Holidays are a long-awaited time for every student. This is a period when you can take a break from studies and devote time to educational and entertainment activities: attend various events, concerts, museums, go to other cities or countries.

The vacation schedule for 2017-2018 is of interest to both students and their parents, and here's why: they need the vacation calendar for 2017-2018 to plan vacations at work in advance. After all, many of them prefer to travel and relax with their children during their holidays. In addition, this is a great opportunity for the family to be all together.

The vacation calendar 2017/2018 is formed by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, and educational institutions - schools, colleges and universities independently choose the vacation period for the 2017-2018 academic year. When forming the leadership of an educational institution, it may well deviate from the dates set by the Ministry by no more than 2 weeks in one direction or another. While universities and colleges, as well as private schools, often deviate from these rules, most schools try to comply with the approved schedule.

Vacation calendar 2017/2018

The vacation schedule for the upcoming 2017/2018 has not yet been confirmed by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, but today, after analyzing the schedule of last year, you can preliminarily determine the schedule for the upcoming weekend. For those who study in quarters and for educational institutions working in trimesters, the dates of the weekend will be different.

So, here is an approximate vacation schedule for the 2017-2018 academic year in St. Petersburg and Moscow for those who study at school according to the quarter system:

• The academic year will begin on Friday, September 1st. Autumn vacation will start on October 30 and will last until November 7 (Tuesday). One day off to the vacation week is added due to the fact that on November 4 the country celebrates National Unity Day. Therefore, the guys have an extra day of rest.
• The winter vacation will last from December 25 (Monday) to January 9 (Tuesday).

Holidays for first-graders in 2017/2018 are additionally planned from 19 (Mon) to 25 (Sun) February. 26 first-graders will return to school again.

• spring Break scheduled from March 26 to April 2.

In the summer, schoolchildren will be able to go on vacation from June 1 for exactly three months, as always, until August 31 inclusive.

Pupils of elementary grades are supposed to be released early - from May 25 they will be able to go on vacation.

It is worth mentioning that the management of each school has the right to shift the holidays by 1-2 weeks. Therefore, the given data are indicative only.

Holidays 2017/2018 for students by trimesters

The vacation schedule in schools where the educational process is divided into trimesters differs from the "quarter". However, it is planned to combine the winter holidays in them with the winter holidays in traditional schools for the general convenience of all schoolchildren and their parents. So, holidays in "trimester" schools are divided by season, and each season is divided into two parts:

• Autumn: October 2 - 8 and November 17 - 23.
• Winter: as in other schools - December 27 - January 8.
• Spring: 21 - 27 February, and the second part from 10 to 16 April.
• Summer: traditionally May 31 - September 1.

This preliminary schedule for the next academic year will help schoolchildren and their parents plan their vacations and leisure in advance, which is very convenient, especially if long-distance travels and significant events are planned.

Deputies of the State Duma want to amend Article 13 of the Federal Law "On Education". On August 29, this document was entered into the electronic database of the lower house of parliament by deputies from the LDPR faction Mikhail Degtyarev, Boris Chernyshov and Vadim Dengin. The bill implies securing the right for local governments to postpone the start date of the academic year in educational institutions to October 1. Traditionally, the Day of Knowledge holiday will be held on September 1 as before, but municipalities will be given the opportunity to postpone it depending on objective conditions. “The establishment of September 1 as a single date for the start of the academic year is dictated by a long tradition of unity of command and leveling uniformity, reinforced by the establishment of the Day of Knowledge on this date,” the parliamentarians note.

They also believe that the vast geography of the Russian Federation, the diversity of its climatic, national and social characteristics make us think about a different approach to determining the start date of the academic year.

“The adoption of the bill will allow for a more flexible approach to resolving the issue of the beginning and end of the school year in educational institutions, as well as more efficient use of the warm season for a good rest for children,” the explanatory note of the bill says. Earlier, the head of the faction, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, commented on this initiative by saying that the transfer of the academic year would prolong the summer due to a warm September. In addition, many parents go on vacation during the velvet season and often take their children with them, who miss a good part of September anyway.

In the event of a postponement of the start of classes, the State Duma reported, the academic year of classes should end "in accordance with the curriculum of the relevant general education program."

Whether this means that the school year will end a month later, or whether the curriculum will have to be completed in an accelerated mode, the document does not say.

Tatyana Vorobyeva, director of the capital's lyceum No. 1535, claims that the bill will not be accepted in the State Duma.

