August

Thursday 4 > BCA Festival Night 
Friday 5 > Last day of BCA and Summer Institute 
Mon 8 – Fri 12 > All Sports Camp 
Wed 10 – Fri 12 > Toddler Classroom visits 9:30 - 11:00 am 
Mon 15 – Fri 19 > Outdoor Adventure Camp 
Tues 16 – Wed 17 > Toddler Classroom visits 9:30 - 11:00 am
Friday 19 > Last day of Early Childhood and Toddler Summer Program 
Mon 22 – Fri 26 > Vacation Camp 1
Mon 29 – Wed 31 > Faculty/Staff Professional Development Meetings 
Mon 8/29 – Fri 9/2 > Vacation Camp 2

September

Monday 5 > No School - Labor Day
Tuesday 6 > Sneak Preview 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Back to School Social 4:30 – 5:30 pm
Wednesday 7 > First Day of School Early Childhood through Grade 8 (Half Day)
BPC Coffee 8:00 am
Aftercare begins 12:00 noon - 5:30 pm (Early Childhood - Grade 8)
Thu 8 – Fri 9 > Middle School Retreat at Camp Agawam (Fifth Grade Thursday Only)
Tuesday 13 > Enrichment theater production Antigone - Student info meeting 3:30 pm
Wednesday 14 > New England Independent High School Fair 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Monday 19 > Enrichment Session 1 begins
Wednesday 21 > Half Day
New Parent Reception 5:00 - 6:00pm
Curriculum Night 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Thu 22 – Fri 23 >  Seventh Grade to Common Ground Fair
Wednesday 28 > School pictures for Toddler - Grade 4 (rain date Wednesday, 10/5)
Friday 30 > Reception with Lella Gandini for parents and faculty 4:00 - 5:30pm

October

Saturday 1 > Early Childhood Educator Conference with Lella Gandini 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Wednesday 5 > Half Day  School Pictures for Grades 5 - 8 (and rain date for Toddler - Grade 4)
Sarah MacLaughlin: Cooperative Parenting Series (must register, no drop-ins) 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Thursday 6 > Early Childhood Parent Brunch 9:00 - 11:30 am
Friday 7 > BPC First Friday Coffee 8:00 am
Community Forum: Discussion with the Head of School 8:30 am
Monday 10 > No School - Columbus Day
No AfterCare or Enrichment
Tuesday 11 > No School - Professional Development Day (One-day Vacation Camp available - Enrichment Classes held)
Gorham Adult Ed Talk: Super Heroes and Scary Guys 6:00 - 8:30pm
Wed 12 - Tue 25 > Parent-Teacher conferences - Early Childhood through Grade 8
Friday 14 > Free Flu Vaccination Clinic for BW students 8:00 am
Wednesday 19 > Half Day
Sarah MacLaughlin: Cooperative Parenting Series (must register, no drop-ins) 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Fri 21> Parent Pot Luck Dinner 6-8pm
Preschool: BWS Library (PS3 & PS4)
Kindergarten: Home of Erica Calder
1st & 2nd Grade: Lodish/Schardt home
Thursday 27 > Breakwater Reception and FOKO Concert at Merrill Auditorium 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Friday 28 > Grand Friends Day 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Saturday 29 > Parent Pot Luck Dinner 6-8pm
5th Grade through 8th Grade: Home of Alexandra and Sam May
Enrichment Session 1 ends 
Monday 31 > BPC Halloween Coffee 8:00 am, followed by Halloween Parade 8:30 am
Enrichment Session 2 begins

November

Wednesday 2 > Half Day
Sarah MacLaughlin: Cooperative Parenting Series (must register, no drop-ins) 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Friday 4 > BPC First Friday Coffee 8:00 am
Community Forum 8:30 am (topic TBA)
Saturday 5 > Admissions Open House 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Harvest Gathering 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Monday 7 > Film Screening: Play Again 7:00 pm
Friday 11 > No School - Veteran's Day - Professional Development Day
(One-day Vacation Camp available, Enrichment Classes held)
Saturday 12 > Four Square Tournament 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Tuesday, 15 > Middle School Engagement Night 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Wednesday 16 > Half Day
Sarah MacLaughlin: Cooperative Parenting Series (must register, no drop-ins)
Mon 21 – Fri 25 > No Enrichment classes (AfterCare offered on Monday and Tuesday)
Wed 23 - Fri 25> No School - Thanksgiving Holiday
Wednesday 30 > Sarah MacLaughlin: Cooperative Parenting Series (must register, no drop-ins) 6:00 - 8:00 pm

December

Friday 2 > BPC First Friday Coffee 8:00 am
Community Forum 8:30 am (topic TBA)
Saturday 3 > Early Childhood Educator Seminar 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Wednesday 7 > Half Day
Mon 5 - Fri 9 > Breakwater Geographic Week
Thursday 8 > All School Musical Performance 6:00 pm
Friday 16 > Last day of Enrichment Session 2
Enrichment theater production K - 4 The Mitten 7:00 pm (Jessie Auditorium)
Saturday 17  > Enrichment theater production K - 4 The Mitten 11:00 am (Jessie)
Enrichment theater production 5 - 8 Antigone 6:00 pm (Jessie)
Sunday 18 > Enrichment theater production 5 - 8 Antigone 6:00 pm (One Longfellow SQ)
Wednesday 21 > Half Day
Thu 22 - Fri 30 > No School – Winter Break
Thu 22 - Fri 23 > Vacation Camp (Early Childhood - Grade 8)
Tue 27 - Fri 30 > Vacation Camp (Early Childhood - Grade 8)

