Summer is the favorite time of the year for schoolchildren - this is the longest vacation period when you can take a break from classes and not think about lessons. The rest of the time, the children also have the opportunity to take a short break from their studies: in the fall, winter and spring, there are periods of rest after the end of each quarter.

School holidays during the 2018-2019 school year will also be no exception, and children will be able to take breaks from their studies, although not all schools will have them at the same time.

General Provisions

Periods free from school are required to be provided to all students at the same time. Their duration is regulated by the law of the Russian Federation "On Education" and the school Charter. Timetable on academic year must be developed and approved by the general education institution.

The Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation does not set exact dates for children's vacations in all educational institutions, but only limits itself to recommendations on the timing of periods of rest for Russian students, taking into account their education in quarters or trimesters. There are also schools and gymnasiums that provide children with additional vacation periods, and for first graders, in addition to general ones, a 7-day vacation in February is compulsory.

During the academic year total number rest days is at least 30 (for first graders - 35), and in summer - at least 56 calendar days. The date of the start of studies is mandatory - September 1.

Vacation schedule for schools and gymnasiums for 2018-2019

When studying at school in quarters, the recommended periods of rest in schools, gymnasiums and lyceums are 7 calendar days in the fall, 2 weeks in the winter and 1 week in the spring. Two additional days, at the discretion of the administration of the educational institution, can be added to the autumn or winter holidays, taking into account public holidays (November 4 and New Year).

This means that the vacation schedule for 2018-2019. may include the following dates of rest:

• autumn - from October 27 to November 5, 2018;
• winter - from 12/26/2018 to 01/08/2019;
• spring - from 23 to 31 March 2019

1. Summer vacation begins for students elementary grades May 23-25, and for high school students (except for the 9th and 11th grades) - from June 1. Graduates will graduate studying proccess according to the exam schedule, which runs from late May to late June.
2. Day of National Unity in 2018 falls on Sunday, therefore autumn vacation The 2018-2019 academic year will most likely start on October 29 and end on November 5, amounting to 8 days, and taking into account weekends (October 27 and 28) - 9-10 days. During this time, schoolchildren will be able to have a good rest, visit museums and theaters, go to the cinema and spend time with their parents and friends.
3. The 2019 New Year holidays begin for schoolchildren after December 25, 2018 and continue until January 9, 2019. new year holidays, so the children will be able to spend them together with their families. Family vacations can be spent at ski resorts, on trips to interesting places in Russia. There are many recreational activities for children throughout the country during this time for the whole family.
4. In the spring, the holidays of the 2018-2019 academic year will begin on March 23, and schoolchildren will begin their studies on April 1, 2019.The third quarter is the longest, and after it, rest is especially needed. The end of the school year is coming and you should get some rest to finish it without any problems. If the weather permits, this time should be devoted to walks and outdoor games. Holidays will also allow you to improve your knowledge in those subjects that require additional preparation.

Many Russian schools with the consent of parental committees, they switched to training in terms of trimesters, which involves dividing the training period into 3 parts. This entails a change in the time of rest of schoolchildren in comparison with students in quarters.

Holidays with a modular system are calculated according to the following scheme: training - 5-6 weeks, then rest - 7 days. Children take the following breaks from their studies:

• in autumn 2018, these days fall on October 7-13 and November 18-24;
• in winter - from 12/29/2018 to 01/08/2019 and February 18-24;
• in spring 2019 - April 8-14.

Additional holidays for first graders

Additional holidays for first-graders in 2018-2019 will be held from February 25 to March 3. They were introduced in order to help a young student better adapt to school and spend the longest term in the school period. The same additional vacation period is recommended for students of correctional educational institutions. In some schools, holidays in February are arranged for all students. primary grades 1 to 4.

Where to find information about vacations

The vacation schedule in schools in various Russian regions during the school period may undergo minor changes due to the postponement of holidays and decisions of the local school administration. Only in Moscow, the Department of Education establishes a single curriculum for students according to the traditional and modular system.

The exact calendar of school holidays for the 2018-2019 school year can be found in the most suitable way:

1. Go to the official information portal of the educational institution, where there is a calendar schedule for the academic year.
2. The child's electronic diary should also contain information about the rest periods in the information section for parents or in the news and announcements section.
3. The class teacher is obliged to provide this information to the parents, because. syllabus drawn up in the summer and the vacation schedule is approved in advance.
4. Rest periods during the school year can be obtained from the secretary by calling the school reception.

