmut Hills Academy

Open House
Thursday, August 20 | 4:00 - 6:00 pm

Sherwood Park Global Studies Academy

Enrollment Assistance
Wednesday, August 5 & Thursday, August 6 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Monday, August 10 - Wednesday, August 13 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Back-to-School Carnival
Thursday, August 20 | 5:00 - 7:00 pm

Sibley Elementary

Kindergarten Orientation
Wednesday, August 19 | 3:30 - 4:00 pm

Open House
Wednesday, August 19 | 4:00 - 6:00 pm

Back-to-School Haircut, Style & Braiding
Wednesday, September 16 | 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Sibley scholars only; parent must be present

Southeast Career Pathways

Orientation
Tuesday, August 11 | 9:00 am, 11:00 am or 3:30 pm
Thursday, August 13 | 9:00 am, 11:00 am or 3:30 pm
Monday, August 17 | 11:00 am or 2:00 pm