The academic year has not yet ended, and the Russian Ministry of Education is already drawing up a schedule for the next vacation.
Vacations take place at the same time: in autumn, winter and spring. In schools that study in trimesters, the order is simple: five weeks of classes - one week of rest. But most Russian schools work according to the quarter system, so we will consider just such a schedule.
The exact vacation dates for schoolchildren will be known at the end of summer, but for now we offer you approximate dates during which the holidays of the 2016-2017 academic year will take place. And at the same time and options for entertainment and joint recreation with children.
Autumn vacation
The fall break of the 2016-2017 academic year will begin around October 31st and end on November 6th. If the weather is good, spend the autumn days outdoors. Go on a family hike with your child, have a picnic in nature, grab a warm blanket, a thermos and home-cooked food. Songs with a guitar by the fire, heart-to-heart talks bring parents and a child very close.
An interesting activity will be the collection of leaves, cones, acorns and other natural materials, from which you can make beautiful crafts in the evenings. A photo session against the backdrop of golden trees is also a good option for family leisure.
In rainy weather, keep your child busy with creativity - now a variety of sets are sold in stores. Needlework, painting on ceramics, drawing, designing models of aircraft or tanks - something will definitely captivate your child.
The winter vacation
Winter holidays 2016-2017, according to, will last two weeks. The first day of vacation is December 26, the last is January 8 (January 9 to school). Parents should try hard so that such a long New Year's vacation does not tire the child and brings him benefits and impressions for life.
There are many options for leisure activities during the winter holidays. We list the popular types of entertainment:
- Winter Games. Take your child to the skating rink, take a ski trip, go down the hill, or just go out into the yard and play snowballs! Do not be afraid to fool around with your child: be sure he will appreciate it.
- Cinema. During the winter holidays, they usually set the date for the premiere of children's films and cartoons. Take advantage of this and buy a ticket to the movie that your child has long dreamed of.
- Aquapark. What could be better than a piece of hot summer among the snow and frost! In the water park you can swim to your heart's content in the pool, ride the slides, warm the bones in the sauna or the Russian bath. A worthy end to the program will be lunch in a family cafe.
- Circus. Give your child unforgettable emotions from meeting fearless trainers, hilarious clowns, gutta-percha gymnasts.
- Planetarium. To know the secrets of the starry sky - don't both adults and children dream of this? If the child is interested in the space theme, there will be a reason to think about buying a telescope to study the moon and stars at any time of the year.
- Museums. What kind of museums are not there now: military equipment, vintage cars, dolls, Soviet toys ... Make a choice after consulting with your child - he will appreciate it.
spring Break
Spring break 2016-2017 will begin approximately on March 27 and end on April 2 (April 3 back to school). This time can be devoted to preparing for, and who is still far from them - to enjoy the spring days.
Before it will be interesting to take a master class on painting eggs. And on Palm Sunday, you can collect blossoming fluffy willow.
You can also go on a short tourist trip during spring break. Even a couple of days in an unusual environment will give the child the strength to make the last breakthrough - the fourth quarter.
Holidays are the most desired period of school life, and most students begin to wait for it from the very first days of study. In the 2016-2017 academic year, as in the previous one, the vacation period is chosen by the educational institution, guided by the recommendations of the Ministry of Education.
As practice has shown, many educational institutions adhere to these recommendations, since if school holidays coincide, it becomes possible to hold a lot of urban entertainment events for children and adolescents: theatrical performances, themed holidays and competitions.
Why is the vacation period different in different schools
The school holidays in the 2016-2017 academic year are influenced by the choice of the method of education in a particular educational institution:
- By quarters.
- By trimesters.
If the school is teaching quarters, then holidays are set for students:
- 9 days in autumn: last week of October and first of November;
- two weeks for the New Year: the last days of December and 10 days in January;
- 7 days in spring: end of March;
- additional holidays for first-graders and students of correctional classes: 7 days in winter;
- three summer months.
If the school has chosen a trimester schedule, then the children will study for 5 weeks and rest for 1 week.
