The new academic year is here – and with it comes the chaos of managing countless schedules. From classes, exams, and labs to soccer practice, club activities, and family weekends, students and faculty juggle dozens of calendars at once. Parents, too, struggle to keep track of their children’s school events, extracurriculars, and shifting deadlines.
Traditional calendars often fall short. Sharing schedules requires endless email invites, updates get lost, and last-minute changes don’t always reach everyone in time. The result? Confusion, missed events, and added stress.
That’s where GroupCal steps in. Built as a calendar platform designed for sharing schedules in real time, GroupCal takes the hassle out of coordination. Whether you’re a student, parent, teacher, or part of a campus organization, GroupCal ensures everyone stays in sync — instantly.
✨ A Major Update + A New Website
Just in time for Back-to-School 2025, we’re introducing a powerful new version of GroupCal alongside our brand-new website. The redesigned site highlights all the ways GroupCal can be used by families, students, schools, and communities — plus provides access to the updated web app with Google, Outlook, and iCloud calendar integrations.
This release makes it easier than ever to organize your academic and personal life, while staying fully connected with the people and groups that matter most.
What’s New in GroupCal: Back to School 2025 🎒
This major update brings powerful tools for students, families, and institutions to keep academic life running smoothly.
GroupCal New Website
We’re excited to launch our new website! It showcases GroupCal’s features, use cases, and everything you need to make the most of the platform. The release also includes access to our redesigned web app – now with support for iCloud, Outlook, and Google calendar integration for seamless, all-in-one scheduling.
Share Schedules & Updates Instantly with Students, Faculty, and Parents
Share class schedules, assignments, and public events with the right audience so the information is always available on their devices. When a schedule changes, from a room update to a new deadline or public event, GroupCal sends automatic, real-time push notifications, ensuring your entire community is always informed.
A Central Platform for All Academic & Campus Schedules
Organize your entire institution from one central platform. Create dedicated shared calendars for every need: individual classes, departments, athletic teams, or student clubs, each with its own members and settings. This gives you a clear, comprehensive overview and simplifies management.
Streamline Booking for Lecture Halls, Labs & Equipment
Efficiently manage your institution’s shared resources. Create dedicated booking calendars for lecture halls, labs, or AV equipment. Faculty and staff can see real-time availability at a glance, preventing double-bookings and ensuring smooth, conflict-free scheduling of all campus assets.
Publish & Embed Official Calendars on Your Website
Share key schedules with your entire community: students, staff, parents, and the public. Easily embed your official academic calendar or athletic schedules directly onto your school’s website. Use a verification badge to establish your calendar as the single, trusted source of truth.
Maintain Full Control with Advanced Permissions & Roles
Protect sensitive schedule information and define clear roles. GroupCal’s permission system gives you direct control over who can add, view, or edit events in each shared calendar. You can grant admin rights to department heads or teachers, allowing them to manage their own calendars securely.
Why GroupCal for Back to School?
GroupCal was created to simplify life for students, parents, educators, and communities. With no need for email invites or complicated setups, you can create and share multiple calendars in seconds. Updates sync in real time across all devices, ensuring no one ever misses an exam change, a practice reschedule, or a family event.
This makes GroupCal not just a calendar – but a shared hub of trust, clarity, and connection for the academic year and beyond.
📅 Discover the new GroupCal Back to School 2025 – and make this your most organized year yet.