Create and Manage Calendars

Create and Manage Calendars

Overview

Family School allows parents and students to create custom calendars to organize lessons, schedules, and important events. This article explains how to create, edit, share, and delete calendars, and important rules about calendar permissions.

Important Calendar Rules

  • Calendars created in student accounts cannot be shared

  • Calendars created in parent accounts can be shared

  • If a calendar needs to be accessed by more than one user, it must be created in a parent account

How to Create a New Calendar


Steps

  1. Log in to your Family School account (parent or student)

  2. Click Calendar in the top menu

  3. On the left side under Calendars, select Create New Calendar

  4. Enter the calendar details:

    • Calendar name

    • (Optional) Description

    • Calendar color

  5. Click Create

Your new calendar will appear under My Calendars.

How to Edit a Calendar

Steps

  1. Go to Calendar

  2. Under My Calendars, locate the calendar

  3. Click the three dots (⋯) next to the calendar name

  4. Select Edit

  5. Update the calendar name, description, or color

  6. Save your changes

How to Share a Calendar (Parent Accounts Only)

Only calendars created in a parent account can be shared.


Steps

  1. Log in to your parent account

  2. Go to Calendar

  3. Under My Calendars, click the three dots (⋯) next to the calendar

  4. Select Share

  5. Copy the share link

Sharing Tips:

  • If the other user has their own device, open the link on that device

  • If sharing on the same device:

    • Log out of the parent account

    • Log in to the other user’s account

    • Open the share link

Once added, the calendar will appear in the other user’s calendar view.

How to Delete a Calendar

Important Warning

Deleted calendars cannot be recovered. All lessons and events will be permanently removed.

Steps

  1. Go to Calendar

  2. Under My Calendars, find the calendar to delete

  3. Click the three dots (⋯) next to the calendar

  4. Select Delete

  5. Confirm the deletion



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