The exception is the winter holidays, which in the 2016-2017 academic year last 2 weeks for all students.
Already the sky was breathing in autumn ...
Golden autumn - the charm of the eyes, gives children the first vacation in the 2016-2017 academic year - autumn. Since this period covers a holiday - November 4, the first day of rest is set on October 31, the last - November 6. The children will go to school on November 7th.
When studying in trimesters, children will be given 2 weeks of rest in the fall:
- first week from 6 to 12 October 2016;
- second week from 17 to 24 November 2016.
Most festive
It's the middle of the school year - it's time for a big break! Winter holidays are the perfect time for a family vacation, because most parents also have a rest during these days. The most magical holidays fall on these holidays - New Year and Christmas! Well, how can you not make plans! It is accepted in all schools, regardless of the training schedule, to rest for two weeks in winter.
In the academic year 2016-2017, school holidays will begin on the last Monday of December - the 26th - and continue until January 9th. Students will return to school on January 10.
After the end of the New Year holidays, the children, rested and satisfied, will begin the storm of knowledge with renewed vigor.
First-graders will have an additional vacation in winter: the second winter vacation, which will begin on February 21 and end on February 28.
Spring is a time for relaxation
In the spring, it is especially difficult to concentrate on classes, so children are given the opportunity to relax before a busy period - the end of the school year, when they have many tests, exams and various competitive programs.
Spring break will begin on March 27 and will last until April 3. It's time to recharge before the final stage of the school year.
Holidays for the period 2016-2017 in schools in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities of Russia may take place at different times, it depends on the choice of the school administration.
Long awaited summer
With the onset of the first sunny days, study is already difficult, but in the summer, in general, children need a big vacation. Summer holidays begin and the school year ends. This is the most favorite period in the life of all schoolchildren and students. It lasts from two months.
And finally, all students should be reminded that holidays are a good thing, but do not forget that during this period you can replenish your knowledge in those sciences that are difficult to learn.
The time for the holidays is chosen by the school administration on its own, but at the same time adheres to the recommendations established by the Ministry of Education.
Some schools have different vacation times. This is due to the type of education that is conducted in a particular school. In some schools, children study in quarters, and in others, in trimesters.
Vacation Features
Schoolchildren studying in quarters annually rest in the same periods:
- Autumn. Nine-day holidays - the last week of October and the first of November.
- Winter. 2 weeks of New Year holidays.
- Spring. Final week of March.
- Summer. All summer period.
First-graders have one more week of rest in winter, as they need more time for rest due to their age.
In the trimester type of training, everything is simpler. Pupils go to classes for 5 weeks and then rest for a week. The exception is the New Year holidays, which do not depend on the type of training.
Autumn break period
After the summer, it is hard for children to get involved in their studies, and they are looking forward to the onset of the rest period.
School holidays, the most long-awaited, come in the 2016-2017 academic year during deciduous time - in the fall. There is one public holiday per week of rest (November 4), so the children will start resting at the end of October.
School education will start on 7.11.2016.
For those who study according to the trimester type, the rest will take place as many as two times:
- 10.2016-12.10.2016;
- 10.2016-24.10.2016.
Don't forget that some teachers give homework during the holidays. Come to school with the appropriate preparation.
Winter break period
Pupils are waiting for the New Year with a special desire. After all, this is not only the arrival of Santa Claus with gifts, but also a break from lessons and daily homework.
Holidays during the coldest time of the year divide the school year in half. At this time, students together with their parents spend holidays together at home or go on vacation. The winter break period is the same in all schools. It lasts 2 weeks.
It's no secret that the rest schedule throughout the year is no less important than the work schedule. Not only an office employee, but also any schoolchild and student will agree with this. Moreover, the latter are waiting for vacations much more than any adult - vacations. Therefore, the rest time calendar begins to concern students and schoolchildren at the very beginning of the school year and even earlier: vacations, internships abroad or work can and should be planned in advance.
