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Conference kaosws::canada

Title:True North Strong & Free
Notice:Introduction in Note 535, For Sale/Wanted in 524
Moderator:POLAR::RICHARDSON
Created:Fri Jun 19 1987
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1040
Total number of notes:13668

990.0. "School Holidays in Canada" by CHEFS::WARRENJ (Yes,Yes, I'm getting something) Tue Mar 26 1996 09:18

    
    Can someone please tell me when the school holidays occur during the year 
    in Ontario (more specifically the Ottawa area) - and how long the
    children are out of school for.  Child age 5/6.
    
    Thanks,
    Jackie
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990.1POLAR::RICHARDSONAlrighty, bye bye then.Tue Mar 26 1996 11:061
    From the end of June to the first week in September.
990.2CHEFS::WARRENJYes,Yes, I'm getting somethingTue Mar 26 1996 11:094
    Thanks,  so the children only get one vacation period in a year, or are
    there other short breaks too?
    
    Jackie
990.3TROOA::BUTKOVICHChrisbert IncTue Mar 26 1996 13:139
    There are longer breaks at Christmas (usually around 2 weeks, depending
    when the national holiday falls) and a one or two week break in March
    (depending on whether or not PD aka Professional Development or Bob Rae
    Days have been scheduled.)  Then there is the odd long weekend thrown
    in - October/Thanksgiving, April/Easter, May/Victoria Day .
    
    HTH,
    
    Chris
990.4FSCORE::B_LEURYTue Mar 26 1996 13:208
    Aside from the summer vacations, my kids are off from about December 22 
    to January 4 and anywhere between 5 and ten days in mid March (one of my 
    kids had 10 days and the other two 7 days).  They also get 6 or 7 PD 
    (Professional Development) days off.  These days are scattered over the 
    school year.  Also, in high school, exams are spread out over two weeks.
    My kids are semestered so they write about 4 exams  during that two
    week period.   Hell, I think they spend more days out of school than in 
    school!   
990.5CHEFS::WARRENJYes,Yes, I'm getting somethingWed Mar 27 1996 07:4510
    Thanks for the replies folks..it helps with some investigating we are
    having to do for the future.
    
    re -1  I know how you mean.  My daughter (currently schooled in UK)
    gets 3 weeks at Easter, a week in May, 9 weeks in the summer and 2/3
    weeks at Christmas.  I only wish I got as many days vacation -
    arranging child day care for over 5's here can be hard work!
    
    Jackie
    
990.6CHEFS::WARRENJYes,Yes, I'm getting somethingWed Mar 27 1996 07:465
    ohh..I forgot to ask.  The Personal Development days - are they for the
    children, teachers or parents?   Its an interesting concept.  
    
    Thanks again,
    Jackie
990.7FSCORE::B_LEURYWed Mar 27 1996 11:458
    PD days are for teachers.  There seems to be a trend where PD days are
    scheduled to coincide with long weekends.  I wonder why?  Other days
    off for kids include parent/teacher interviews.  At my youngest child's
    school, these go on for two days.  And let's not forget the field trips.
    Field trips can be anything from a visit to a museum to a three day ski 
    trip (that was the case with one of my kids this year).
    
    Bernie.
990.8confusedPOLAR::WILSONCstrive to look better nakedFri Mar 29 1996 22:203
    sounds like everybody has a little bit of 'kid-envy'. there is only one
    childhood, let them have a good one. myself, i'd like to see the little
    rug-rats in school all year long.
990.9confused confuserPOLAR::KYOBENo condition is permanentMon Apr 01 1996 23:493
    >>there is only one childhood,let them have a good one.<<
    >>my self,i'd like to see the little ru-ruts in school all year long<<
    How about seeing you work all year long,no vacation,no holidays:-)