Holidays at school in quarters. When does the school year start around the world?

16.05.2020

Holidays - periods of rest from study for schoolchildren.

In Moscow, the vacation schedule is set by the city Department of Education. It is the same for all schools.

Autumn vacation

The period of the autumn school holidays depends on the system of education that is adopted at the school.

Students in quarters have a rest in the fall once: in late October - early November. Holidays last one week.

Students in trimesters have a rest in the fall twice: in October and in November. Each vacation lasts one week.

Autumn holidays in the 2017-2018 academic year when studying in quarters (Moscow and regions of the Russian Federation)

For students in quarters in Moscow and other regions of Russia, the autumn holidays in the 2017-2018 academic year will be held from Monday October 30 to Monday November 6, 2017 inclusive. In fact, the rest will begin on Saturday, October 28 (with a five-day training system). Students will return to class on Tuesday, November 7th.

November 6 will be an additional day off for the week of holidays. This is due to the fact that on Saturday, November 4, National Unity Day is celebrated. According to Labor Code RF, public holiday weekends that fall on Saturday or Sunday are moved to the next business day. In 2017, this is Monday November 6th.

Autumn holidays in the 2017-2018 academic year when studying in trimesters (Moscow)

For students in trimesters in Moscow, the autumn holidays in the 2017-2018 academic year will last 2 periods:

from Monday October 2 to Sunday October 8, 2017 (in fact, the rest will begin from Saturday September 30 - with a five-day training system);
from Monday 6 November to Sunday 12 November 2017 (actually vacation will start from Saturday 4 November).

Autumn holidays in the 2017-2018 academic year when studying in trimesters (regions of the Russian Federation)

For students in trimesters in the regions of Russia (all except Moscow), the autumn holidays in the 2017-2018 academic year will last 2 periods:

from Monday October 9 to Sunday October 15, 2017 (in fact, the rest will begin from Saturday October 7 - with a five-day training system);
from Monday November 20 to Sunday November 26, 2017 (in fact, the rest will begin from Saturday November 18 - with a five-day training system).

Vacation cancellation

The administration of an educational institution may cancel the autumn holidays if the school has already been quarantined this fall.

The trimester method of teaching is quite common in many schools. In the 2017-2018 academic year, according to the schedule, the first holidays begin from October 2 to 8.

Top 7 Essential Facts About School Trimesters in 2017-2018 School Year

The duration of one year is divided into 6 trimesters and 6 generally accepted weeks;
Each school individually has the right to establish its own vacation calendar, based on the recommendations given by the Ministry of Education;
Teaching with the help of trimesters significantly reduces the load on the child, as he does not have time in a short time for one study passage exhaust yourself;
Not only the administration has the right to choose a quaternary or trimester education system educational institution but also parents of students;
The schedule of school holidays can be changed due to unforeseen circumstances (epidemics, bad weather);
Thanks to trimesters, children have several autumn and winter holidays;
The duration of one trimester, on average, is 5-6 weeks.

Holidays are every student's dream.

The trimesters for students in the new 2017-2018 academic year represent a relatively recent innovation in the structure of children's education.

The advantage of the ordinary one is the most correct and expedient organization of the time of schoolchildren, because the even distribution between teaching and rest contributes to greater productivity and efficiency of students.

Video news about school holidays

School holidays calendar for trimesters 2017-2018

In the whole world, probably, there will not be a schoolboy who would not like the onset of the long-awaited idleness. Excellent students, good students and losers - each of them counts down the time until a serene rest approaches. And, of course, there is that part of the students who from the very first school day turns on the countdown timer.

Today there is already a prepared schedule of school holidays for trimesters for 2017-2018:

interval (autumn period) - from October 2 to October 8 (inclusive);
interval (second autumn holidays) - November 18-23;
interval (winter period) - from December 27 to January 8;
interval (second winter holidays) - February 21-27;
interval (spring period) - April 10-16;
interval (summer period) - from June 1 to August 31.

