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 September 8, 2019 | Thurs October 3, 2019 | |
| Mon October 7, 2019 | Thurs October 31, 2019 | Oct 6 (Armed Forces Day) |
| Sun November 3, 2019 | Thurs November 28, 2019 | Nov 10 (Prophet Muhammad Birthday) |
| Sun December 1, 2019 | Thurs December 26, 2019 | |
| Sun Jan 5, 2020 | Thurs Jan 30, 2020 | Jan 7 (Coptic Christmas Day) |
| Sun Feb 2, 2020 | Thurs Feb, 27, 2020 | |
| Sun March 1, 2020 | Thurs March 26, 2020 | |
| Sun April 5, 2020 | Thurs, April 30, 2020 | Apr 20 (Sham El Nasim) |
| Sun May 3. 2020 | Thurs May 28, 2020 | May 24 -26 (Eid Al Fitr break) |
| Sun June 7, 2020 | Thurs July 2, 2020 | June 30 (Revolution Day) |
| Sun July 5, 2020 | Thurs July 30, 2020 | July 23 (Revolution Day) July 30 – August 3 (Eid Al Adha break) |
| Sun August 9, 2020 | Thurs September 3, 2020 | Aug 20 (Islamic new year) |
| Sun September 6, 2020 | Thurs October 1, 2020 | |
| Sun October 4, 2020 | Thurs October 29, 2020 | Oct 6 (Armed forces day) Oct 29 (Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday) |
| Sun November 1, 2020 | Thurs November 26, 2020 | |
| Sun December 6, 2020 | Thurs December 31, 2020 |
| Fall Semester (2019) | |
| Sun Sept 1, 2019 | Islamic New Year (Public Holiday) |
| Monday Sept 2, 2019 | First day of classes |
| Tues Sept 11, 2018 | Islamic New Year (Public Holiday) |
| Sunday Oct 6, 2019 | Armed Forces Day (Public Holiday) |
| Sunday Nov 10, 2019 | Birth of the prophet Mohamed (Public Holiday) |
| Wednesday Dec 25, 2019 | Last Day of Classes |
| Thurs Dec 26, 2019 | Final Exam |
| Spring Semester (2020) | |
| Sun Jan 5, 2020 | First day of classes |
| Tue Jan 7, 2020 | Coptic Christmas Day |
| Monday Apr 20, 2020 | Sham El Nasim |
| Wed April 22, 2020 | Last Day of Classes |
| Thu April 23, 2020 | Final Exam |
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 $1060.
| Summer Session 1 | |
| Sun July 5, 2020 | First day of classes |
| Mon Mon July 6, 2020 | Outing to : Egyptian Museum |
| Thurs July 9, 2020 | Outing to : Islamic Cairo & Khan al-Khalili Market |
| Tue July 14, 2020 | Outing to : Al Azhar Park |
| Sun July 19, 2020 | Outing to : Coptic Cairo |
| Tue July 21, 2020 | Outing to :The Mosque of ibn Tulun |
| Tue July 28, 2020 | Outing to: Felucca |
| Thurs July 30, 2020 | Last day of Classes |
| Summer Session 2 | |
| Sun August 9, 2020 | First day of classes |
| Mon August 10, 2020 | Outing to: Citadel |
| Thurs August 13, 2020 | Outing to: Islamic Cairo & Khan al-Khalili Market |
| Mon August 17, 2020 | Outing to: House of Gayer-Anderson |
| Mon August 24, 2020 | Outing to: Egyptian Museum |
| Thurs. August 27 , 2020 | Outing to: Coptic Cairo |
| Mon August 31, 2020 | Outing to:Al Azhar Park |
| Thurs Septmber 3, 2020 | Last day of Classes |