education/classroom

## Archiving a classroom

You can archive classrooms that you no longer plan on using. If a classroom is archived, you cannot create new assignments or make changes to existing ones. Students will be unable to accept invitations to assignments in archived classrooms as well. A classroom can be unarchived at any time.

### Archiving from the classroom settings

1. [Sign in to GitHub Classroom](https://classroom.github.com/login).
2. Select the classroom you wish to archive.
3. Navigate to _Classroom settings_ within GitHub Classroom.
4. Scroll down and click the _Archive classroom_ button.
![archive classroom button](/images/help/archiving/archive-button.png)
5. A modal will open with additional details. Click _Archive classroom_ on the modal to confirm.
![archive classroom modal](/images/help/archiving/archive-modal.png)

### Archiving from the classroom listing page
1. [Sign in to GitHub Classroom](https://classroom.github.com/login).
2. From the [classrooms home page](https://classroom.github.com/classrooms), invoke the options menu for the classroom you'd like to archive by clicking on the three dots.
![archive classroom ellipsis](/images/help/archiving/archive-ellipsis.png)
3. Select _Archive classroom_.
![classroom dropdown menu](/images/help/archiving/archive-dropdown.png)