Cultural Observances

beginning lower school rainbow parade 2022
about 5 MS Female Affinity Group members giving national women's history month presentation during community meeting
lunar new year celebration beginning lower school
black history month celebration assembly middle school 2023

To celebrate and recognize the diverse cultures within the Catlin Gabel community, each division within the school honors cultural observances throughout the year through assemblies, culturally-specific teachings, and appropriate accommodations.

Across all divisions, cultural observances vary in accordance with our student leadership and community representation.

Cultural Observances

SEPTEMBER

  • Chinese Moon Festival
  • Hispanic Heritage Month
  • Rosh Hashanah
  • Yom Kippur

OCTOBER

  • Banned Books Week
  • Indigenous Peoples’ Day (observed)
  • Invisible Disabilities Week

NOVEMBER

  • Adoption Awareness Month
  • Dia de los Muertos
  • Diwali
  • Native American Awareness Month
  • Thanksgiving
  • Veterans Day (observed)

DECEMBER

  • Winter Solstice Holidays (observed)

JANUARY

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (observed)
  • Holocaust Remembrance Day

FEBRUARY

  • Ash Wednesday and Lent
  • Black History Month
  • Lunar New Year 
  • Ramadan and Eid

MARCH

  • Good Friday and Easter
  • Holi
  • Neurodiversity Celebration Week
  • Purim
  • Women’s History Month

APRIL

  • Arab American Heritage Month
  • Passover

MAY

  • AAPI Heritage Month
  • Jewish American Heritage Month
  • Mental Health Awareness Month

JUNE

  • LGBTQ Pride Month
  • Juneteenth (observed)

Catlin Gabel’s equity and inclusion efforts are rooted in our commitment to belonging for all. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, disability (with reasonable accommodation), sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, or any other legally protected status in admission or employment. Our work engages the full diversity of our community—centering lived experience as essential to learning—while fostering respectful dialogue and inclusion across all groups.