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Calendar & Events

Everything on the O.A.R. calendar.

The 2026–2027 year — co-op Mondays and the schedule each quarter runs, plus Fun Fridays, family events, breaks, spirit weeks and special dates, each labelled with who it is for.

Co-op Mondays

Co-op meets Mondays, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM, at Lighthouse Church, 1414 West Pawnee, Wichita, Kansas. Every co-op Monday runs its quarter’s schedule — the day itself never changes shape.

Quarter 1

Sep 14 – Oct 19 · Fall

  1. Mon, Sep 14Next
  2. Mon, Sep 21
  3. Mon, Sep 28
  4. Mon, Oct 5
  5. Mon, Oct 12
  6. Mon, Oct 19

6 co-op Mondays

Quarter 2

Oct 26 – Dec 14 · Fall

  1. Mon, Oct 26
  2. Mon, Nov 2
  3. Mon, Nov 9
  4. Mon, Nov 16
  5. Mon, Nov 30
  6. Mon, Dec 7
  7. Mon, Dec 14

7 co-op Mondays · no co-op on Nov 23 (Thanksgiving Break)

Quarter 3

Jan 11 – Feb 22 · Spring

  1. Mon, Jan 11
  2. Mon, Jan 18
  3. Mon, Jan 25
  4. Mon, Feb 1
  5. Mon, Feb 8
  6. Mon, Feb 15
  7. Mon, Feb 22

7 co-op Mondays

Quarter 4

Mar 1 – May 3 · Spring

Individual Mondays being confirmed

O.A.R.’s yearly calendar prints 8 co-op days for this quarter, but 9 Mondays fall inside Mar 1 – May 3 once Spring Break is taken out. One of them is not a co-op day and the calendar does not say which, so no dates are published for Quarter 4 until O.A.R. confirms them. The quarter’s dates and its class schedule are unaffected.

Program schedule

Classes rotate at each quarter break. Choose a quarter and an age group to see the day O.A.R. runs.

Kindergarten through 4th Grade · Quarter 1 · Sep 14 – Oct 19 · Mondays, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

  1. 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
    Worship
  2. 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
    Bible

    Lindsey / Megan

  3. 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Lunch / Recess
  4. 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
    Life Skills

    Andrea / Megan

  5. 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
    Science

    Lindsey / Andrea

  6. 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
    Clean Up

Dates through the year

Fun Fridays, family events, breaks, spirit weeks and the special dates on O.A.R.’s calendar. Co-op Mondays are listed above, and are not repeated here.

Event types

  • Co-op Day
  • Fun Friday
  • Family Event
  • Break / No Co-op
  • Important Date
  • Special Event
  • Spirit Week
  • Elective Change
  • Announcement

September 2026

  • SEP11FRI
    Important Date

    Back to School Night

    Fri, Sep 11 · 6 PM – 8 PM

    Lighthouse ChurchEnrolled O.A.R. families

  • SEP14MON
    Important Date

    First Day of Co-op

    Mon, Sep 14 · 10 AM – 3 PM

    The first Monday of the co-op year, and the start of Quarter 1.

    Lighthouse ChurchEnrolled O.A.R. families

  • SEP25FRI
    Family Event

    Santa Fe Lake Family Day

    Fri, Sep 25 · 5 PM – 8 PM

    All homeschool families

October 2026

  • OCT23FRI
    Fun Friday

    Dorner Park

    Fri, Oct 23 · 11 AM

    Bring a sack lunch and pickleball paddles, fishing poles or a football to throw around.

    All homeschool families

  • OCT26MON
    Spirit Week

    Spirit Week & Electives Switch

    Mon, Oct 26

    Quarter 2 begins, and the elective rotation changes over.

    Lighthouse ChurchEnrolled O.A.R. families

November 2026

  • NOV6FRI
    Family Event

    Thanksgiving Feast

    Fri, Nov 6 · 6 PM – 8 PM

    Everyone brings a side to share — O.A.R. provides the meat.

    Lighthouse ChurchAll homeschool families

  • NOV23MON
    Break / No Co-op

    Thanksgiving Break

    Mon, Nov 23 – Nov 27

    Enrolled O.A.R. families

December 2026

  • DEC21MON
    Break / No Co-op

    Winter Break

    Mon, Dec 21 – Dec 31

    Enrolled O.A.R. families

January 2027

  • JAN4MON
    Break / No Co-op

    Winter Break

    Mon, Jan 4 – Jan 8

    Enrolled O.A.R. families

  • JAN11MON
    Elective Change

    New Semester Electives

    Mon, Jan 11

    Quarter 3 begins, and the new semester's electives start.

    Lighthouse ChurchEnrolled O.A.R. families

March 2027

  • MAR1MON
    Spirit Week

    Spirit Week & Electives Switch

    Mon, Mar 1

    Quarter 4 begins, and the elective rotation changes over.

    Lighthouse ChurchEnrolled O.A.R. families

  • MAR8MON
    Break / No Co-op

    Spring Break

    Mon, Mar 8 – Mar 12

    Enrolled O.A.R. families

April 2027

  • APR2FRI
    Fun Friday

    O.J. Watson Park

    Fri, Apr 2 · 5 PM – 7 PM

    All homeschool families

  • APR16FRI
    Family Event

    Eureka Lake Family Campout

    Fri, Apr 16 – Apr 17 · 6 PM

    Arrive by 6:00 PM or before.

    All homeschool families

May 2027

  • MAY3MON
    Important Date

    Last Day of Co-op

    Mon, May 3 · 10 AM – 3 PM

    The final Monday of the co-op year, and the end of Quarter 4.

    Lighthouse ChurchEnrolled O.A.R. families

Dates still being confirmed

O.A.R. has two calendars in circulation — the printed yearly calendar and the Fun Fridays flyer — and for these dates they give different times, or one of them does not carry the event at all. Rather than pick one and risk sending a family to the wrong place at the wrong hour, the times are left off until O.A.R. confirms them.

  • Fri, Oct 9Apple Jacks Pumpkin PatchTime to be confirmed
  • Fri, Nov 20Roller City · Entrepreneurship FairTime to be confirmed
  • Fri, Dec 4Christmas Potluck & Card DecoratingTime to be confirmed
  • Fri, Dec 18Cookie DecoratingTime to be confirmed
  • Fri, Jan 8Game DayTime to be confirmed
  • Fri, Jan 22Painting EventTime to be confirmed
  • Fri, Feb 5Wax MuseumTime to be confirmed
  • Fri, Feb 19Blast Off BayTime to be confirmed
  • Fri, Mar 5GPNC Tour & ExploreTime to be confirmed
  • Fri, Mar 19Entrepreneurship Fair · Roller CityTime to be confirmed
  • Mon, May 3Park PotluckTime to be confirmed

Not published here yet

The following have not been supplied. They are deliberately blank rather than estimated.

  • Quarter 4 co-op Mondays
  • Summer fun day dates
  • Elective switch windows in detail
  • Registration links
  • Event addresses away from Lighthouse Church