Possessing all the necessary information, parents can plan in advance the upcoming joint vacation with their child.

For the better organization of study, recreation and leisure of children, school holidays are provided. The Ministry of Education annually approves an indicative timetable for their conduct. The management of educational institutions sets its own training schedule for 2017-2018, taking into account the adopted system of acquiring knowledge.

Vacation in quarters

The most popular schooling method is to divide the year into 4 quarters. Rest is provided after the end of each schedule. In this case, the following factors are taken into account:

• Primary school summer holidays begin on 24 May. According to the schedule, the completion of studies for the rest of the students is 05/31/19, for the graduates - after passing the exams.
• National Unity Day is a public holiday on Sunday, so the duration of rest in autumn is increased.
• Winter holidays for schoolchildren coincide with the parents' New Year's weekend.

Pupils will have additional respite time due to the official holidays - February 23, March 8-9, 04/30/02/05, 05/09. With such a school system, in 2017-2018, according to the calendar, children will have 8 days of autumn vacation, 13 days in winter, and 9 days for spring break at school. The following preliminary schedule of training and rest is provided:

System 5/1 (Modular)

The management of some educational institutions organizes school process according to the principles of a modular system. In this case, the schedule provides for classes for 5-6 weeks and 7 days of rest. At the same time, autumn and winter vacations are held twice. An approximate schedule for 2017-2018 will look like this:

Vacation schedule by term

Regions of Russia, educational establishments Moscow and individual cities independently choose the concept of study. One of the options that the headmaster of a school or gymnasium can organize with the support of parent committee, - education of children according to the trimester system. The academic year is divided into three parts, each of which includes two modules. The school vacation schedule for 2017-2018 in this case may be as follows:

First grade vacations

In the second half of the school year, first graders find it difficult to cope with school loads. An additional rest period is provided for them in the schedule. According to the recommendations of the Ministry of Education, taking into account the public holiday on February 23 - Defender of the Fatherland Day, the first classes can still rest from 18 to 25 February.

Additional holidays in the 2017-2018 academic year

It is difficult to create a single school timetable how children will learn and rest in 2017-2018. Deviations from the recommended dates are possible.

It is important that changes to the schedule do not increase the duration of the absence. educational process more than 14 days.

In this case, it will be difficult to catch up with the program. The additional rest period may be associated with the following factors:

• quarantine due to disease;
• low temperatures in winter;
• natural disasters;
• floods in spring;
• squally winds;
• building security problems;
• communal accidents.

“It is quite obvious that the logic of the day of knowledge is connected with the first school day. Holding a holiday without the following lessons is probably not quite organic from the point of view of the meaning of the Day of Knowledge. And teaching lessons on an off-time day [Saturday] is not entirely organic from the student's point of view. It is pedagogically correct to focus on children, for whom the first day at school should be not only a festive day, but also an educational one, ”Sekhin noted.

The director of school number 1329 Veronika Burmakina told RBC that the lineup in her educational institution will take place on September 3. “On September 1, we, together with colleagues, children and parents, will be at the All-Russian Exhibition Center, where the forum is taking place. There are very interesting events for children, for adults and teachers, we will participate, ”she explained.

And at school number 109, the lineup will take place on September 1, while classes will begin on September 3, director Evgeny Yamburg told RBC. “The mayor referred this issue to the schools. For example, we will hold a [line] on September 1, because there is something to do, there will be a pretty beautiful ceremony, the first call and communication with the guys. Then they will go on excursions. But the school has the right to hold rulers on 1 and 3 [September] - here free choice schools ", - explained Yamburg.

It is also planned to hold a lineup on September 1 at city venues at school No. 1253. Its director Natalya Akulova noted that they will hold the Day of Knowledge in Gorky Park, at the Museum of Moscow, at VDNKh and in other places in the city.

“It will be a traditional Saturday for school. Our school is formed in such a way that there is no ruler for the entire school, we do not have a large territory, we are in the center. We cannot collect all the children [on the ruler] from a safety point of view. The radio line [will take place] on September 3, cool watch and then according to the standard schedule, ”explained Akulova.