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Innovations in the GIA in 2018: last news, list of compulsory subjects

You have probably noticed that short trimesters are accompanied by small respite. Such a system of education does not converge with the long-established holidays, compiled on the basis of the quarterly division of the year. So keep that in mind when you plan

Deputies of the State Duma want to amend Article 13 of the Federal Law "On Education". On August 29, this document was entered into the electronic database of the lower house of parliament by deputies from the LDPR faction Mikhail Degtyarev, Boris Chernyshov and Vadim Dengin. The bill implies securing the right of local governments to postpone the start date of the academic year in educational institutions to October 1. Traditionally, the Day of Knowledge holiday will be held on September 1 as before, but municipalities will be given the opportunity to transfer it depending on the objective conditions. “The establishment of September 1 as a single date for the start of the academic year is dictated by a long tradition of unity of command and leveling uniformity, reinforced by the establishment of the Day of Knowledge on this date,” the parliamentarians note.

They also believe that the vast geography of the Russian Federation, the diversity of its climatic, national and social features make you think about a different approach to determining the start date of the school year.

“The adoption of the bill will allow for a more flexible approach to resolving the issue of the beginning and end of the school year in educational institutions, as well as more efficient use of the warm season for a good rest for children,” the statement says. explanatory note bill. Earlier, the head of the faction, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, commented on this initiative by saying that the transfer of the academic year would prolong the summer due to a warm September. In addition, many parents go on vacation during the velvet season and often take their children with them, who miss a good part of September anyway.

In the event of a postponement of the start of classes, the State Duma reported, academic year classes must be completed "in accordance with curriculum relevant general education program.

Does this mean that the school year will end a month later, or curriculum will have to pass in an accelerated mode, the document does not say.

Tatyana Vorobyeva, director of the capital's lyceum No. 1535, claims that the bill will not be accepted in the State Duma.

“For Moscow, this is an irrelevant issue: all the more so, all metropolitan schools are subordinate to the Department of Education and the Moscow government. This is not the level of the municipality. Do not forget about the final state certification. We cannot shorten the school year by four and a half weeks: this is unrealistic. We already have one of the biggest vacations in the world: I see no reason to extend them in order to more effectively use the warm season for recreation. The State Duma will not be able to make such a decision. Then we will have to change the law on the Unified State Examination,” the director said.

Irina Abankina, Director of the Development Institute education NRU The Higher School of Economics noted that individual educational organizations can already postpone the holidays without new bills.

“This requires coordination with the governing council, as well as an agreement with the municipality. However, the proposal to give all schools a whole month to reschedule seems to me devastating. This will mean the postponement of summer holidays, vacations for teachers. This is not the first time that this risky idea has been discussed: at one time, they wanted to postpone the start of the school year to September 15, ”said Irina Abankina.

The specialist also stated that teaching staff always thoroughly preparing for the celebration of the beginning of the school year.

“I believe that blurring key annual launches is very risky. This will not only make school programs change, but will also complicate the life of working people who will have to devote all their time to the child for another month, ”added Abankina.

It should be noted that in 2017 the transfer of the Day of Knowledge became especially relevant due to the fact that the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha falls on September 1. So, in this regard, in the capital's school No. 2107, located next to the Cathedral Mosque, a solemn line will be held on September 4.

Mufti of Moscow Ildar Alyautdinov said that the capital's Muslims consider it reasonable to postpone the solemn line on September 1 at a school near the Cathedral Mosque in connection with Eid al-Adha. The Mufti also noted that tens, if not hundreds of thousands of believers gather inside and around the mosque, therefore the transfer of school rulers was adopted “based on the same security considerations, where everyone could spend their holiday without embarrassing each other and without creating uncomfortable conditions for others. Ildar Alyautdinov stressed that this decision of the city authorities takes into account the interests of all "equal residents of the capital." At the same time, the first deputy of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia, Damir Gizatullin, in turn, proposed to shift the school holidays by 1 hour or 1.5 hours, since the celebration at the mosque will begin at 7 am and last 45 minutes: after that, the believers will disperse.

