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Academic / school year
See your whole school year on one page.
A 12-month calendar that spans two calendar years — August through July, or pick any other 12-month window. Holidays auto-marked.
1-page PDF · US Letter · 12 months across two calendar years
Tips for the best result
Pick the right start month. Most US schools run August → July. Some universities prefer September → August. Pick whichever matches your calendar.
Landscape for the wall. Landscape orientation gives each mini-month a wider, more legible layout — great for a classroom wall or bulletin-board planner.
Holidays stay accurate across the year boundary. Because the 12 months span two calendar years, holidays are computed per-year (MLK Day in Jan 2027 falls on the right Monday, Thanksgiving 2026 on the right Thursday, etc.).
Prints on any printer. Standard 8.5 × 11" US Letter.
For weekly lesson planning
Teacher Lesson Planner
Weekly grid — class periods down, days across. Perfect companion to the academic year calendar.
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For homeschool families
Homeschool Weekly Planner
Subjects down, days across — pair with the academic calendar for full-year curriculum planning.
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Frequently asked questions
Why use an academic calendar instead of a regular yearly one?
Regular yearly calendars start in January, which lands mid-school-year. An academic calendar starts when school does (usually August or September), so a single page covers one complete school year — fall semester, winter break, spring semester, summer — without splitting it across two pages.
Should I start in August or September?
Most US K-12 schools and many universities start mid-to-late August, so August → July is the most common choice. Some universities (especially in the Northeast) start after Labor Day and prefer September → August. Pick whichever matches your institution's calendar.
Are holidays correct across the year boundary?
Yes. Each month's holidays are computed for that month's actual calendar year — so MLK Day in January 2027 lands on the third Monday of Jan 2027, Thanksgiving 2026 on the fourth Thursday of Nov 2026, Easter on the right date in March or April depending on the year, etc.
Who uses this format?
K-12 teachers (lesson planning, classroom calendars), college students (semester planning), homeschool parents (curriculum mapping), school administrators (year-at-a-glance for staff), tutors, coaches, and anyone whose year is shaped by school terms rather than calendar terms.
Can I include common school breaks?
School breaks aren't auto-marked because they vary by district and institution. The federal/observance holidays that line up with most break weeks (Thanksgiving, Christmas, MLK, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day) ARE marked, which gives you visual anchors for where breaks usually fall.
Is the calendar fillable, or just for reference?
Reference only — each day cell is sized for the at-a-glance view, not for writing in. For day-by-day lesson planning, use the Teacher Lesson Planner (weekly format with class-period rows). For event tracking, use the Yearly Event Calendar.
Updated through May 2026