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Come See What’s Happening at Cajal

Join an upcoming event with the Cajal Academy community, or attend an Information Session to find out what’s possible when you switch to neuroscience-based education!

 

Upcoming Information Sessions

Come find out why the science of learning might actually hold back a child’s potential in traditional educational environments, and how we re-engineered school from the ground up using that science to propel student growth!

Strongly encouraged for all families considering applying for an academic year or summer placement at Cajal Academy

events calendar
Elementary School Program Tour & Info Session
Oct 15
Oct 15, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Elementary School Program Tour & Info Session
Oct 15, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Join our special Elementary School Info Session in person or virtually to learn how we empower kids in grades K-5 through our ground-breaking program for EDS, bright, gifted and "2e" kids! Explore new interests while learning executive function and social skills through project-based learning with experienced educators and expert licensed therapists. RSVP today!

Oct 15, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Middle School Program Tour & Info Session
Oct 20
Oct 20, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Middle School Program Tour & Info Session
Oct 20, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Join our special Middle School Info Session in person or virtually to learn how we empower kids in grades 6-8 in our innovative school for EDS, bright, gifted and "2e" kids, with ground-breaking interventions reducing or removing learning disabilities and social-emotional challenges. RSVP today!

Oct 20, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Information Session & Tour
Oct 28
Oct 28, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Information Session & Tour
Oct 28, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Come find out what’s possible when you switch to neuroscience-based education, and learn about our ground-breaking method for reducing or removing learning disabilities! We’ll be giving a tour of our historic facility, a “teach in” with our visionary Head of School on the neuroscience behind our program, and an overview of our very unique program and how we use that science to create transformative student growth. RSVP to join us in-person or online!

Oct 28, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome & Other Chronic Medical Conditions: Info Session
Oct 30
Oct 30, 2025
3:15 PM – 4:45 PM15:15 – 16:453:15 PM – 4:45 PM
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome & Other Chronic Medical Conditions: Info Session
Oct 30, 2025
3:15 PM – 4:45 PM15:15 – 16:453:15 PM – 4:45 PM

Cajal Academy is the world’s first K-12 school for kids with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome! Come learn how our unique educational model moves these and other students having learning, social-emotional and/or neurophysiological differences forward!

Oct 30, 2025
3:15 PM – 4:45 PM15:15 – 16:453:15 PM – 4:45 PM
High School Tour & Info Session
Nov 7
Nov 7, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM
High School Tour & Info Session
Nov 7, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Join our Info Session in person or virtually to learn about Cajal Academy’s high school curriculum and program, with ground-breaking interventions reducing or removing learning, executive function and social-emotional disabilities while developing the skills our innovating thinkers will need in college and beyond. RSVP today!

Nov 7, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Information Session & Tour (All Ages)
Nov 18
Nov 18, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Information Session & Tour (All Ages)
Nov 18, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Come find out what’s possible when you switch to neuroscience-based education, and learn about our ground-breaking method for reducing or removing learning disabilities! We’ll be giving a tour of our historic facility, a “teach in” with our visionary Head of School on the neuroscience behind our program, and an overview of our very unique program and how we use that science to create transformative student growth. RSVP to join us in-person or online!

Nov 18, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM
 

 

Upcoming Events for Kids and Prospective Students

Want to start connecting your child with Cajal in advance of a future placement, or give them a chance to try it out before you submit the full application? Sign your child up to join us for a Workshop Wednesday to experience the core of our program (a brief screening application is required), or watch for our semi-annual student Shadow Day events on our calendar.

events calendar
Workshop Wednesdays Enrichment Series (10/22)
Oct 22
Oct 22, 2025
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM12:00 – 15:0012:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Workshop Wednesdays Enrichment Series (10/22)
Oct 22, 2025
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM12:00 – 15:0012:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Oct 22, 2025
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM12:00 – 15:0012:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Workshop Wednesdays Enrichment Series (11/5)
Nov 5
Nov 5, 2025
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM12:00 – 15:0012:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Workshop Wednesdays Enrichment Series (11/5)
Nov 5, 2025
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM12:00 – 15:0012:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Nov 5, 2025
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM12:00 – 15:0012:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Workshop Wednesdays Enrichment Series (11/19)
Nov 19
Nov 19, 2025
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM12:00 – 15:0012:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Workshop Wednesdays Enrichment Series (11/19)
Nov 19, 2025
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM12:00 – 15:0012:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Nov 19, 2025
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM12:00 – 15:0012:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Workshop Wednesdays Enrichment Series (12/3)
Dec 3
Dec 3, 2025
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM12:00 – 15:0012:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Workshop Wednesdays Enrichment Series (12/3)
Dec 3, 2025
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM12:00 – 15:0012:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Dec 3, 2025
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM12:00 – 15:0012:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Workshop Wednesdays Enrichment Series (12/17)
Dec 17
Dec 17, 2025
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM12:00 – 15:0012:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Workshop Wednesdays Enrichment Series (12/17)
Dec 17, 2025
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM12:00 – 15:0012:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Dec 17, 2025
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM12:00 – 15:0012:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Learn more about our Enrichment & After School Programs
 

