Start Planning the School Year with the 2021-2022 Academic Calendars

Is it just me, or does it feel like the school years are flying by? I can’t believe it’s past time to be sharing the 2021-2022 Academic Calendars already. It’s one of my favourite times of the year because I get to share a new design with all of you. This year is no exception, though there’s a bit of a twist with this year’s calendars.

Ready to see them?

Welcome Back Understated Rainbow Collection

Usually, I spend months working on a new design for the calendars, but this year I decided to do something a little different. Last year I posted a poll in my Facebook group asking what everyone’s favourite design was. It was a pleasant surprise to see that Understated Rainbow took the top spot.

It’s one of my own personal favourites and bringing it back felt like a really good choice for this year. But I didn’t want to just change the dates. I wanted to give it a refresh in a way that will still work well with all the printables in the collection. In the end, I’m really happy with how they turned out.

They ended up being a sort of blend between the original ones and last year’s design. I hope you like them as much as I do.

The 2021-2022 Academic Calendars

When I first release the Understated Rainbow Collection back in 2016 I didn’t offer as many options for the calendars. They only came with a Sunday start and I hadn’t started making calendars for the academic year. So I’m really excited to be able to offer them now with more options.

To make the updated version I kept the colours and fonts the same. I wanted to make sure they would match all the other planner pages in the collection. Where the new ones differ is the grid.

Instead of the grid lines being coloured I kept them grey and made the text colourful. I did this with the 2021 calendars and I heard from a number of you that you really liked that. This new version also has the extra notes sections in place of the empty date boxes.

Before we jump straight to the good stuff there’s just a couple of things I wanted to mention. First, if half-size is your jam, make sure to read the printing instructions. Like last year’s calendars, they’re formatted a little differently. And, as always, simply click or tap the image of the printables you want.

The Two Pages Per Month Calendars

Even though they’re colourful, they’re still simple. They off a lot of room to personalize them with sticker or washi tape, and colour coding will still show up really well.

Printing Instructions for the Half-Size Two Pages Per Month Academic Calendars

For Best Results

1. Open in Adobe Reader
2. Select Print
3. In the Page Size and Handling Section (just under the Pages to Print) select the booklet option
4. . Make sure the Booklet Subset is set to both sides and that the Binding is on the left.
5. Make sure the orientation is set to Portrait
6. . Print

Once printed you can either fold it in half and use it as a booklet or you can trim the pages down the middle and punch them to put in your planner.

You can also print each page individually but this means you’ll need to trim all four sides of each page.

1. Open in Adobe Reader
2. . Select Print
3. In the Page Size and Handling Section make sure to select Actual Size
4. If you have a duplex printer select Flip on Long Edge
5. Make sure the orientation is set to Portrait
6. Print

To trim these you need to trim 1 1/2 inches off each side and 1 1/4 inches off the top and bottom.

The Single Page Per Month Calendar

One of my favourite things about the single page per month calendars is that they can be used in so many ways. I print off a few copies each year. One goes on our fridge for meal ideas/planning, another on our command centre so we all know what’s happening, and a third one on the memo board in my office.

Printing Instructions for the Half-Size Single Page Per Month Academic Calendars

For Best Results

1. Open in Adobe Reader
2. Select Print
3. In the Page Size and Handling Section (just under the Pages to Print) select the booklet option
4. Make sure the Booklet Subset is set to both sides and that the Binding is on the left.
5. Make sure the orientation is set to Portrait and that you select the Auto-Rotate pages within each sheet Option.
6. Print

Once printed you can either fold it in half and use it as a booklet or you can trim the pages down the middle and punch them to put in your planner.

You can also print each page individually but this means you’ll need to trim all four sides of each page.

1. Open in Adobe Reader
2. Select Print
3. In the Page Size and Handling Section make sure to select Actual Size
4. If you have a duplex printer select Flip on Short Edge
5. Make sure the orientation is set to Landscape
6. Print

To trim these you need to trim 1 1/4 inches off each side and 1 1/2 inches off the top and bottom.

Year on a Page 2021-2022 Academic Calendar

Last, but certainly not least, the year on a page calendars are the closest to the original. The only real changes I made to these ones were replacing the title at the top with year. This freed up room to make each month a little bit bigger and easier to read.

One of the perks of refreshing an older design is that you don’t have to wait for the other matching pages to be designed and shared. There’s a whole collection already available for you to choose from! Just click the button below to check out the Understated Rainbow Collection page.

And there we have it! The new, refreshed, Understated Rainbow calendars. I hope you like them and enjoy using them.

Until next time,

Happy Printing!