In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the majority of educational institutions will be closed for a whole week beginning in the next month in order to provide students and their families with the opportunity to take their first vacation of the year.
The week of February 13-17 will be a school vacation, but the break will be extended to nine days due to the fact that weekends will also occur on the 11th and 12th, as well as the 18th and 19th. The first day back at school will be Monday, February 20.
The half-term break at British schools is normally held around the same time each year, and this is done so that families with children who go to different schools may still have their vacations around the same time.
The dates that are followed will be the same for all Taaleem schools and for Hartland International School.
On February 13, Gems Education schools will begin their half-term break; however, not every school in the group will observe the same vacation schedule or have the same amount of time off.
The majority of schools that follow the American curriculum will not have a half-term break the following month; this includes Gems Dubai American Academy and American School of Dubai, among others.
However, students who participate in the International Baccalaureate programme will be eligible for a brief break. For instance, Emirates International School in the Meadows and Jumeirah in Dubai will be closed for two days (February 13 and 14) due to the impending winter break.
Schools in India that start their school year in April will not get a midterm break the following month, but they will have more than two weeks off at the end of the month.
As long as they meet the requirements for the total number of days in the school year, schools are given considerable leeway in the calendar decisions they make.
When schools in Europe are on break for a week in February, tens of thousands of tourists from other countries go to the Emirates to take advantage of the opportunity to vacation there. This is one of the busiest times of the year for tourism.
The next vacation that students take is during the spring break, which begins on March 27 and lasts until April 7 this year. The 10th of April is the return date for classes.
From the 27th of March through the 14th of April, schools that follow the curriculum of the Ministry of Education will be on break.
There are two holidays known as “half-term breaks” that occur throughout the year, with the other one being in October.
Although the one in October is shorter than the one in February, some schools include both of them on their schedule, while others just have one break in February.
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