2026-2027
Academic Year
The Institute for Creative Problem Solving holds 20 Saturday sessions from 9 to 11:30 am, starting in September and continuing through March.
We follow the public school calendar, so there are no classes on school holiday weekends.
This calendar is accurate as of May 26 and is subject to changes and updates.
Program Legend
| Month | Date | Description | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
September |
26 | First Day of classes AMC 10/12 Parent Orientation |
ICPS RES ROB AMC |
October |
3 | Classes meet AMC 10/12 |
ICPS RES ROB AMC |
| 10 | Classes meet AMC 10/12 |
ICPS RES ROB AMC | |
| 17 | Classes meet AMC 10/12 |
ICPS RES ROB AMC | |
| 24 | Classes meet AMC 10/12 Parent Orientation with Marci Lobel |
ICPS RES ROB AMC | |
| 31 | Classes meet Last AMC 10/12 class |
ICPS RES ROB AMC | |
November |
7 | Classes meet | ICPS ROB |
| 14 | Classes meet | ICPS RES ROB | |
| 21 | Classes meet AMC 8 |
ICPS RES ROB AMC | |
December |
5 | Classes meet AMC 8 |
ICPS RES ROB AMC |
| 12 | Classes meet AMC 8 |
ICPS RES ROB AMC | |
| 19 | Classes meet AMC 8 Parent workshop with Elizabeth Wissner-Gross Luncheon/Party |
ICPS RES ROB AMC | |
January |
9 | Classes meet AMC 8 |
ICPS RES ROB AMC |
| 23 | Classes meet Last AMC 8 class Last Robotics class |
ICPS RES ROB AMC | |
| 30 | Classes meet Parent workshop with Po-Shen Loh |
ICPS RES | |
February |
6 | Classes meet | ICPS RES |
| 27 | Classes meet | ICPS RES | |
March |
6 | Classes meet | ICPS RES |
| 13 | Classes meet | ICPS RES | |
| 20 | Last Day of ICPS classes Last Research class Parent workshop with Cindy Lawrence Talent Show/Luncheon |
ICPS RES |
Attendance Policy
Each participant is entitled to a maximum of three absences without penalty. If a student misses class more than three times, they will not receive a Certificate
of Completion, which means they cannot participate in our grade-appropriate robotics
or research programs. We allow the three absences because we understand that things come up — planned or
unplanned. There are no excused absences.