“For Moscow, this is an irrelevant issue: all the more so, all metropolitan schools are subordinate to the Department of Education and the Moscow government. This is not the level of the municipality. Do not forget about the final state certification. We cannot shorten the school year by four and a half weeks: this is unrealistic. We already have one of the biggest vacations in the world: I see no reason to extend them in order to more effectively use the warm season for recreation. The State Duma will not be able to make such a decision. Then we will have to change the law on the Unified State Examination,” the director said.

Irina Abankina, director of the Institute for Education Development at the Higher School of Economics, noted that individual educational organizations can already postpone the holidays without new bills.

“This requires coordination with the governing council, as well as an agreement with the municipality. However, the proposal to give all schools a whole month to reschedule seems to me devastating. This will mean the postponement of summer holidays, vacations for teachers. This is not the first time that this risky idea has been discussed: at one time, they wanted to postpone the start of the school year to September 15, ”said Irina Abankina.

The specialist also stated that the teaching staff is always thoroughly preparing for the celebration of the beginning of the school year.

“I believe that blurring key annual launches is very risky. This will not only make school programs change, but will also complicate the life of working people who will have to devote all their time to the child for another month, ”added Abankina.

It should be noted that in 2017 the transfer of the Day of Knowledge became especially relevant due to the fact that the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha falls on September 1. So, in this regard, in the capital's school No. 2107, located next to the Cathedral Mosque, a solemn line will be held on September 4.

Mufti of Moscow Ildar Alyautdinov said that the capital's Muslims consider it reasonable to postpone the solemn line on September 1 at a school near the Cathedral Mosque in connection with Eid al-Adha. The Mufti also noted that tens or even hundreds of thousands of believers gather inside and around the mosque, therefore the transfer of school rulers was adopted “based on the same security considerations, where everyone could spend their holiday without embarrassing each other and without creating uncomfortable conditions for others. Ildar Alyautdinov stressed that this decision of the city authorities takes into account the interests of all "equal residents of the capital." At the same time, the first deputy of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia, Damir Gizatullin, in turn, proposed to shift the school holidays by 1 hour or 1.5 hours, since the celebration at the mosque will begin at 7 am and last 45 minutes: after that, the believers will disperse.

In connection with Eid al-Adha, the school year will start 1 day later in schools in Ingushetia. In Karachay-Cherkessia, September 1 was declared a day off, but schools will hold festive lines. In the city of Beslan, which is located in North Ossetia, the holiday of the beginning of the school year was postponed due to the Day of Remembrance for the victims of the terrorist attack on September 1–3, 2004. The academic year at School No. 1 in Beslan will begin on September 4th. In other schools of the republic, the lines will begin with the announcement of a minute of silence in memory of the victims.

The tradition of celebrating the Day of Knowledge every year began to take hold in Russia during the time of Peter the Great. But even then, not all schools began the school year on September 1: in some educational institutions, it began in late August, mid-September or October.

Until the mid-30s of the 20th century, the exact date for the start of the school year was not set in the USSR. In August 1930, the Council of People's Commissars ordered: "All children aged 8–10 were to be admitted to school in the fall."

They came to a single date only on September 3, 1935, when the Council of People's Commissars and the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks established in all schools of the USSR the beginning of classes from September 1 and their completion - June 1 (for the first three classes), June 10 (for 4-7th grades). classes) and June 20 (for high school students).

The Knowledge Day holiday itself was officially approved in October 1980, when the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR “On holidays and memorable days” was issued.

On September 1, educational institutions traditionally hold solemn assembly lines, class hours, safety and courage lessons. Recently, on August 24, 2017, it turned out that the Russian Ministry of Education demanded that all Russian schools hold a lesson on state security on Knowledge Day. The ministry said in a statement that the class will be titled "Russia Looking to the Future." All students from 1st to 11th grade learn about "important directions for the development of the country, promising areas for applying their own talent in three, five or ten years, as well as opportunities for their own development in Russia." Educators will need to focus on conservation, science and technology, and politics. In addition, schoolchildren will learn about the innovative economy and the Far Eastern Hectare program.

“Schoolchildren need to be aware of their place in modern Russia and its development, to clearly imagine the possibilities of building a career, creating a family, in conditions of economic and social security guaranteed by the state,” the Ministry of Education believes.

“Schools independently set the dates for the beginning and end of the academic year, the duration of the holidays. For example, the federal states of Germany independently determine the period of the school year and holidays. Spain has a floating start date for the school year, but no later than October 1st. The exact date of the beginning of the academic year is also missing in the USA, Austria and other states,” the document says.