January

Monday 2 > No School - New Year's Day
Tuesday 3 > School and AfterCare resume
Wednesday 4 > Half Day
Friday 6 > BPC First Friday Coffee 8:00 am, followed by
Community Forum: Focus on Middle School 8:30 am
Monday 9 > Enrichment Session 3 begins
Friday 13 > No School – Professional Development Day
(One-day Vacation Camp available, Enrichment Classes held)
Monday 16 > No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
No Enrichment or AfterCare
Tuesday 17 > Financial aid applications due for returning families
Wednesday 18 > Half Day
Friday 20 > Last day of Early Childhood Fall Term
Monday 23 > Early Childhood Spring Term begins
Saturday 28 > Early Childhood Educator Seminar 9:00 - 11:00 am
Mon 1/30 - Fri 2/10 > Parent-Teacher conferences Grades 1 - 8 (Early Childhood conferences optional)
Tues 1/30 - Thurs 2/2 > Fifth Grade Trip to Mt. Cardigan

February

Friday 3 > BPC First Friday Coffee 8:00 am, followed by
Community Forum: Focus on Elementary 8:30 am
Wednesday 8 > Half Day
Step-Up Night for Parents (Grades 1 - 8) 6:00 pm
Wednesday, February 15 > Step Up Hour for Parents (Toddler, Preschool, and Kindergarten) 5:00 pm
Friday 17 > Contracts due for returning families
Financial aid applications due for new families
Last day of Enrichment Session 3
Mon 20 - Fri 24 > No School - February break
Vacation Camp (Early Childhood - Grade 8)
Saturday 25 > Early Childhood Educator Seminar 9:00 - 11:00 am
Monday 27 > No School - Professional Development Day
(One-day Vacation Camp available, Enrichment Classes held)

March

Friday 2 > BPC First Friday Coffee 8:00 am, followed by
Community Forum 8:30 am (topic TBA)
Monday 5 > Enrichment Session 4 begins
Wednesday 7 > BPC Wednesday Coffee 8:00 am
Wednesday 14 > BPC Wednesday Coffee 8:00 am
Friday 16 > Child Development Matters Conference for Educators of Children 4-14, 8:00 am - 3:30 pm
No School - Professional Development Day
(One-day Vacation Camp available, Enrichment Classes held)
Wednesday 21 > Half Day, BPC Wednesday Coffee 8:00 am
Saturday 24 > Early Childhood Educator Seminar 9:00 - 11:00 am
Odyssey of the Mind State Tournament
TBA > Eighth Grade Costa Rica Trip
TBA > Maine Scholastic Chess Tournament

April

Wednesday 4 > Half Day, Founder’s Day at All School Meeting
Faculty/Staff Appreciation Lunch 12:30 - 2:00 pm
Friday 6 > BPC First Friday Coffee 8:00 am
Community Forum 8:30 am (topic TBA)
Wednesday 11 > BPC Wednesday Coffee 8:00 am
Friday 13 > Last day of Enrichment Session 4
Mon 16 - Fri 20 > No School – April Break
Vacation Camp (Early Childhood - Grade 8)
Monday 23 > No School – Professional Development Day
(One-day Vacation Camp available, Enrichment Classes held)
Wednesday 25 > BPC Wednesday Coffee 8:00 am
Wed 4/25 - Wed 5/2 > Annual Silent Auction
Saturday 28 > Early Childhood Educator Seminar 9:00 - 11:00 am
Blast from the Past 80's Dance Party - Adults Only, 6:00 - 11:00 pm
Monday 30 > Enrichment Session 5 begins

May

Wednesday 2 > Half Day
Friday 4 > BPC First Friday Coffee 8:00 am, Community Forum 8:30 am (topic TBA)
Wednesday 9 > BPC Wednesday Coffee 8:00 am
Thursday, May 10> Play Again Film Screening 7:00 pm
TBD > Seventh Grade Mount Desert Island trip
TBD > Pink Tulip Walk (5/9 or 5/15)
Wednesday 16 > Early Childhood Visitation Day 8:30 am
BPC Wednesday Coffee 8:00 am
Thursday 17 > All School Musical Performance 6:00 pm
Saturday 19 > Early Childhood Educator Seminar (time and location TBA)
Mon 5/21 - Fri 6/1 > Parent-teacher conferences for Early Childhood
Student-led conferences Grades 1 - 8
Tuesday, May 22> Street Art Lecture with Tim Clorius
Wednesday 23 > Half Day, BPC Wednesday Coffee 8:00 am
Thursday 24 > Enrichment and AfterCare Party
Friday 25 > Breakwater Night at the Sea Dogs
Monday 28 > No School - Memorial Day
No Enrichment or AfterCare
TBD > Sixth Grade Survival Overnight

June

Friday 1 > First Friday Coffee - Volunteer Appreciation 8:00 am
Mobile Art Bus Project Opening, First Friday Art Walk, on Congress St in front of Reny's in Portland, 5 - 8 pm
Wednesday 6 > Half Day, BPC Wednesday Coffee 8:00 am
Mon 4 – Fri 8 > Earth Week
Monday 11 > Last Day of Enrichment Session 5
Tuesday 12 > Middle School/Alumni Musical Performance
Wednesday 13 > Last Day of School for Preschool and Toddler Program
(program ends at noon, no AfterCare for PS)
Preschool End of Year Celebration (time TBD)
Thursday 14 > Last Day of AfterCare
Friday 15 > Last Day of school K - 8
Half Day (no AfterCare)
Eighth Grade Commencement
Farewell Picnic and Ice Cream Social 12:30 pm
Mon 18 - Wed 20 > Faculty/Staff professional development meetings
Mon 18 - Fri 22 > Vacation Camp
Monday 25 > Summer at Breakwater Camp Programs Begin 
Saturday 30 > Annual Fund closes for the 2011-2012 school year