Academic calendar
Public Events Calendar Snapshot runs Sep 12, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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Campus language
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Showing 12 of 12 terms
A
- Assembly
- The mandatory morning meeting where the entire school community gathers for announcements and presentations.
C
- Class I
- The senior class (12th grade).
- Class IV
- The freshman class (9th grade).
D
- DEIB
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, referring to the office and initiatives focused on campus culture.
E
- EXCEL
- Experiential & Community Engagement Learning, the department managing service learning and study away programs.
L
- Long Block
- An extended class period, typically lasting 75 to 80 minutes, allowing for deeper lab work or discussion.
N
- NTC
- Nobles Theatre Collective, the student-led organization responsible for performing arts productions.
S
- SLC
- Student Life Committee, the student government body that organizes events and represents student interests.
T
- The Castle
- The main dining hall located within the historic Castle building where students and faculty eat lunch.
- The Servery
- The specific area within the Castle where food is served and collected.
W
- Wiggins
- Wiggins House, the primary residence for the school's five-day boarding program.
X
- X-Block
- A flexible period in the daily schedule used for clubs, extra help from teachers, or student meetings.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 5-Day Boarding
- The school's unique residential model where boarders stay on campus Sunday night through Friday afternoon and go home for weekends.
- Late Start
- The practice of classes beginning later than usual, typically occurring on Wednesday mornings.
- Lawrence
- Lawrence Auditorium, the main venue for morning Assembly and large performances.
- MAC
- The Morrison Athletic Center, the primary facility for indoor sports, gym classes, and fitness.
- Pratt
- The Pratt Middle School building, dedicated to students in grades 7 and 8.
- Putnam
- The Putnam Library, the central academic resource and study hub.
- Shattuck
- The Shattuck Schoolhouse, the main academic building for Upper School classes.
- The Bus
- The network of school-provided shuttle buses that transport day students from various Greater Boston locations.
- The Castle
- The iconic main building housing administrative offices, the dining hall, and common spaces.
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- The Castle
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Public Events Calendar Snapshot runs Sep 12, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 12 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.