In most European countries, the academic year begins on September 1st. But schoolchildren in Finland, Denmark, Germany and Scotland were not lucky: they start their studies in August. Moreover, if in Finland and Denmark classes begin in the 2nd half of August, then in Germany everything depends on the school: German children can go to school both in the last week of August and in early September. In Italy, each region is different. So, in 2017, for the vast majority of Italians, the school will begin its work on September 14, and those who live in the Alto Adige region will begin their studies on September 7.

In the countries of the Southern Hemisphere, where winter begins when summer is in the Russian Federation, and autumn comes in March, a different school schedule. For example, in Argentina, Costa Rica and Brazil, schools open on the first week of February, in Chile on March 1, and in Uruguay on the first Monday of March.

Schools in China open their doors on the second Wednesday of September. However, in many Asian countries, the start of the school year also begins in the spring. For example, in South Korea, schools start working on March 3, and in India - in mid-March - early April.

The academic year in Japanese schools begins in April and is divided into 3 terms. The first lasts until July 20: after it, the children go on a big summer vacation. Again, the Japanese sit down at their desks on September 1: then the second trimester begins, which goes until the winter holidays on December 26. The final, third trimester lasts from January 7 to March 25. It is followed by a small spring break, during which students move from class to class.

Due to the tropical climate of Thailand, the academic year there begins in May and lasts until April of the next year, and they have 2 breaks from study: one month in October and the second - almost two months - in March-April. Singapore stood out: there classes begin either in early January or at the end of November, it all depends on the school. Moreover, the academic year in Singapore lasts 40 weeks, and school holidays - a little more than a month.

In Australia, the school year begins after the celebration of the main national holiday of the country - Australia Day, which is celebrated every year on January 26th. New Zealanders begin their studies on January 27, but at the request of parents whose children study in private schools, the start of the school year can be moved to early February.

Israeli students usually go to school on September 1, but sometimes Knowledge Day is postponed to the end of August. The changes are due to the fact that the autumn Jewish holidays fall in September, and after them - regular vacations and breaks in study.

The trimester method of teaching is quite common in many schools. In the 2017-2018 academic year, according to the schedule, the first holidays begin from October 2 to 8.

Top 7 Essential Facts About School Trimesters in 2017-2018 School Year

1. The duration of one year is divided into 6 trimesters and 6 generally accepted weeks;
2. Each school individually has the right to establish its own vacation calendar, based on the recommendations given by the Ministry of Education;
3. Teaching with the help of trimesters significantly reduces the load on the child, so he does not have time to exhaust himself in a short time of one educational passage;
4. Not only the administration of the educational institution, but also the parents of students have the right to choose a quaternary or trimester education system;
5. The schedule of school holidays can be changed due to unforeseen circumstances (epidemics, bad weather);
6. Thanks to trimesters, children have several autumn and winter holidays;
7. The duration of one trimester, on average, is 5-6 weeks.

Holidays are every student's dream.

The trimesters for students in the new 2017-2018 academic year represent a relatively recent innovation in the structure of children's education.

The advantage of the ordinary one is the most correct and expedient organization of the time of schoolchildren, because the even distribution between teaching and rest contributes to greater productivity and efficiency of students.

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School holidays calendar for trimesters 2017-2018

In the whole world, probably, there will not be a schoolboy who would not like the onset of the long-awaited idleness. Excellent students, good students and losers - each of them counts down the time until a serene rest approaches. And, of course, there is that part of the students who, from the very first school day, turns on the countdown timer.

Today there is already a prepared schedule of school holidays for trimesters for 2017-2018:

• interval (autumn period) - from October 2 to October 8 (inclusive);
• interval (second autumn holidays) - November 18-23;
• interval (winter period) - from December 27 to January 8;
• interval (second winter holidays) - February 21-27;
• interval (spring period) - April 10-16;
• interval (summer period) - from June 1 to August 31.

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You have probably noticed that short trimesters are accompanied by small respite. Such a system of education does not converge with the long-established holidays, compiled on the basis of the quarterly division of the year. So keep that in mind when you plan

Trimester at school 2017-2018 is a relatively new form of organization of study time, rather unaccustomed to our children.

The word "trimester" comes from the Latin "trimestris", or "three months". It is almost universally used in schools in England and, partially, in the USA and the Russian Federation.

