Academic calendar
School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 1, 2026 – Jul 31, 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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Showing 9 of 9 terms
A
- AMS
- American Montessori Society, the accrediting body often used to identify the school's pedagogical standards.
H
- Hot Lunch
- The standard term for the school-provided catered meal program as opposed to a packed lunch.
M
- MAPA
- Montessori Academy Parent Association, the primary volunteer and community organization for parents.
N
- Normalization
- A state of deep focus, self-discipline, and social harmony achieved by a student within the classroom.
P
- Practical Life
- A category of activities involving real-world tasks like cleaning, pouring, or food preparation.
T
- The Prepared Environment
- The classroom space, intentionally designed to facilitate independent learning and movement.
- The Rug
- The individual floor mat used by students to define their personal workspace for a specific activity.
- TMA
- The Montessori Academy, a common shorthand used by students and staff at the Edison Lakes campus.
W
- Work
- Any self-chosen educational activity or lesson; students 'do their work' rather than 'do an assignment.'
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Brightwheel
- The primary mobile application used for student check-in/out, daily activity reports, and parent-teacher communication.
- Carpool
- The highly regulated vehicle queue and procedure for student drop-off and pick-up.
- Fob
- The electronic key tag issued to parents and staff for secure building access.
- Late Start
- Scheduled mornings (often Wednesdays) where classes begin later than usual for staff professional development.
- Phase-in
- The staggered start-of-year schedule where students begin in small groups to acclimate to the classroom.
- snaps_caf
- SNAPS Café
- South Loop
- The secondary campus location for the Montessori Academy of Chicago.
- The Farm
- The rural or outdoor learning site specifically used by adolescent students for land-based studies.
- The Great Room
- The central gathering space used for community events and performances at the Edison Lakes campus.
- West Loop
- The primary urban campus building for the Montessori Academy of Chicago.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 1, 2026 – Jul 31, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 9 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.