Academic calendar
School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Jun 11, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- School Year 2026-2027Relevant now
Campus language
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A
- Advisory
- A small, consistent group of students and a teacher who meet daily for support and community.
C
- CNCS
- City Neighbors Charter School, the original K-8 campus.
- CNF
- City Neighbors Foundation, the governing body for the charter school network.
- CNH
- City Neighbors Hamilton, the second K-8 campus.
- CNHS
- City Neighbors High School, the specific secondary campus.
E
- Exhibition
- The public presentation of a student's work and learning at the end of a term.
I
- Intensives
- Two-week periods where students focus exclusively on one deep-dive subject or project.
P
- Pods
- The physical clusters of classrooms and workspaces for different grade levels.
T
- The Big Picture
- The school's philosophy of student-centered, project-based learning.
- The Cafe
- The central dining area where students eat lunch and gather.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
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- City Neighbors Charter School Dining
- city_neighbors_high_school_cafeteria
- City Neighbors High School Cafeteria
- Governance
- The practice of students and staff participating in school decision-making.
- LTI
- Learning Through Internship; students spend two days a week working in the community.
- Narrative Reports
- The school's alternative to traditional letter grades, providing detailed feedback.
- Project-Based Learning
- The primary instructional method where students learn through long-term inquiry.
- The Commons
- The large central meeting and social space of the high school campus.
- The Fab Lab
- The fabrication laboratory used for design and engineering projects.
- The Great Outdoors
- The outdoor learning and recreational space on the campus.
- The Studio
- The dedicated space for visual arts and creative production.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Jun 11, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 10 approved campus terms and 10 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.