Our 2020-2021 School Calendar can be found here!

  • First Day of School: Tue., Sep 8; Fall Term Begins
  • Thanksgiving Break: Mon., Nov. 23 - Fri., Nov. 27
  • Advent Begins: Mon., Nov. 30
  • *Term 1 Examinations Week: Mon., Dec. 7 - Thu. Dec. 10
  • "Christmas School:" Mon. Dec. 7 - Thu. Dec. 17 (Christmas-themed literature, art, poetry, handicrafts, caroling, baking, serving, and celebrating for the two weeks before Christmas break!)
  • St. Nicholas Day Celebration: Mon., Dec. 7
  • Christmas Family Feast: Wed., Dec. 16 in the evening
  • Last Day of Fall Term Classes: Thu., Dec. 17.
  • Christmas Break: Mon., Dec 21 to Fri., Jan. 1
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  • Classes Resume: Mon., Jan 4; Winter Term Begins
  • Twelfth Night Celebration: Tue., Jan 5 (A festival that takes place on the last night of the Twelve Days of Christmas marking the coming of the Epiphany.)
  • No School: Mon., Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • No School: Mon., Feb. 15: President's Day
  • Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Tuesday): Tue., Feb. 16
  • Speech Meet Week: Mon., Mar. 1 - Wed. Mar. 3
  • St. Patrick's Day Cèilidh: Wed., Mar. 17
  • **Term 2 Examinations Week: Mon., Mar. 22 - Thu. Mar. 25
  • Formal Spring Luncheon: Wed., Mar. 24
  • Last Day of Winter Term Classes: Thu., Mar. 25
  • Holy Week Break: Mon. Mar. 29 - Thu. Apr. 1
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  • Classes Resume: Mon. Apr. 5; Spring Term Begins
  • Shakespeare Festival: Wed., Apr 28
  • Branches & Vine OIympic Games Week: Mon. May 17 - Wed. May 19
  • No School: Mon., May 31: Memorial Day
  • Certamen (Classical Studies Competition): Wed., June 2
  • ***Term 3 Examinations Week: Mon., June 7 - Thu., June 10
  • Night of Blessing: Wed., June 9 
  • Last Day of School: Thu., June 10

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​Branches & Vine Cottage School

TIME-TESTED, LIVING EDUCATIONAL METHODS
MASTERY OF LEARNING
​DEGREED ACADEMIC TEACHERS
​​PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENTS
NURTURING LIFE-LONG LEARNERS
JOINING THE GREAT CONVERSATION THROUGH THE GREAT BOOKS & GREAT THINKERS OF
THE WESTERN TRADITION
" I am the Vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit;
​for without Me you can do nothing." John 15:5
3150 WEST ALEX BELL
DAYTON, OHIO
45449
(937) 618 3030
INFO@BVCOTTAGESCHOOL.COM