Unlike the usual one, with such a system, all the time of study is distributed evenly, that is, it is divided into equal parts, and the intervals between study and rest are almost the same. The key argument “for” the use of trimesters, according to experts, is that such an organization of the educational process helps to properly distribute the load on schoolchildren without causing overwork even among elementary school students.

In the trimester system of education, there are only six training periods - each of the trimesters is divided into two parts, and six periods of rest - holidays. The duration of each trimester is five or six weeks, the duration of the holidays is a week, with the exception of the two-week New Year and three-month summer holidays.

Unlike the usual one, with such a system, all the time of study is distributed evenly, that is, it is divided into equal parts, and the intervals between study and rest are almost the same. According to experts, such an organization of the educational process helps to properly distribute the load on schoolchildren, without causing overwork even among elementary school students.

In the trimester system of education, there are only six training periods - trimesters, and six periods of rest - holidays. The duration of each trimester is five or six weeks, the duration of the holidays is a week, with the exception of the two-week New Year and three-month summer holidays.

Perhaps there is no such student who does not look forward to the holidays. Both excellent students and losers with the same enthusiasm count the days until the start of the long-awaited vacation. And, for sure, most students start counting literally from the very first days of school, even though it has become fashionable to study well now. After all, it is to improve academic performance that the transition from quarters to trimesters is intended. To date, the preliminary schedule of school holidays for trimesters for the 2017-2018 academic year is as follows: five (sometimes six) weeks of classes alternate with a week of rest.

• 1st trimester / autumn holidays - from October 7 to October 15, 2017 inclusive;
• 2nd trimester / autumn holidays Stage 2 - from November 18 to November 26, 2017 inclusive;
• 3rd trimester / winter holidays - from December 30, 2017 to January 9, 2018 inclusive;
• 4th trimester / winter holidays Stage 2 - from February 17 to February 25, 2018 (sometimes these holidays are called spring holidays);
• 5th trimester / spring break - from April 7 to April 15, 2018 inclusive;
• 6th trimester / summer vacation - from June 1 to August 31 inclusive.

Calendar for convenience:

As you can see, in the modern system of education, each trimester ends with a short rest. However, when planning vacations for 2017-2018, it is worth remembering that rest time in schools with a trimester system of education practically does not coincide with vacations in a regular, quarterly system. The only exception was the traditional New Year holidays - the Ministry of Education recommends taking a day off the last week before and the first week after the New Year.

The situation is similar with long summer holidays - by order of the relevant department, absolutely all schoolchildren have a rest during this period, regardless of the education system.

Perhaps, by the 2018-2019 academic year, norms will already be introduced that control the organization of students' rest at uniform time intervals, which is already being actively discussed in the Government.

Possible changes

Those who plan holidays in advance should remember that the dates of the trimester holidays given in the article for the 2017-2018 academic year are approximate. The fact is that the Ministry of Education determines only the total duration of study time and rest time, plus gives recommendations on the start and end dates of vacations. For example, school holidays for students must necessarily begin at the beginning of the working week, that is, on Monday.

The school, however, retains the right to independently set vacation time - of course, within the framework of the recommendations of the ministry. So children of different schools and different regions have a rest at different times - somewhere the beginning of the holidays had to be “moved” due to severe frosts or spring floods, somewhere, on the contrary, everything goes according to plan. So the exact, final dates for the start and end of the school holidays for the trimesters for the 2017-2018 academic year are determined by the school leadership.

The Ministry of Education reserves the right for the educational institution to determine the form of organization of study time on its own, and the system of education - quarterly or trimester - is prescribed in the Charter of each school. Thus, the government department gives the opportunity to the students themselves and their parents to choose how they prefer to study - with the distribution of the load by quarters or trimesters. The school administration and the parent committee can make changes to the educational process.

School holidays are a time of long-awaited rest for any student. Both first-graders and future graduates count the days before the start of the holidays literally from the first days of the school year. After all, the holidays of 2017-2018 are not just days free from studies, but also a time filled with games, communication with peers, family vacation trips. The exact dates of the holidays are also important for parents, because many of them try to to take the child as much as possible, send him on an interesting trip or take a vacation at work.

Both parents and students should be aware that the schedule is advisory in nature. That is, officials from the ministry can only indicate the approximate dates for the beginning and end of the holidays, but when exactly the days of the cherished rest begin is determined by the order of the school. Thus, vacation days may differ in different educational institutions, even if schools conduct classes according to the same program.

The mandatory rules include only that school holidays should begin on Monday and not be "shifted" from the recommended dates by more than two weeks in any direction.

So, the approximate schedule of school holidays for the 2017-2018 academic year for schools that teach in quarters.

