2011–2012 School Calendar
Fall
Aug 20, Saturday – Medicine Making Class pt.1
Aug 21, Sunday – School Orientation
9:30 Building Orientation, new students
10:00 Welcome and introduction for new students with Staff and faculty
10:45 Orientation to Case-based study: new students with Ma
11:30 How to do effective case-based studies research with Courtney Bruch (Mandatory for new students, optional refresher for others)
1:00 Vegan Gluten free pot luck lunch and meet & greet; all students.
2:00 Clinic orientation for new students with Ma
2:00 Clean up, all continuing students
2:30 Peer mentoring intro/refresher all students with Ma
3:00 Clinic protocols orientation: Fourth years with Ma
3:00 Clinic Worksheet orientation Second Years with Kourtney
3:30 Clinic worksheet orientation Third years with Ma
3:30 Clinic worksheet orientation new students with Kourtney
4:30 Orientation to IJ: Mandatory for new students, optional refresher for others
Aug 23, Tuesday – 1st day Tue clinic
Aug 24, Wednesday – 1st day of school
Opening Ceremony – 9am – Sarasvati puja, Please wear white and bring white roses, chrysanthemums or daisies for petal offerings
Aug 27, Saturday – Medicine Making Class pt. 2
Sept 1st , Thursday – No clinic (Raghudas' Mahasamadhi)
Sept 24–24 – Self Care class for 1st year students
Oct 6, Thursday – No clinic (Vijaydasami – Little Girls Festival)
Oct 7, Friday – Ma gone – classes still on (3rd and 4th year students run RT and case study on own)
Thanksgiving, Nov 22–25 – No school
Dec 9, Friday – Last day of school
Dec 14-16 – Make up school days
Dec 15 – Ma’s birthday
Spring
Jan 15, Sun – Spring clinic orientation
10am – first years work sheets
11am – 2nd years work sheets and orientation
12pm – 3rd years orientation
Jan 17, Tue – 1st day Tue clinic
Jan 18, Wed – 1st day of class
Feb 20, Mon – Shiva Ratri
Feb 21, Tue – No clinic
Mar 27–30 – Spring break
Apr 18–20 – Nama week – no school this week
May 11, Fri – Last day of school
May 12, Sat – 2nd & 4th year graduation
May 16–18 – Make up week