Academic calendar
School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 12, 2026 – May 21, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- School Year 2026-2027Relevant now
Campus language
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Showing 16 of 16 terms
A
- Alumni
- A dormitory for girls in the Vivian Webb School (VWS).
- Appleby
- A dormitory for boys in the Webb School of California (WSC).
- ASB
- Associated Student Body, the student government organization.
H
- Holt
- A dormitory for boys in the Webb School of California (WSC).
J
- Jameson
- A dormitory for boys in the Webb School of California (WSC).
- Jones
- A dormitory for girls in the Vivian Webb School (VWS).
K
- Kirkhill
- A dormitory for boys in the Webb School of California (WSC).
M
- Meade
- A dormitory for girls in the Vivian Webb School (VWS).
P
- Peccary
- The school mascot and a reference to the museum's fossil collection; often used to describe the school spirit.
- Price
- Price Dining Hall, the primary campus cafeteria where students and faculty eat.
T
- The Webb Way
- The school's guiding ethos centered on honor, integrity, and community leadership.
- Theme Week
- An annual week of high-energy spirit competitions between WSC and VWS.
U
- Unbounded
- Short for Unbounded Days, a period of immersive, off-campus experiential learning trips.
V
- VWS
- Vivian Webb School, the all-girls school within The Webb Schools.
W
- WAC
- Webb Athletics Council, the student-led organization for sports and spirit.
- WSC
- Webb School of California, the all-boys school within The Webb Schools.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Alf
- The Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology, a unique on-campus museum and research facility.
- Check-in
- The mandatory nightly curfew and attendance check for students living in the dorms.
- Day Student
- A student who attends classes and activities but does not reside in the campus dormitories.
- Fawcett
- Fawcett Library, the main academic resource and study center.
- Formal Dinner
- A required sit-down meal for boarding students and faculty, often featuring speakers or special programs.
- Hooper
- Hooper Community Center, a hub for student activities and gatherings.
- lower_school_dining_hall
- Lower School Dining Hall
- McCarthy
- McCarthy Student Center, a common area for student relaxation and events.
- spartan_bistro
- Spartan Bistro
- The Loop
- The main circular driveway used for student drop-off, pick-up, and campus transit access.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 12, 2026 – May 21, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 16 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.