In connection with Eid al-Adha, the school year will start 1 day later in schools in Ingushetia. In Karachay-Cherkessia, September 1 was declared a day off, but schools will hold festive lines. In the city of Beslan, which is located in North Ossetia, the holiday of the beginning of the school year was postponed due to the Day of Remembrance for the victims of the terrorist attack on September 1–3, 2004. The academic year at School No. 1 in Beslan will begin on September 4th. In other schools of the republic, the lines will begin with the announcement of a minute of silence in memory of the victims.

The tradition of celebrating the Day of Knowledge every year began to take hold in Russia during the time of Peter the Great. But even then, not all schools began the school year on September 1: in some educational institutions it began in late August, mid-September or October.

Until the mid-30s of the 20th century, the exact date for the start of the school year was not set in the USSR. In August 1930, the Council of People's Commissars ordered: "All children aged 8–10 were to be admitted to school in the fall."

They came to a single date only on September 3, 1935, when the Council of People's Commissars and the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks established in all schools of the USSR the beginning of classes from September 1 and their completion - June 1 (for the first three classes), June 10 (for 4-7th grades). classes) and June 20 (for high school students).

The Knowledge Day holiday itself was officially approved in October 1980, when the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR “On holidays and memorable days” was issued.

On September 1, traditionally, ceremonial lines are held in educational institutions, cool watch, lessons in safety and courage. Recently, on August 24, 2017, it turned out that the Russian Ministry of Education demanded that all Russian schools hold a lesson on state security on Knowledge Day. The ministry said in a statement that the class will be titled "Russia Looking to the Future." All students from 1st to 11th grade learn about "important directions for the development of the country, promising areas for applying their own talent in three, five or ten years, as well as opportunities for their own development in Russia." Educators will need to focus on conservation, science and technology, and politics. In addition, schoolchildren will learn about the innovative economy and the Far Eastern Hectare program.

“Pupils need to be aware of their place in modern Russia and its development, to clearly imagine the possibilities of building a career, creating a family, in conditions of economic and social security guaranteed by the state,” the Ministry of Education believes.

“Schools independently set the dates for the beginning and end of the academic year, the duration of the holidays. For example, the federal states of Germany independently determine the period of the school year and holidays. Spain has a floating start date for the school year, but no later than October 1st. Exact date the beginning of the academic year is also absent in the USA, Austria and other states,” the document says.

In most European countries, the academic year begins on September 1st. But schoolchildren in Finland, Denmark, Germany and Scotland were not lucky: they start their studies in August. Moreover, if in Finland and Denmark classes begin in the 2nd half of August, then in Germany everything depends on the school: German children can go to school both in the last week of August and in early September. In Italy, each region is different. So, in 2017, for the vast majority of Italians, the school will begin its work on September 14, and those who live in the Alto Adige region will begin their studies on September 7.

In the countries of the Southern Hemisphere, where winter begins when summer is in the Russian Federation, and autumn comes in March, a different schedule schoolwork. For example, in Argentina, Costa Rica and Brazil, schools open on the first week of February, in Chile on March 1, and in Uruguay on the first Monday of March.

Schools in China open their doors on the second Wednesday of September. However, in many Asian countries, the start of the school year also begins in the spring. For example, in South Korea schools start working on March 3, and in India - in mid-March - early April.

The academic year in Japanese schools begins in April and is divided into 3 terms. The first lasts until July 20: after it, the children go to large summer holidays. Again, the Japanese sit down at their desks on September 1: then the second trimester begins, which goes until the winter holidays on December 26. The final, third trimester lasts from January 7 to March 25. It is followed by a small spring break, during which students move from class to class.

Due to the tropical climate of Thailand, the academic year there begins in May and lasts until April of the next year, and they have 2 breaks from study: one month in October and the second - almost two months - in March-April. Singapore stood out: there classes begin either in early January or at the end of November, it all depends on the school. Moreover, the academic year in Singapore lasts 40 weeks, and school holidays - a little more than a month.