Clear vacation schedules usually become known at the beginning of the school year. And they are independently determined by the administrations of educational institutions. However, the general patterns and practice of making such decisions are known to everyone. Therefore, the vacation periods for both schoolchildren and students in the 2016-2017 academic year, although with some relativity, can still be predicted. But remember: the schedule is still subject to change!
Educational institutions will form the final vacation schedule in September
School holidays in 2016-2017
Rest time for school students depends on what parts the academic year is divided into in this institution. As you know, two options are possible: traditional quarters and less familiar, but firmly established in practice, trimesters. In schools that divide the school year into quarters, rest periods are:
- per week in late October and early November, for a total of two weeks;
- the last days of December and the first 10 days of January, for a total of two weeks;
- 1 week at the end of March;
- 3 months in summer.
In addition, first-graders and children who study in correctional classes rest longer than others. In winter they get an extra week of vacation.
School holidays depend on how the school year is divided In schools that divide the academic year into trimesters, the schedule is much simpler - after every five working weeks, a week of rest is arranged. However, there is an exception to this rule. In 2016-2017 New Year holidays for all students will be held at the same time. The vacation schedule may still be adjusted, but the preliminary dates are as follows:
- In autumn, schoolchildren go on vacation on October 29, and return to their desks on November 7;
- Winter holidays begin on December 24, the first school day of the new term is January 10;
- Additional winter rest for first-graders and students of correctional classes will begin on February 18, and they will return to school on February 27;
- Spring break will begin on March 25, and you will need to sit down at your desks on April 3;
- Children will go to the long-awaited summer vacation at the end of May (the date depends on the specific school, usually it happens on May 24-25 or 30), and they will enter the new school year, as usual, on September 1.
Holidays for students in 2016-2017
School years, and with them the usual four vacation periods in the school year, are left behind. Students are content with only two - winter and summer. And even those are often small, since the session can “eat up” the lion's share of student leave. It is impossible to name specific dates for student vacations - such decisions are made by the university itself, based on specific curricula for 2016-2017.
Student holidays are closely related to the curriculum and session schedule If we talk about the winter period of rest, then it usually begins at the end of January. The date depends on the exam schedule. Students return to the classroom around the second week of February. If a student passes the session successfully and does not pull up his "tails", he can rest for almost the whole of January! However, it is possible that the university decides to send students on vacation before the New Year and Christmas holidays. Then the session begins immediately after them, and there is no break between it and the new semester.
In the summer, history repeats itself. With a successful or early delivery of the session, you can rest for three months, but in practice this happens very rarely. Classes, sessions and defense of term papers and theses are stretched to June. After that, practice is possible, although it may be scheduled for August. When exactly to release students, the university decides at the beginning of each academic year. So those who are planning a trip for vacation, work, internship or study for the summer or winter can already in September ask a question about the schedule of the administration of the educational institution.
According to modern Russian laws, there is no single school vacation schedule in the country: in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Education, educational institutions have the right to independently set the schedule for children's rest, the number of short holidays and their duration. The only exception is Moscow, where all schoolchildren study and rest according to one of two schedules: the traditional one, when the academic year is divided into four quarters, and the modular one (five weeks of study and one rest) and for each option, uniform vacation periods are established.
In other regions of Russia, educational authorities usually issue recommendations in which they suggest that educational institutions set the dates for the start and end of vacations, leaving the final decision “at the mercy” of the school administration.
Vacations are recommended to start on Monday (so that the weekend "pluses" them), which allows not "" school weeks into parts and increase the duration of uninterrupted rest for schoolchildren. The exact duration of the holidays is also not regulated - as a rule, 30-35 days are allotted for rest during the academic year, which allows you to fully complete the curriculum by the end of May.
Despite such freedom, most Russian schools have a conservative approach to the issue of determining the schedule of school holidays - as a result, most of the country's schoolchildren have a rest at the same time.
What will be the vacation dates in the 2016-2017 academic year in most Russian schools?
Fall break dates 2016
Autumn holidays are traditionally held in early November and fall on the week in which Russians celebrate National Unity Day (November 4).