Autumn vacation

Autumn vacation. End of October - early November.

The date of the end of the autumn holidays is affected by National Unity Day, celebrated on November 4th. Since this holiday falls on a Saturday in 2017, the holiday will be moved to Monday, November 6. Approximate autumn break dates: 28.10. - 06.11. (inclusive).

The winter vacation

The winter vacation. The end of December - the first decade of January.

The dates of the winter holidays are the same for both types of education - both for quarters and for trimesters. At the same time, school holidays coincide with the days of rest for the New Year - the first working day after the holidays usually falls on January 9-10. Approximate winter break dates: – 25.12. – 09.01.
For first-graders who are just starting to get used to school regulated life, additional holidays have been introduced. Additional winter holidays in grade 1: 19.02. – 25.02 .

spring Break

Spring Break. End of March - early days of April.

There are no public holidays during this period, and therefore the first and last days of the holidays depend solely on the weekend.Approximate spring break dates: 26.03. – 01. 04.

Summer vacation

Summer vacation. From the first to the last day of the summer months.

Holidays by trimester

With the trimester system of education, the situation is similar - the Ministry of Education has not yet prepared recommendations on the dates for the start of school holidays. However, in this case, it is much easier to calculate vacation time: in such schools, education is based on the 5 + 1 principle. That is, five weeks of training (sometimes six) alternate with a week of vacation. 35 days of study, then 7 days of vacation - and the cycle repeats again. The only exception is winter, more precisely, New Year's holidays. This rest time in schools with a trimester system coincides with holidays in regular schools, where education is based on the principle of quarters. Estimated vacation dates in schools with a trimester system of education:

Schoolchildren who communicate with peers from other cities of Russia notice that the dates of the beginning and end of vacations often do not coincide. Why is this happening? One country, one specialized agency that manages the learning process is the Ministry of Education, and school holidays in 2017-2018 in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities of Russia begin at different times.

The educational process can take place in schools in different ways. Some educational institutions are engaged exactly according to the established plan, not ahead of or behind the school curriculum. Others may fall behind the curriculum due to various force majeure circumstances.

Learning can be hindered by a variety of factors. So, for example, for schoolchildren in Siberia, it is not unusual for an announcement like: "Today, due to severe frosts, schoolchildren from the first to the eleventh grade do not study." Due to low temperatures, strong winds, snowstorms or blizzards, the municipal Department of Education may announce the cancellation of classes. Depending on the weather conditions, classes can be skipped only by elementary grades, and the entire school as a whole. Less frequent, but also not out of the ordinary, is the announcement of the cancellation of classes due to spring floods. Most of the reasons for missing school are force majeure occurring due to circumstances beyond the control of the Department of Education.
If there are only a few such "force majeure" days in a year - usually three to five, then there is an opportunity to "catch up" with the curriculum. However, when there are quite a lot of such “passes” - from a week or more, then the school administration has to take measures that are unpopular among schoolchildren and reduce or postpone school holidays. This force majeure is the reason why the right to set rest time is left to the school director, and not regulated by a direct order of the ministry.

Additional holidays in 2017-2018 academic year

Unforeseen holidays are a great joy for most schoolchildren, while their reasons are completely unhappy. They can appoint additional holidays or shift the planned dates for the following reasons:

• severe frosts (at -25, lessons are canceled in elementary school, at -28 in middle school, and, at -30, in high school);
• if the air temperature in the classrooms falls below +18;
• exceeding the epidemiological threshold for a particular disease.

Holidays in 2017-2018 for students

Universities have only winter and summer holidays between semesters. Moreover, unlike schools, their dates can vary significantly, depending on the curriculum of each particular institution. In addition, students need to take summer internships. In most cases, students' winter holidays in 2017-2018 will fall from late January to mid-February, and summer holidays will begin in July.

Can there be innovations in the 2017-2018 academic year

Now the idea is being actively promoted that it is necessary to return to the old rules, when the dates of all vacations were the same for schools throughout the country. This is convenient for organizing olympiads, various competitions, children's congresses, etc. In order to find out public opinion in the capital, they even conducted a survey with the following points:

1. let it be as it is;
2. move from quarters to trimesters, increasing the duration of holidays between them;
3. on the contrary, break the school year into five parts, with a week's rest between them.

None of the points received a clear majority, most schools consider the current system to be correct, when they can independently adjust the vacation dates proposed by the ministry. Most likely, no significant changes are expected in the structure of the 2017-2018 academic year.