In Australia, the school year begins after the celebration of the main national holiday of the country - Australia Day, which is celebrated every year on January 26th. New Zealanders start school on January 27, but at the request of parents whose children study in private schools, the start of the school year can be moved to early February.

Israeli students usually go to school on September 1, but sometimes Knowledge Day is postponed to the end of August. The changes are due to the fact that the autumn Jewish holidays fall in September, and after them - regular vacations and breaks in study.

School holidays change in Russia every year. This is due to the fact that the Ministry of Education annually adjusts the schedule of classes in accordance with holidays and weekends, which change from year to year. Agree that it is not logical to set the beginning of the holidays on such days.

Educational institutions have the right to draw up their own schedule, and decide on what date to start and finish the educational process. Thus, even if schools have the same programs, they may have a different academic calendar.

The Ministry usually makes amendments to the educational process six months before the start of the academic year, that is, the information will become finally known sometime in March 2017. However, focusing on the experience of past years, and knowing what days public holidays fall on, it is possible to roughly calculate what date certain holidays will begin for schoolchildren.

As you know, at present in Russia, the educational process in schools is carried out in quarters and trimesters, so the weekend schedule will be different.

School holidays when studying in quarters

Autumn weekends usually run from late October to early November. The date of the end of the autumn holidays depends on the National Unity Day. In 2017, the fourth of November will fall on a Saturday, which means that the day off will be moved to 11/06/17 - Monday.

Thus, the autumn holidays are expected to take place from October 28 to November 6 inclusive.

Winter holidays usually run from the end of December to the second decade of January. New Year holidays are the same for all forms of education. The beginning of studies falls on the first working day after the New Year holidays. Most often it is the tenth of January.

First graders have extra winter holidays. This is due to the fact that young children need time to get used to the usual stresses at school.

Spring break is at the end of March and beginning of April. At this time, the calendar does not contain public holidays, so what date the holiday starts and ends depends on what days the weekend is.

Rest in the spring should be expected from March 26 to April 1.
Weekends in Russia in the summer traditionally occupy all the summer months.
Summer vacation will begin on June 1 and will last until August 31.

School holidays when studying in trimesters

For those studying at school according to the trimester system, the situation is similar to the previous one. The Ministry of Education in Russia has not yet prepared a corresponding order. Let's try to calculate the schedule in this case too. educational process looking at the calendar for 2017-2018. This is even easier to do, since in this type of school they use the 5 + 1 principle when teaching. Simply put, they study for five weeks, then rest for a week. That is, the process of obtaining knowledge has a clearly defined cyclical nature.

After 35 days of training comes a seven-day rest, and this is repeated throughout the school year. The exception is new year holidays. In trimester educational institutions, schoolchildren have the same days off as in regular school. So, let's consider specifically how many days you have to rest in such establishments.

Autumn holidays include two periods:

first	09.10.17 – 15.10.17
second	20.11.17 – 26.11.17

The New Year holidays, as noted above, are identical with similar weekends in a regular school, so how many days they last, the question does not arise.

Winter holidays also consist of two periods and look like this:

first	25.12.17 – 08.01.18
second	19.02.18 – 25.02.18

In the spring-summer period, the rest of students will look like this:

Spring break will be from 04/09/18 to 04/15/18.
The longest summer weekend traditionally starts on 06/01/18 and ends on 08/31/18.

Existing deviations from the norm

Communicating with each other, schoolchildren from different cities of Russia have noticed more than once that holidays, for example, in Moscow do not coincide with their rest. This can happen for many reasons:

Despite the fact that all educational institutions are subordinate to one department, the learning process can be conducted by different methods, which means that the pace of mastering the material by students in different schools can be different.
In addition, various force majeure situations may affect the start and end time of the weekend. So, for Siberian students, the situation seems quite normal when school classes are canceled due to severe frosts. Local departments of education can adjust the educational process in educational institutions under their jurisdiction.

Recently, we have been witnessing the cancellation of classes in schools Far East due to floods. Situations are not uncommon when the educational process is disrupted due to the cancellation of classes at school due to quarantine measures. Moreover, classes may be canceled, as in separate classes as well as throughout the school.