School Calendar for Enrolled Students

events calendar
School Closed: Veterans Day
Nov 11
Nov 11, 2025
School Closed: Veterans Day
Nov 11, 2025
Nov 11, 2025
Reacclimation Day
Dec 1
Dec 1, 2025
Reacclimation Day
Dec 1, 2025
Dec 1, 2025
Early Dismissal: Professional Development
Dec 19
Dec 19, 2025
Early Dismissal: Professional Development
Dec 19, 2025
Dec 19, 2025
School Closed: Winter Break
Dec 22
Dec 22, 2025 – Jan 4, 2026
School Closed: Winter Break
Dec 22, 2025 – Jan 4, 2026
Dec 22, 2025 – Jan 4, 2026
School Closed for Students; Staff Planning
Jan 5
Jan 5, 2026
School Closed for Students; Staff Planning
Jan 5, 2026
Jan 5, 2026
Reacclimation Day
Jan 6
Jan 6, 2026
Reacclimation Day
Jan 6, 2026
Jan 6, 2026
Early Dismissal: Parent-Teacher Conferences
Jan 15
Jan 15, 2026
Early Dismissal: Parent-Teacher Conferences
Jan 15, 2026
Jan 15, 2026
Early Dismissal: Parent-Teacher Conferences
Jan 16
Jan 16, 2026
Early Dismissal: Parent-Teacher Conferences
Jan 16, 2026
Jan 16, 2026
School Closed: Martin Luther King Day
Jan 19
Jan 19, 2026
School Closed: Martin Luther King Day
Jan 19, 2026
Jan 19, 2026
Reacclimation Day
Jan 20
Jan 20, 2026
Reacclimation Day
Jan 20, 2026
Jan 20, 2026
Early Dismissal: Professional Development
Feb 6
Feb 6, 2026
Early Dismissal: Professional Development
Feb 6, 2026
Feb 6, 2026
School Closed: February Break
Feb 7
Feb 7, 2026 – Feb 17, 2026
School Closed: February Break
Feb 7, 2026 – Feb 17, 2026
Feb 7, 2026 – Feb 17, 2026
Reacclimation Day
Feb 18
Feb 18, 2026
Reacclimation Day
Feb 18, 2026
Feb 18, 2026
Reacclimation Day
Mar 23
Mar 23, 2026
Reacclimation Day
Mar 23, 2026
Mar 23, 2026
School Closed: April Break
Apr 3
Apr 3, 2026 – Apr 12, 2026
School Closed: April Break
Apr 3, 2026 – Apr 12, 2026
Apr 3, 2026 – Apr 12, 2026
Reacclimation Day
Apr 13
Apr 13, 2026
Reacclimation Day
Apr 13, 2026
Apr 13, 2026
School Closed: Memorial Day
May 25
May 25, 2026
School Closed: Memorial Day
May 25, 2026
May 25, 2026
Reacclimation Day
May 26
May 26, 2026
Reacclimation Day
May 26, 2026
May 26, 2026
Early Dismissal: Last Day of School!
Jun 5
Jun 5, 2026
Early Dismissal: Last Day of School!
Jun 5, 2026
Jun 5, 2026

 

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Here are all of our currently scheduled events; hover on one of the events below to learn more about it, and click through to sign up, then scroll down to join our newsletter so you can learn about new events as they’re announced!

Join us for an upcoming event, information session or tour!

events calendar
Oct 15, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Elementary School Program Tour & Info Session
Oct 15, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Oct 15, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Oct 20, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Middle School Program Tour & Info Session
Oct 20, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Oct 20, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Oct 28, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Information Session & Tour
Oct 28, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Oct 28, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM15:00 – 16:303:00 PM – 4:30 PM
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