• 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 19, 2024 - June 12, 2025
    Students are dismissed at 11:20 on June 12th
     

    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 10, 2024  October 8, 2024
     November 5, 2024 January 14, 2025
     February 11, 2025 March 11, 2025
     April 8, 2025  May 13, 2025
     
    *Kindergarten Information*
    August 19- September 27 -- Kindergarten is dismissed at 11:20 a.m. daily (M-F).
    Kindergarten begins full-day schedule on September 30, 2024 - 8:00 am - 2:10 pm.
    12:25 p.m. Friday dismissal for kindergartners begins on October 4, 2024.
     
    Conference Week
    Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held during the week of September 23-September 27.  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 2 - Labor Day
    October 14 - Staff Development Day
    November 11 - Veteran's Day
    November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Recess
    December 21-Jan. 3 - Holiday Recess
    January 20 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    January 21 - Staff Development Day
    February 17-21 - Winter Recess
    March 17 - Teacher Non-Duty Day
    April 14-18 - Spring Recess
    May 26 - Memorial Day