Isaak Kalina, head of the Moscow Department of Education, in his interview “ Russian newspaper”Earlier said that the authorities provide an opportunity for both students and teachers to decide for themselves what to do on Saturday, September 1. He spoke about the events that will take place in the city on this day, and noted that even without the Day of Knowledge, September 1 will be full of events.

“I would like to note once again that Saturday is traditionally an out-of-school day. And we do not plan and do not recommend directors to break the tradition that has developed in the city. I have already signed and sent the corresponding letter to the directors of the city's schools, ”said Kalina.

Last year, the issue of postponing the beginning of the school year in a number of Moscow schools from September 1 to 4 due to the celebration of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha was also discussed. But this step ends up in educational institutions. The only one where on September 4, was school No. 2107, which is located next to the Moscow Cathedral Mosque.

Although we all strongly associate September 1 with the Day of Knowledge, this was not always the case in Russia, for example, under Peter the Great, education in some gymnasiums could begin in August or October. When does the academic year start in other countries? We will tell you in today's article.

EUROPE

If you do not take the closest neighbors, then on September 1, the academic year traditionally begins in Belgium, the Baltic countries, Hungary, Macedonia, Ireland, Poland and Slovenia. But schoolchildren in Finland, Denmark, Germany and Scotland are less fortunate, their school year begins in August. At the same time, if in Finland and Denmark classes in schools begin en masse in the second half of the last month of summer, and in Scotland in the last week of summer, which is a little earlier than the UK average, in Germany it all depends on the school: sometimes German children go to school in the last week of August, and sometimes (depending on the school's timetable) in early September.

In the photo: English schoolgirls in school uniforms

A floating timetable for the beginning of classes is also practiced in Italy. It all depends on the region, and each year the date of the beginning of classes in schools is reported separately. For example, this year the overwhelming majority of Italian schoolchildren will go to school on September 14, while schools in the Alto Adige region will open their doors on September 7, in Trentino on September 10, in Lazio and Emilia Romagna on September 15, and in Veneto and Apulia - 16th. By the way, in Italy, it is believed that summer does not end on September 1st, but lasts until September 22nd, so it is logical that children do not go to school at the height of summer.

In the photo: classes in an Italian school

In addition, on September 15, classes begin in schools in Bulgaria and Romania, in France the school year begins on September 3, and in Greece - on September 11, or on the first Monday after September 11, if day X falls on a day off. In England, schoolchildren go to school in the first or second week of autumn, while in Croatia, schools begin work on the first Monday in September. By the way, as in Russia, it is customary in Bulgaria to give flowers to teachers on September 1.

USA AND CANADA

In most schools in America and Canada, school starts on the first Monday of September, in addition, on the first day of classes here, like ours, the so-called short school day is practiced, that is, on the first day of classes, schoolchildren do not study so much. how much they communicate with classmates.

Photo: frame from the series "Beveri Hills 90210"

CENTRAL AND LATIN AMERICA

In Latin America, winter begins just when summer begins here, and autumn comes in March, which, of course, directly affects the school schedule. So, the beginning of classes in Argentina, Costa Rica and Brazil falls on the first week of February, in Chile schools open their doors to students on the first of March, and in Uruguay on the first Monday in March.

In the West Indies, the school schedule generally coincides with the European one, for example, in Barbados, schoolchildren go to gnaw the granite of science in the third week of September, but in the countries of Central America general pattern It is rather difficult to isolate: in Guatemala, for example, classes in schools begin on the second Monday of January, and in Honduras - on the first of August.

Mexico stands apart, historically Knowledge Day fell on September 2, but now the country's schools have a floating schedule, they begin work in August, and the start date of classes is announced separately each time.

ASIA

In the vast majority of Asian countries, the beginning of classes, like ours, is on September 1, for example, in China, Hong Kong, Laos, Taiwan and Mongolia, and in Myanmar, schools begin to work on the second Wednesday of September. However, in many Asian countries, the beginning of the school year falls on the spring.

For example, in South Korea, schooling begins on March 3, while in India, schools open their doors in mid-March-early April, and in some states of this country, school starts in mid-June.

In Japan, educational institutions begin work on April 1, in Thailand, in May, after the Thai New Year is celebrated (its date is determined each time individually, but usually it falls in mid-April), and in the Philippines, schoolchildren go for knowledge in early June.

