School year 2026/2027

Calendar of events

Celebrations, trips and meetings of the Academy and of the Polish community in New Jersey and New York.

September 2026

  • September 9 Lessons in Winding River Park (picnic area)
  • September 13 (Sunday) 87th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland, at the Katyń Memorial, 3:00 pm
  • September 17 (Thursday) Holy Mass for the students at the start of the school year, SML in Lakewood

October 2026

  • October 4 (Sunday) 86th Pulaski Day Parade in New York
  • October 9 Meeting at Silverton Farm in Toms River
  • October 11 CONCERT "Wspólne śpiewanie (nie)zakazanych piosenek" (singing (un)forbidden songs together), Lodi, NJ
  • October 14 National Education Commission Day (Polish Teachers’ Day)
  • October 21 Polish-American Bilingualism Day
  • October 31 (Saturday) “Remember the Veterans” event by the Pamięć Association, at American Częstochowa

November 2026

  • November 11 Polish Independence Day
  • November 14 St. Andrew’s Eve party (Andrzejki) at the Ambassador, Trenton
  • November 22 (Sunday) WLCE Polish language exam for high school students

December 2026

  • December 2 Christmas workshop
  • December 11 (Friday) NATIVITY PLAY (Jasełka)

January 2027

  • January 20 Grandparents’ Day and the first-grade welcome ceremony
  • January 23–24 Youth retreat at American Częstochowa
  • January 24 (Sunday) KEN medal ceremony at the Polish Consulate General in New York

February 2027

  • February 6 (Saturday) Studniówka (100 days before the matura) for students of Polish schools
  • February 10 Ash Wednesday (no lessons)

March 2027

  • March 17 Easter

April 2027

  • April 17 Trip to the American Museum of Natural History in New York (the parents’ meeting must approve it)
  • April 28 Anniversary of the Constitution of May 3

May 2027

  • May 5 Matura exam 2027
  • May 8 Family Day at American Częstochowa
  • May 12 or 19 End of the school year (the date depends on cancelled lessons, for example because of the weather)