In such circumstances, the school administration is doing everything to keep the pace of development of the school curriculum. If there are several such extreme days in the school year, then the chance to catch up school course there is. However, if the force majeure drags on and lasts a week or more, then the school authorities are forced to take unpopular measures and reduce or shift school holidays.

The third quarter is the longest and, perhaps, the most intense of all the components of the academic year. Therefore, a well-deserved break in studies, and this is exactly what spring holidays are, for schoolchildren and teachers, oh, how necessary! Graduates will be able to take a break from school lessons and make the last leap in preparation for the OGE and the Unified State Examination, and the rest of the students will simply sleep longer, take a walk in the fresh air, engage in outdoor games or creativity. And yet, the question of when the long-awaited spring break of the 2018 academic year will be is of concern to all participants in the educational process.

Spring break in studies in quarters

The law "On Education of the Russian Federation" states that an educational institution can independently choose a system for organizing training and set rest periods. This suggests that educational organization she decides how to study for her - in quarters or trimesters. And in accordance with this, set breaks for students.

If the school studies in quarters, then this indicates that four quarters are supposed, different in their duration.

1 quarter - 8 weeks.
2nd quarter - 8 weeks.
3 quarter - 10 weeks (for the first classes); 11 weeks (for grades 2-11).
4th quarter - 8 weeks (for grades 1-4, 9 and 11); 9 weeks (for grades 5–8, 10).

In the case when the school schedule provides for quarters, then all vacations are divided in accordance with the seasons, on which students' rest days fall:

Autumn vacation.
Winter.
Spring days of rest.
Long summer break.

The schedule of days free from study in schools is left to the discretion of the regional educational authorities, and sometimes the right to set vacation dates is given to the head of the educational institution - the director of the school. Therefore, a general vacation schedule for the whole country does not exist in principle.

There is a reason for such a policy of the Ministry of Education. Russia is a country of vast territories, and in many cases it is clearer on the ground when it is more correct to establish holidays for children. Only some rules remain common for the whole country, which relate to the number of days of rest for schoolchildren during the school year.

Approximate table of school holidays (by quarters):

№	Holidays	Dates
1	autumn	28.10. 2017–5.11. 2017
2	Winter	28.12.2017–8.01.2018
3	spring	24.03.2018–1.04.2018
4	Summer	1.06.2018–31.08.2018

Consequently, after the longest 11-week third quarter, spring days of rest are due for students of secondary educational institutions.

Here are a few examples of when the spring break of the 2017-2018 academic year will begin in different cities of the country, according to documents adopted by local educational departments:

Moscow - from 1 to 8 April.
St. Petersburg - from March 24 to April 1.

Occasionally, spring break dates may be shifted or canceled due to quarantine during winter flu seasons. This is done to ensure that students have time to complete the curriculum.

Spring break by trimester system

Another nuance regarding vacations is related to the fact that some Russian schools(and, of course, most of them) continue to divide the academic year into the usual four quarters, but there are also those in which the year is divided into trimesters. In schools with three terms, holidays are provided not only at the end of the term, but also in its middle, so holidays in schools with different form organization of the educational process coincide only in the summer and New Year. In autumn and spring, they diverge quite noticeably.

As for the schools that use trimesters, most of them are located in Moscow and the Moscow region, so let's turn to the order of the Department of Education of the capital to clarify when spring breaks begin and end in such schools:

From February 18 to February 25, vacations will take place, which can be called both late winter and early spring.
from 8 to 15 April - spring holidays in such schools.

Please note that holidays from February 18 to February 25 are also provided in Moscow for first-graders in schools that use the traditional four-term mode.

When is your child's vacation? Contact the school!

Important advice to give if you are interested in spring break not idle for you - check the dates of their start and end at your school. As a rule, such information is published on the school website. If there is no such information there, you can check the vacation dates with the school secretary or class teacher your child. Of course, this will be especially useful if, for example, you are planning a family vacation or some other trips during your child's vacation.

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