Vietnamese students have the longest summer vacation in the world
During summer vacation, children around the world also participate in many fun activities, camping or taking useful courses... Let's find out how children in some countries have summer vacation:
How long do students around the world have summer vacation?
In Australia, students have up to four holidays each year, two weeks in the middle of semester I, two weeks in the middle of semester II; 6 to 7 weeks of summer vacation and 2 weeks of break in the middle of the school year.
Students in the UK also have 4 holidays, 8 days during Easter, 15 days for Winter break, 15 days for Spring break and about 40 days more for Summer break.
In Japan, there are 3 vacations each school year. Winter break is from December 26 to January 6 (10 days), Spring break is from March 25 to May 4 (10 days) and Summer break is from July 20 to August 31 (about 40 days).
Vietnam is the country with the longest summer vacation for students (about 3 months).
Participate in fun programs and outdoor recreational activities:
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Reading Terminal Market – a super impressive space... |
In New Zealand there are training programs and organizations for students to play golf or work in small groups to learn a new sport while practicing playing.
In the US, there is a program called “Students Come to Vacation in the World of Books”. Here, students from high-income families in the southwest of Berkeley will enjoy a summer vacation with many interesting books and receive help from UC Berkeley students. In addition, the program “Light and Life” of the Georgia Institute of Technology – USA will equip students with research skills to get acquainted with the university environment with surveys of animals, plants and some experimental research.
This is an ideal environment for children to play and learn at the same time. There is no need to study culture to consolidate lessons learned or to study in advance the program of the next school year.
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Christmas Village at Macy's Downtown (USA) |
In addition to participating in school programs, students also participate in outdoor recreational activities. During the summer vacation, Philadelphia students can visit the Chrimas Light Show at Macy's City Center with nearly 10,000 LED lights, travel to the Christmas Village in Love Park or Reading Terminal Market - a super impressive 500m2 space with 15 different railway lines, cable cars, bridges, model trains... with thousands of sparkling lights.
In addition, students aged 16-17 in the UK can register for classes that are free of charge, including £50 and lunch, such as rowing, climbing, swimming, hiking, and community projects. Parents can easily register on the Citizens Services website. In addition, children can attend group workshops to develop life skills such as first aid, financial management, etc. Tennis classes for children are completely free. But children aged 5-11 can participate in long-term football training sessions during the holidays. In addition, there are many cheap travel services to meet children's entertainment needs during the summer holidays.
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