Academic Calendar

Name: Last Day of School
Start: 2025-06-13T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-06-13T23:59:59-04:00
Location: Zena Democratic School

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Academic Calendar

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Month
Day

September 2023

September 11, 2023 @ 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

First Day of School

Hudson Valley Sudbury School 84 Zena Road, Kingston, NY

September 25, 2023

Yom Kippur – School Closed

February 2024

February 5, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Annual Assembly Meeting

Hudson Valley Sudbury School 84 Zena Road, Kingston, NY

May 2024

May 1, 2024

Staff Day – School Closed

June 2024

June 14, 2024

Last Day of School

February 2025

February 3 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Assembly Meeting

Zena Democratic School 84 Zena Road, Kingston, NY

June 2025

June 13

Last Day of School

Zena Democratic School 84 Zena Road, Kingston, NY

Academic Calendar

September 2023

First Day of School

Yom Kippur – School Closed

February 2024

Annual Assembly Meeting

May 2024

Staff Day – School Closed

June 2024

Last Day of School

February 2025

Assembly Meeting

June 2025

Last Day of School

Parents’ experience of the school is a crucial factor in determining their childrens’ experience of the school. Children of parents who work hard to understand our philosophy, communicate with staff, attend events, and connect with the community usually get the most out of our program.

At Zena Democratic School, rule infractions and interpersonal conflicts are resolved using sophisticated restorative justice tools.

Age-mixing is one of the most potent developmental experiences at Zena Democratic School.

Each student aged 14+ is automatically enrolled in our High School Advisor Program;

Screens are allowed at school, with restrictions.

At Zena Democratic School, a Cooperative (coop) is a group of like-minded students and staff who organize around a common interest, like music, art, or sports.

At Zena Democratic School, the jobs of administration and maintenance are divided into roles called Clerkships;

Every student and staff at Zena Democratic School is assigned a cleaning job by the Physical Plant Clerk.

Students may receive a diploma if they elect to undergo our internal diploma process.

Zena Democratic School is located on a parcel of 67 wooded acres in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains in the Hudson Valley region of New York State.

Zena Democratic School is a direct democracy; each student and member of the staff has an equal vote in managing all aspects of the school’s operation.