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2024-2025 Community Events
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2024-2025 Center Calendar

Printable Calendar | Updated 2/6/24
Mon, Aug 26, 2024 First Day of School | TPCDC & MCPS
Mon, Sept 2 TPCDC CLOSED| Labor Day
Fri, Sept 27 MCPS Early Release | TPCDC Open All Day
Thu, Oct 3 MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open | Rosh Hashanah
Mon, Oct 14 TPCDC & MCPS Open | Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day
Fri, Oct 18 MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open
Mon, Nov 4 MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open
Tue, Nov 5 MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open | Election Day
Mon, Nov 11 TPCDC & MCPS Open | Veterans Day
Mon-Tue, Nov 25-26 MCPS Early Release | TPCDC Open All Day
Wed, Nov 27 MCPS Closed | TPCDC Closes at 3 PM
Thu-Fri, Nov 28-29 TPCDC CLOSED| Thanksgiving
Mon, Dec 23 MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open
Tue, Dec 24 MCPS Closed | TPCDC Closes at 3 PM
Wed, Dec 25-Wed, Jan 1, 2025 TPCDC CLOSED| Christmas-New Year’s Day
Thu, Jan 2 TPCDC & MCPS Reopens
Mon, Jan 20 TPCDC CLOSED| MLK Jr Holiday
Wed, Jan 29 MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open
Mon, Feb 17 TPCDC CLOSED| Presidents’ Day
Fri, Feb 28 MCPS Early Release | TPCDC Open All Day
Mon, March 31 MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open | Eid al-Fitr
Mon, Apr 14-Mon, Apr 21 MCPS Spring Break | TPCDC Open
Mon, May 26 TPCDC CLOSED| Memorial Day
Fri, June 6 MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open
Fri, June 13 MCPS Last Day, Early Release | TPCDC Open All Day
Mon, June 16 Summer Camp begins for school-age children
Thu, June 19 TPCDC CLOSED| Juneteenth Holiday
Fri, July 4 TPCDC CLOSED| Independence Day
Thu-Fri, Aug 14-15* Transition Days: Preschoolers visit new classrooms 9:30-11:30 AM
Fri, Aug 15* Last Day of Preschool/Summer Camp
Mon-Fri, Aug 18-22* TPCDC CLOSED| Staff Professional Days
Mon, Aug 25* First Day of School | TPCDC & MCPS

*August dates are based on a presumed first day of the MCPS school year of Monday, August 25, 2025. The first day of the 2025-2026 school year will not be announced until December 2024. If the first day of school is earlier or later, all of these August dates will shift to match TPCDC’s first day with MCPS’s.

 

2024-2025 Community Events

New Family Orientations As Needed
Preschool Classroom Orientations/Back to School Nights September Friday Evenings
Community Town Hall TBD
Preschool Costume Parade, Families Welcome October 31, 4:30 PM
Preschool Thanksgiving Lunch Friday before Thanksgiving
Fundraiser Concert TBD
Picture Day TBD
Spring Clean Up Day TBD
Week of the Young Child & Children's Performances TBD
Teacher Appreciation Week TBD
Explorers' Graduation TBD
Community Cookouts TBD


2023-2024 Board Meeting Schedule

As an independent non-profit organization, TPCDC is governed by a volunteer board of directors that meets monthly. Meetings are held on Monday evenings. Meetings generally occur at 8 PM on Zoom, except for three times/year when meetings are held in-person at 6:15 PM. All community members are welcome at the public portion of the meetings (at 6:15 or 8 PM) to share thoughts or concerns or to ask questions.

Date Time Location
October 2, 2023 6:15-7:45 PM In-person at TPCDC
November 6 8-9:30 PM Zoom
December 4 8-9:30 PM Zoom
January 8, 2024 8-9:30 PM Zoom
February 5 6:15-7:45 PM
In-person at TPCDC
March 4 8-9:30 PM Zoom
April 8 8-9:30 PM Zoom
May 6 8-9:30 PM Zoom
June 3 6:15-7:45 PM In-person at TPCDC
July 1 8-9:30 PM Zoom
No August Meeting

September 9 8-9:30 PM Zoom