Framingham Public Schools

Explorers Calendar

Date	Observation	Status
August 28	First Day of School, Grades 1-5	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
September 2	Labor Day	All Programs Closed
September 3	Professional Development Day	All Programs Closed
September 6	First Day of School - Blocks First Day of School - Kindergarten	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
September 19	Elementary Early Release Day	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
October 3	No School, Rosh Hashanah	Full-day programming, open 7:30a-5:30pm Additional fee required, location TBD
October 10	Elementary Early Release Day	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
October 14	Indigenous Peoples’ Day	All Programs Closed
October 12	Elementary Early Release Day	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
November 5	No School, Voting Day	Full-day programming, open 7:30a-5:30pm Additional fee required, location TBD
November 11	Veterans Day	All Programs Closed
November 14	Elementary Early Release	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
November 27- 29	Thanksgiving Recess	All Programs Closed
December 12	Elementary Early Release Day	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
December 23 - January 1	Winter Recess	All Programs Closed
January 20	MLK Jr. Day	All Programs Closed
January 23	Elementary Early Release	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
January 30	Elementary Early Release	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
February 6	Elementary Early Release	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
February 17	Presidents’ Day	All Programs Closed
February 18-21	February Recess	Full-day programming, open 7:30a-5:30pm Additional fee required, location TBD
March 13	Elementary Early Release	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
March 21	Professional Development Day	Full-day programming, open 7:30a-5:30pm Additional fee required, location TBD
April 10	Elementary Early Release Day	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
April 18	No School, Good Friday	All Programs Closed
April 20	Patriots’ Day	All Programs Closed
April 21-25	Spring Recess	Full-day programming, open 7:30a-5:30pm Additional fee required, location TBD
May 2	Professional Development Day	Full-day programming, open 7:30a-5:30pm Additional fee required, location TBD
May 15	Elementary Early Release Day	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
May 22	Elementary Early Release Day	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
May 26	Memorial Day	All Programs Closed
May 29	Elementary Early Release	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
June 19	Juneteenth	All Programs Closed
	Last Day of School: All programs close at 3pm

Date	Observation	Status
August 30	First Day of School, Grades 1-5	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
September 4	Labor Day	All Programs Closed
September 6	First Day of School - Blocks & Kindergarten	Little Explorers FHS open until 3:15pm Little Explorers Juniper Hill open until 5:30pm All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
September 19	Elementary Early Release Day	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
September 25	Yom Kippur	Full-day programming, open 7:30a-5:30pm. Additional fee required, location TBD.
October 2	Professional Development Day	Full-day programming, open 7:30a-5:30pm. Additional fee required, location TBD.
October 5	Elementary Early Release Day	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
October 9	Indigenous Peoples’ Day	Explorers Closed
October 12	Elementary Early Release Day	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
October 19	Elementary Early Release Day	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
October 26	Elementary Early Release Day	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
November 7	Elementary Early Release Day	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
November 10	Veterans Day	Explorers Closed
November 22- 24	Thanksgiving Recess	Explorers Closed
December 7	Elementary Early Release Day	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
December 25 - January 1	Winter Recess	TBD
January 15	MLK Jr. Day	Explorers Closed
February 19	Presidents’ Day	Explorers Closed
February 20-23	February Recess	Full-day programming, open 7:30a-5:30pm. Additional fee required, location TBD.
March 5	Professional Development Day	Full-day programming, open 7:30a-5:30pm. Additional fee required, location TBD.
March 14	Elementary Early Release Day	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
March 28	Elementary Early Release Day	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
March 29	Good Friday	Explorers Closed
April 4	Elementary Early Release Day	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
April 15	Patriots’ Day	Explorers Closed
April 16-19	Spring Recess	Full-day programming, open 7:30a-5:30pm. Additional fee required, location TBD.
April 25	Elementary Early Release Day	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
May 2	Professional Development Day	Full-day programming, open 7:30a-5:30pm. Additional fee required, location TBD.
May9	Elementary Early Release Day	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
May 16	Elementary Early Release Day	All Elementary Explorers Programs open until 6PM
May 27	Memorial Day	Explorers Closed
June 19	Juneteenth	Explorers Closed
TBD	Last Day of School	All Locations open until 3PM
July 8th - August 2nd	Summer Scene 2024	Location TBD

Mission:

The Department of Community Resource Development (CRD) serves as a facilitator for the Framingham Public Schools in providing multifaceted, comprehensive, and holistic learning opportunities to all students through programming that addresses social and emotional development and provides academic supports that complement the school day.

Vision:

Expand access to high quality out of school time programming for all students.
Increase partnerships with higher education institutions to expand college and career opportunities for all students.
Develop world class community partnerships that enhance our student development and achievement.

What we do: