Academic Calendar
Arab Academy offers monthly programs, summer and semester long that run year round. Classes are held Sunday through Thursday, except on national holidays.
Monthly Programs
Arab Academy study programs run all year round. We normally start a course on the first Sunday of every month. We also run short term and flexible programs for students with tight schedules. The table below displays when each session begins and when it ends. You may register for as many sessions as you wish.
| Starting Date | End Date | Official Holidays |
| Sun March 4, 2018 | Thurs March 29, 2018 | |
| Sun April 1, 2018 | Thurs April 26, 2018 | April 9 – Spring festival /April 25 – Sinai Liberation Day |
| Sun May 6, 2018 | Thurs May 31, 2018 | May 1 – Labour day |
| Sun June 3, 2018 | Thurs June 28, 2018 | June 14 – 17 – Eid Alfitr |
| Sun July 1, 2018 | Thurs July 26, 2018 | July 23 – July Revolution Day |
| Sun August 5, 2018 | Thurs August 30, 2018 | August 21 – 25 – Eid Al-Adha |
| Sun September 2, 2018 | Thurs September 27, 2018 | September 12- Hijri Year Celebration |
| Sun October 7, 2018 | Thurs November 1, 2018 | |
| Sun November 4, 2018 | Thurs November 29, 2018 | Nov 21 – Birth of Prophet Mohamed Celebration |
| Sun December 2, 2018 | Thurs December 27, 2018 |
Summer Programs
Students who enroll in Summer Sessions 1 and 2 will have 20 hours of Arabic lessons per week plus go on outings (during and outside of class time) with teachers, giving them an opportunity to practice Arabic in real situations with native speakers. The total cost of the summer program is $995.
| Summer Session 1 | |
| Sun July 1, 2018 | First day of classes |
| Mon July 2, 2018 | Outing to : Egyptian Museum |
| Thurs July 5, 2018 | Outing to : Islamic Cairo & Khan al-Khalili Market |
| Sat July 7, 2018 | Outing to : Pyramids |
| Tue July 10, 2018 | Outing to : Al Azhar Park |
| Sun July 15, 2018 | Outing to : Coptic Cairo |
| Tue July 17, 2018 | Outing to :The Mosque of ibn Tulun |
| Mon July 23, 2018 | Revolution day (Public holiday) |
| Tue July 24, 2018 | Outing to: Felucca |
| Thurs July 26, 2018 | Last day of Classes |
| Summer Session 2 | |
| Sun August 5, 2018 | First day of classes |
| Mon August 6, 2018 | Outing to: Citadel |
| Thurs August 9, 2018 | Outing to: Islamic Cairo & Khan al-Khalili Market |
| Sun August 12, 2018 | Outing to: House of Gayer-Anderson |
| Tue August 14, 2018 | Outing to: Coptic Cairo |
| Sun August 19, 2018 | Outing to: Egyptian Museum |
| Thurs. August 23 , 2018 | Official holiday |
| Sunday August 26, 2018 | Outing to:Al Azhar Park |
| Tue August 28, 2018 | Outing to : The Museum of Islamic Arts |
| Thurs August 30, 2018 | Last day of Classes |
| Spring Semester (2018) | |
| Sun Jan 14, 2018 | First day of classes |
| Thru Jan 25, 2018 | Holiday (Official Holiday) |
| Sat Mar 17 – Sun Mar 25, 2018 | Easter Break |
| Mon Apr 9, 2018 | Holiday (Official Holiday) |
| Wed Apr 25, 2018 | Holiday (Official Holiday) |
| Tues May 1, 2018 | Holiday (Official Holiday) |
| Wed May 9, 2018 | Last Day of Classes |
| Thu May 10, 2018 | Final Exam |
| Fall Semester (2018) | |
| Sun Sept 2, 2018 | First Day of Classes |
| Wed Sept 12, 2018 | Islamic New Year (Public Holiday) |
| Wed Nov 21, 2018 | Prophet Muhammad Birthday Holiday (Public Holiday) |
| Wednesday Dec 19, 2018 | Last Day of Classes |
| Thurs Dec 20, 2018 | Final Exam |