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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Shorter summer, longer fall and spring breaks, get rid of the random PD days and replace with a week of PD at the end of the school year.

Learning loss over the summer is real. A month of camp is reasonable (or 2-3 weeks of camp plus a family holiday for those who can do it). 10 weeks off is not and results in boredom, backsliding, and is a major financial hit for families that comes all at once instead of spread out throughout the year. It also creates a planning stress because no camp lasts all summer, many families have to piecemeal the summer together.

Having longer breaks throughout the year combats fatigue and boredom for kids and teachers, getting rid of the lengthy summer break facilitates both teaching and learning.

If one month seems too short for people, then let's try 6 weeks of summer.

But OP wanting to lengthen summer flies in the face of both family practicalities and everything we know about learning and retention.[/quote]

Who exactly is going to provide camps for 3 weeks in the summer, 2 random weeks during the late winter (esp. when the camp can't be outside), etc.?  Nobody will be there for your desired schedule.[/quote]

Trust me, the market will adapt - it is capitalism after all isn't it? Also, the PP said 6 weeks not 3 of summer. [/quote]

This. It wouldn't be 3 weeks in the summer -- camps would provide camp for 6 weeks and families would sign up for the number they needed. As it currently stands, most camps do not provide 10 weeks of camp in the summer and families are always having to supplement on either end.

Whenever DCPS is out, there are camps available. Our aftercare provider has spring break and day off camps. Our summer camps provide day off and spring break camps. Our kids sports and activities often provide day off and same day camps. Summer is actually the only time of the year where we don't have school but sometimes struggle to find childcare options, at the beginning and end of the summer. There were camps available the week of Christmas last year (not Christmas Day, but before and after). So yes, the market adapts and if there is demand, camps will happen.[/quote]

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