Academic calendar
N-12 Academic Year 2026-2027 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- N-12 Academic Year 2026-2027Relevant now
Campus language
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G
- Green and White
- The official school colors, used frequently in sports and spirit-related events.
I
- Inner Light
- A Quaker term often used to describe the inherent gifts and potential within every student.
L
- Levinger
- Common shorthand for the Paul and Ruth Levinger Dining Room, the school's main dining hall.
- LincUps
- Occasional networking and social gatherings for alumnae across the country.
- LSAA
- Lincoln School Alumnae Association, connecting graduates through a global network.
- LSPA
- Lincoln School Parents Association, the primary organization for parent involvement.
- Lumina
- An annual community tradition and celebration held during the winter season.
- LynxMUN
- The school's Model United Nations club and annual conference.
S
- Silent Meeting
- A term for the Quaker tradition of Meeting for Worship, held in shared silence to encourage reflection.
- SPICES
- An acronym for the core Quaker values integrated into campus life: Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Stewardship.
- Step-Singing
- A major tradition held on the front steps where juniors and seniors exchange songs and parodies before graduation.
T
- The Red Doors
- The symbolic entrance of the school; students traditionally walk through them on their first and last days.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Boss-McLoughlin Gym
- One of the on-campus gymnasiums used for athletics and PE.
- Dorothy Gifford Science Wing
- The campus wing dedicated to science classrooms and laboratories.
- Dwight House
- A historic Georgian Revival building on campus used for administrative and community purposes.
- Faxon Farm
- The 33-acre athletic campus located in Rehoboth, MA, which hosts interscholastic sports.
- Faxon Shuttle
- Transportation provided to move student-athletes from the Butler Avenue campus to the Faxon Farm fields.
- lincoln_school_dining_room
- Lincoln School Dining Room
- Look@Lincoln
- The official name for admissions visit programs and open houses.
- Meeting for Worship
- A regularly scheduled period of communal silence and reflection following Quaker practice.
- Murray Middle School
- The dedicated facility for students in Grades 6–8.
- Numbered Days
- The school uses a cycle (e.g., Day 1, Day 2) for its class schedule rather than fixed weekdays.
- The Little School
- The co-educational early learning center serving infants through Pre-K.
- The STEAM Hub
- A 4,000-square-foot interdisciplinary space with chemistry and physics labs and a student art gallery.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- N-12 Academic Year 2026-2027 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 12 approved campus terms and 12 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.