Academic calendar
Summer Term 2026 - Module D runs May 4, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer Term 2026 - Module DRelevant now
- Summer Term 2026 - Module E
- Summer Term 2026 - Module G
- Summer Term 2026 - Module B
- Summer Term 2026 - Module F
- Summer Term 2026 - Module C
- Fall Term 2026 - Module A
- Fall Term 2026 - Module D
- Fall Term 2026 - Module E
- Fall Term 2026 - Module G
- Fall Term 2026 - Module B
- Fall Term 2026 - Module F
- Fall Term 2026 - Module C
- Spring Term 2027 - Module A
- Spring Term 2027 - Module D
- Spring Term 2027 - Module E
- Spring Term 2027 - Module G
- Spring Term 2027 - Module B
- Spring Term 2027 - Module F
- Spring Term 2027 - Module C
- Summer Term 2027 - Module A
- Summer Term 2027 - Module D
- Summer Term 2027 - Module E
- Summer Term 2027 - Module G
- Summer Term 2027 - Module B
- Summer Term 2027 - Module F
- Summer Term 2027 - Module C
Campus language
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A
- ASCA
- Alberta School Councils' Association, the provincial body the school council belongs to.
D
- DTK
- The universal abbreviation used by students, staff, and the community to refer to the school.
- DTK
- Common abbreviation for David Thomas King School.
- DTKSC
- David Thomas King School Council, the parent-led group that supports school initiatives.
E
- EPSB
- Edmonton Public Schools Board, the district governing the school.
H
- Healthy Hunger
- The online platform used by the school for parents to order special lunch days and treats.
- Hot Lunch
- The periodic meal program organized by the School Council for students.
L
- Lunch & Nutrition
- The school's supervised program for students who remain on-site during the midday break to eat.
M
- Michael Phair
- The neighboring junior high school often referenced as the designated overflow site for DTK students.
O
- Options
- The common term for complementary or elective courses, such as Art, Drama, or Construction, taken by Junior High students.
P
- PAT
- Provincial Achievement Tests, standardized exams taken by students in grades 6 and 9.
- PATs
- Provincial Achievement Tests, standardized exams administered to Grade 6 and 9 students.
S
- Secord
- The neighborhood surrounding the school, often used to describe the local student population.
T
- The Concession
- The designated area within the school where food and snacks are sold or distributed during lunch hours.
- The King
- A casual shorthand nickname used by students and the local community to refer to the school.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Ancillary Room
- A multi-purpose room used for school meetings, extra-curriculars, and community events.
- DTK
- The common shorthand for the David Thomas King school building.
- Early Dismissal
- The schedule convention where students are dismissed early every Thursday (typically at 2:13 PM).
- Encumbrance
- A term used in the district for outstanding fees or unreturned school property that must be cleared.
- Healthy Hunger
- The online platform used by the school for managing and ordering special lunch programs.
- Indoor Shoes
- A required second pair of clean footwear that students must change into to keep the school floors clean.
- Late Entry
- Specific days or times when the school schedule is adjusted, often communicated via SchoolZone.
- Learning Commons
- The school's library and collaborative technology space.
- Level 3 Lottery
- The specific enrollment process used to manage student placement when the school exceeds its planned capacity.
- Noon Hour
- The designated daily block for lunch and outdoor recess.
- Noon Hour Supervision
- A specific logistical service and fee-based program for students who stay at school during the lunch break.
- Pods
- Grade-specific classroom clusters or 'Learning Communities' that group students by age level.
- Pre-enrolment
- The required annual spring process where students confirm their school choice for the next academic year.
- SchoolZone
- The primary online portal for students and parents to access grades, news, and attendance.
- Secord
- The West Edmonton neighborhood where the school is located, often used to describe the campus site.
- Secord
- The specific West Edmonton neighborhood where the school is located and where most students reside.
- Staggered Entry
- The practice of having different grade levels start the school year on different days to ease the transition.
- supervised_lunch_time_program
- Supervised Lunch-Time Program
- The Den
- The primary gymnasium and large gathering space for school assemblies and sports.
- The Gym
- The large multi-purpose athletic facility used for school sports and community events.
- The Hub
- The school's central learning commons and library area designed for collaborative work.
- The Loop
- The designated traffic circle used for student drop-off, pick-up, and yellow bus loading.
- Yellow Bus
- The standard student transportation service provided by the district.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Summer Term 2026 - Module D runs May 4, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 15 approved campus terms and 23 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.