In 2016 autumn holidays will start on October 31(Monday) and will last until the end of the week, until November 6 (Sunday). The second academic quarter will begin on November 7th. Thus, in schools where it is a school day, schoolchildren will rest for 8 days, students for five days - 9.
However, National Unity Day this year falls on a Friday. Therefore, in some schools, the start date of the autumn holidays-2016 can be set on November 7, which will increase the duration of the holidays by adding a holiday to them. In this case, students will have a rest until November 13, and the duration of the rest will be 10 days.
Schedule of winter school holidays 2016-2017
The winter school holidays that fall on the New Year holidays and separate the second quarter from the third are especially loved by schoolchildren - they are the longest of all "intra-annual" ones. In addition, they coincide with the all-Russian holiday period for adults, which allows families to spend time together, including when traveling. Therefore, the timing of the winter holidays, as a rule, is of particular concern to the parents of schoolchildren.
The winter vacation for schoolchildren they begin on the last Monday of December. In 2016-2017, the "start" will be quite early - the last Monday of the month falls on number 26(that is, schoolchildren will begin to rest from Sunday, December 25th). Children will have time to properly prepare for the main holiday of winter. True, the New Year's holiday will end earlier than usual - on January 8th.
The third, longest academic quarter starts on January 9, on Monday - it is on this day that schoolchildren will have to sit down at their desks again.
Terms of additional holidays for first graders
The third quarter is especially difficult for first-graders - they are not yet accustomed to the traditional school schedule, and therefore, in the middle of the third quarter, "special" holidays are arranged for them. To the envy of all other schoolchildren, they rest at the end of February for a whole week.
In 2016-2017 academic year additional holidays will start on February 20 and will last until the 26th, coinciding with the celebration of Defender of the Fatherland Day.
In the same period, students of correctional schools will also have a rest - they are also subject to the rule on additional vacations.
Spring School Break Dates - 2017
Spring break most often falls in the last week of March. The 2016-2017 academic year will be no exception.
Schoolchildren will be dismissed for vacation on Monday, March 27- and they will rest for one week, until April 2. Taking into account Sunday, the duration of the March rest will be 8 days with a six-day training period, and 9 days with a five-day training regime.
April 3rd will be the first day of the fourth quarter. It will last until the end of May (depending on the school, the academic year in all grades except 9 and 11 ends between May 21 and 31), after which schoolchildren will have three months of summer vacation.
Vacation schedule in 2016-2017 with the modular training mode "5 + 1"
In those schools in Moscow where the parents of students have chosen not the classical schedule of study with the division of the academic year into four quarters, but the modular scheme "five weeks of study - one week of rest", holidays in 2016-2017 will take place at the following dates:
- from October 3 to October 9;
- from November 14 to November 20;
- from December 31 to January 8;
- from February 20 to February 26;
- from 10 April to 16 April.
Vacation schedule for quarters in Moscow schools
Pupils of Moscow schools, where the educational process is organized according to the traditional “four quarters” scheme, will have a rest in the 2016-2017 academic year in the same way as most schoolchildren in the country:
autumn vacation from October 31 to November 6;
the winter vacation from December 26 to January 8;
spring vacation from March 27 to April 2;
additional holidays for the first classes - from 20 to 26 February.
How to find vacation dates at your school
As already mentioned, the exact vacation schedule in each particular school in Russia (excluding Moscow) is determined by the administration of the educational institution and may differ from the generally accepted one.
Therefore, in order to accurately plan the child's vacation, you need to clarify the dates at your school. This can be done in various ways:
Check with your class teacher or secretary. At the beginning of the school year, the vacation schedule has already been approved, and the exact dates are known to all school staff (teachers prepare work programs in subjects for the school year based on this information).
View on the school website. Information about the dates of the beginning and end of the academic year, as well as the vacation schedule should be in the section on the organization of the educational process.
If the school uses an electronic diary system- the schedule of school holidays for 2016-2017 can also be viewed in it. Even if the school administration does not inform parents about the dates for the start and end of studies, by scrolling through the magazine forward, you can see until what date the classes are planned to be held.
