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

  • Hispanic Heritage Month
  • Chinese Moon Festival

OCTOBER

  • Rosh Hashanah
  • Yom Kippur
  • Indigenous Peoples’ Day (observed)
  • Invisible Disabilities Week

NOVEMBER

  • Dia de los Muertos
  • Diwali
  • Thanksgiving
  • Veterans Day (observed)

DECEMBER

  • Winter Solstice Holidays (observed)

JANUARY

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

FEBRUARY

  • Black History Month
  • Lunar New Year 

MARCH

  • Women’s History Month
  • Ramadan and Eid

APRIL

  • Arab American Heritage Month

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.