Calendar reminder:
Schools close for winter break on Wednesday, December 24, and will reopen on Monday, January 5, 2026.
District Office will be closed from Wednesday, December 24, through Friday, December 26, and from Wednesday, December 31, through Friday, January 2.
Winter Break Resources:
Use our pre-K through 5th-grade Learning Guides.
Find fun pre-K activities.
For additional City Schools resources, please visit our Families page.
Check out free books, read free ebooks and audiobooks, and join activities at your nearest Pratt Library.
Access free ebooks and audiobooks through our Sora digital library.
Register for online Hazel Health mental health resources.
Submit to Lyric Baltimore's Dream Big contest:
Students in grades 5-12 can submit an original poem, essay, video, musical composition, or artwork responding to the question: "How will you reach for the stars and change the world?" The deadline is Friday, February 20.
Top finalists, called "Visionaries," present their work at the Dream Big Celebration at 7 p.m. on March 24, 2026, at Lyric Baltimore. Visionaries, Dreamers, and Strivers receive cash prizes and awards.
Submit to the WJZ Black History Oratory Competition
Students in grades 9–12 are invited to enter WJZ-TV’s Black History Oratory Competition. Respond to a quotation by Frederick Douglass, Juanita Jackson Mitchell, or Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for an opportunity to earn scholarship money and perform live. Essays are due by January 25.