Should School/College Holidays be staggered?

[Catzsy]

I'd rather have more time off at xmas and a shorter summer holidays. Maybe that's just me

Yes I would like that. Would be great to get away to the sun in the winter.

[Alex3213]

Yes I would like that. Would be great to get away to the sun in the winter.

This actually wasn't the way I thought of it, just because it drags on , but yeah that's a good suggestion actually- and it's nice to have a bit more time for family as well.

[dbgtz]

The only problem I think with splitting the summer hols up is the fact its not easy to concentrate in heat, imo. So I think it's fine in terms of holidays tbh.

[Alex3213]

The only problem I think with splitting the summer hols up is the fact its not easy to concentrate in heat, imo. So I think it's fine in terms of holidays tbh.

I know I keep replying but it's because people are moaning about lack of discussion in these sorts of threads... but surely near the end of the summer it cools down anyway?

[Sharon]

I like the way it is

[Alkaz]

I would like 1 week extra at Christmas but one less week of summer because otherwise it drags on too long.

This, I would like a week off before Christmas and two weeks off after.
My old school was thinking about doing a four week Christmas break and the reasoning was that it was cheaper as they didn't have to pay for the heating bills but they never went though with it.

[beth]

i definitely think so. i actually was on the bus coming home from work the other day, and i heard some parents discussing it.
i broke up from college in may, and i start uni in october. that's almost 5 months off. it seems like such a waste of half a year to me. i'm working full time during my holiday, but lots of my friends aren't and are just sitting around bored.

and it's in my opinion, that this sort of boredom without goals and ambitions, and just voids of long spaces of time are what breeds depression amongst teens and obesity and other issues. there's nothing for people to work towards, it's just an endless gap.

so yeh, definitely stagger them.

[Moh]

They should be earlier. By the time it's August, it's cold

[dbgtz]

i think "cold" is a bit ott
i think we have a decent break system as i think regular breaks are good and the bigger one where its harder to concentrate is better. But saying that if you were to switch the summer hols to 2 weeks and xmas to the 6 weeks then it would mean that less school could be missed because of potential snow.

[Samantha]

Well I'm like 50/50 I voted keep them same but I should really vote I don't know.

6 weeks isn't that long. It helps holiday companies get more money by always being booked. It gives you more time to wound down. Etc. But I think *does phineas and ferb tune* '104 days of summer vacation' for americans, etc is too long.