School district calendars
Holidays, half days, conferences. When the district moves something, your calendar moves with it.
ICS calendar feeds
Subscribe once. Stays in sync forever.
Connect any ICS calendar - school district, sports league, work, holidays - and Sense refreshes it every hour. When the source moves an event, your family calendar moves with it.
How it works
From feed URL to family calendar.
Step 01
Find the ICS link
Most schools and leagues have a "Subscribe" button or an iCal/webcal URL on their calendar page. Copy it.
Step 02
Add it in Sense settings
Settings -> External Calendars -> Add Feed. Paste the URL, name the source.
Step 03
Sense imports and refreshes
Events show up labeled by source. The feed refreshes every hour - updates flow through automatically.
Walkthrough: How to add a school calendar feed.
Best uses
Where ICS feeds shine.
Sports league schedules
TeamSnap, SportsEngine, GameChanger - most publish ICS feeds. Game rescheduled? Sense knows within an hour.
Your work calendar
Subscribe to a busy-only feed so your family sees when you're booked without exposing meeting details.
Holiday calendars
National holidays, religious calendars, school spirit weeks - public ICS feeds exist for most of them.
Co-parenting
The other household's ICS-shared calendar keeps custody days, school pickups, and weekend plans visible.
One-time .ics file import
Got a one-off .ics file? Use the in-app "From calendar file" option to import once - no ongoing subscription needed.
Feeds vs forwarding emails
When to subscribe, when to forward.
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Use a feed when the calendar updates over time
School year, sports season, work schedule. One subscription beats forwarding 40 emails - and you get updates free.
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Use email forwarding for ad-hoc events
Permission slips, newsletters with new info each Friday, one-off coach emails. Email to calendar handles those.
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Use both together
School district ICS for scheduled events, email forwarding for everything else.
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Feed events are read-only
You can add reminders and attach family members, but the title and date stay owned by the source.
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One feed serves the whole family
One person subscribes - the events show up for every signed-in family member.
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Multiple feeds per family
School + soccer + work + holidays. Add as many as you need - each tagged by source.
FAQ
Common questions.
How often does the calendar feed refresh?
Every hour. When the school adds or moves an event, your Sense calendar reflects it within an hour - no manual refresh needed.
Can I edit events that come from an ICS feed?
Events from external feeds are read-only in Sense - they're owned by the source calendar. You can add reminders and attach family members to them, but the date and title come from the feed.
Where do I find my school's ICS feed?
Most school districts publish an ICS or iCal subscribe link from their public calendar page. Look for buttons labeled "Subscribe", "iCal feed", or a URL ending in .ics. Our school calendar setup guide walks through how to find it.
Can I import an .ics file from my device?
Yes. The in-app New Event flow has a "From calendar file" option - browse to any .ics file on your device or in cloud storage. One-time import (not a live feed).
Set it once. Sense keeps up.
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