• Fairwood Explorer Elementary School 
    Address: 1110 Fairwood Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94089
    Phone: 408-523-4870
     
    Fairwood Explorer is located on the north side of Sunnyvale, CA in a suburban community. We serve 319 students in grades K-5. The ethnic makeup of our school community is 35% Caucasian, 16.2% Hispanic, 13.3% Asian Indian, 11.9% Filipino, and 11% Chinese students for 87.4%, with the remainder split among other ethnic groups. 21% of our students are English Learners. 
     
    School Hours:
    8:00 -- School Begins
    2:15 -- School Dismissal 
    Every Friday -- 12:30 Dismissal for grades K-3
     
    School Year: 
    August 17, 2023 - June 7, 2024
    Students are dismissed at 11:20 on June 7th
     

    The District Calendar can be found here.

    For quicker information, important dates related to minimum days, vacations, holidays, and Staff Development have been listed below.

     
    Teacher Learning Days -- 12:30 Dismissal for All Students
     September 12, 2023  October 10, 2023
     November7, 2023 January 9, 2024
     February 6, 2024 March 5, 2024
     April 9, 2024  May 7, 2024
     
    *Kindergarten Information*
    August 17- September 30 -- Kindergarten is dismissed at 11:20 a.m. daily (M-F).
    Kindergarten begins full-day schedule on October 2, 2023 - 8:00 am - 2:10 pm.
    12:25 p.m. Friday dismissal for kindergarteners begins on October 6, 2023.
     
    Conference Week
    Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held during the week of September 25-September 29.  During this week, all students will be dismissed at 11:20.  Teachers will create a schedule for Parent-Teacher conferences during this week.
     
    Holidays and Staff Development Days -- No School For Students
    September 4 - Labor Day
    September 5 - Staff Development Day
    October 16 - Staff Development Day
    November 10 - Veteran's Day
    November 22-24 - Thanksgiving Recess
    December 25-Jan. 5 - Holiday Recess
    January 15 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    January 16 - Staff Development Day
    February19-23 - Winter Recess
    April 15-19 - Spring Recess
    May 27 - Memorial Day