The year at a glance
Weekly Saturday classes in three blocks, each ending with an in-person benchmark test. The calendar follows ABC Unified School District.
Three blocks, 8 sessions each
Every block ends with an in-person benchmark test, proctored, covering what that block taught.
Fall
8 sessions- Aug 22
- Aug 29
- Sep 12
- Sep 19
- Sep 26
- Oct 3
- Oct 10
- Oct 17
Benchmark
Oct 24, 2026
Winter
8 sessions- Nov 7
- Nov 14
- Nov 21
- Dec 5
- Dec 12
- Dec 19
- Jan 9
- Jan 23
Benchmark
Jan 30, 2027
Spring
8 sessions- Feb 6
- Feb 20
- Feb 27
- Mar 6
- Mar 13
- Mar 20
- Mar 27
- Apr 10
Benchmark
Apr 17, 2027
Excluded Saturdays (district holidays): Sep 5 (Labor Day) · Oct 31 (Halloween) · Nov 28 (Thanksgiving weekend) · Dec 26 (Winter break) · Jan 2 (Winter break) · Jan 16 (MLK weekend) · Feb 13 (Presidents Day weekend) · Apr 3 (Spring break).
The deadline families act on
Math Kangaroo enrollment closes on December 31 and does not reopen. After that, the two competition days themselves.
Math Kangaroo student enrollment
Dec 31, 2026
Register your child to sit the exam at our center.
AMC 8
Jan 23, 2027
Advanced and Intermediate. We’re applying to host it here.
Math Kangaroo
Mar 18, 2027
Thursday, all levels. We host it, and the wider community can sit it here too.
Benchmarks, mocks, and the real exams
Mocks are scheduled independently of the block boundaries. An AMC 8 mock lands before the exam rather than after it.
- Oct 24, 2026
Fall benchmark (in-person)
All levels
- Dec 19, 2026
AMC 8 mock #1 (in-class)
Advanced, Intermediate
- Jan 9, 2027
AMC 8 mock #2 + review
Advanced, Intermediate
- Jan 23, 2027
AMC 8Competition
Advanced, Intermediate
- Jan 30, 2027
Winter benchmark (in-person)
All levels
- Mar 13, 2027
Math Kangaroo mock (in-class)
All levels
- Mar 18, 2027
Math KangarooCompetition
All levels
- Mar 20, 2027
Math Kangaroo debrief
All levels
- Apr 17, 2027
Spring benchmark + awards
All levels
Questions about the calendar?
Ask us about placement, what happens at a benchmark, or anything else on this page.