Singapore stands out as school starts here either in the first days of January or at the end of November, depending on the school. By the way, the school year in Singapore lasts 40 weeks, at the end of the one-year course, Singaporean students always take the session, and the school holidays in Singapore last only 6 weeks. In a word, everything is harsh, you will not spoil!

NEAR EAST

In Israel, the start of classes in schools, as a rule, falls on September 1, however, sometimes the start date of the school year is postponed, for example, if the first day of autumn falls on Saturday or on national holidays, so in 2012 and 2013 the beginning of the school year in schools in Israel was rescheduled for August 27.

In neighboring Arab countries, school classes also begin in September: in Iran - September 22 or 23, which corresponds to the beginning of autumn according to the Persian calendar, in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates - September 15, in Egypt - from September 15 to 24 , and in Oman and Saudi Arabia(yes, there are schools there too) the school year starts in the first week of September.

AFRICA

Oddly enough, but in many African countries, children also start going to school on September 1, for example, in Ethiopia, Nigeria and Somalia, and in Algeria, Knowledge Day is traditionally celebrated on the first Sunday in September.

In some regions of Kenya, school starts on September 1, while in other regions of the country the school year begins in January, immediately after the New Year. In South Africa and Tanzania, the school year begins in mid-January, while in South Sudan, school starts on 20 March.

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

In Australia, the school year begins after Australia Day, the country's main national holiday, celebrated annually on January 26. However, if January 27 falls in the second half of the week, then schools shift the schedule of the beginning of classes towards the next Monday.

In 2018, many parents had a very reasonable question about starting school in 2018. After all, September 1, 2018 falls on Saturday. When will the school lineup and the beginning of the educational process be, when will the first bell in schools ring in 2018, on the first or third of September?

Currently, every September 1 in all schools and gymnasiums in Russia begins with a solemn assembly. The first bell rings for schoolchildren. Particular attention is paid to the meeting of first graders.

What date is Knowledge Day in 2018?

Knowledge Day (September 1) is a public holiday in the USSR since 1984, introduced by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR No. 373-11 of June 15, 1984 "On the declaration of September 1 as a national holiday - the Day of Knowledge." It is also an official holiday in some other post-Soviet states, in particular, in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

The holiday Knowledge Day in 2018 in Russia is celebrated on September 1 and falls on Saturday (day off).

September 1 is the beginning of a new academic year for the majority of Russian schoolchildren, students, teachers and professors. Traditionally, on this day, ceremonial rulers, class hours, lessons of knowledge, peace, security, courage and so on are held in schools.

Knowledge Day is a holiday for first graders and graduates, for parents and teachers, for all those involved in learning. May this day always be a day of triumph of knowledge and wisdom for you and your family. Knowledge Day remains an official holiday in the CIS countries.

When to school in 2018: September 1st or 3rd?

When will there be a ruler at school? The bottom line is that September 1st in 2018 falls on a Saturday day on the calendar. And many children study on a five-day system. When will the school line be held? When should the children go to school?

Despite the fact that there are five-day and six-day study weeks in Russian schools, the school lineup in 2018 will still take place on September 1. And already classes will begin on September 3. Of course, there may be changes, so it is best to ask about this at your school, or find out information on the website. the right school.

As for the schools of the city of Moscow, this is clearly written in the next document.

Order of the Moscow Department of Education No. 25r dated February 7, 2018 "On the organization of the educational process for the main general education programs in the 2018/2019 academic year."

Establish that the 2018/2019 school year is educational institutions implementing general education programs of primary general, basic general and secondary general education, subordinate to the Department of Education of the city of Moscow, begins on September 1, 2018.

But if, for example, go to the website of the Moscow school number 1288, then there you can find out slightly different information.

Official ceremonies marking the start of the school year are held by schools through September 3 inclusive. This was announced by Pavel Karpov, Deputy Head of the Moscow Department of Education.

Therefore, you can answer the question about the beginning of the school year as follows:

In most schools, on September 1, the first school lineup will take place and the first bell will be held on Knowledge Day. And the educational process will begin on September 3. But all the same, shortly before this date, parents will need to contact the administration of the desired school internally, by phone, or online through the official website of the desired school and clarify everything thoroughly.