Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One week is not long enough in winter. We need two weeks to break up the year and provide an actual break for kids, especially high schoolers. With only one week and holiday chaos, traveling, etc. there is not enough downtime to mentally relax.

No one is proposing one week.

I thought that's what options 2 and 3 have

Why are you even participating in this discussion when you don’t care enough to look at the calendar options?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The two week holiday break was only adopted ~4 years ago. When it was first proposed in the calendar survey that year, everyone loved it. But we also were still starting school after Labor Day and didn’t have all these religious holidays off.

That’s right. And the calendar made more sense. All these days off really impact our finances trying to secure babysitters. It’s easier when we find someone for a week than for a day off here and there.

Do babysitters or break camps for religious holidays cost more than other week of summer camp?

NP. Yes they do.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The two week holiday break was only adopted ~4 years ago. When it was first proposed in the calendar survey that year, everyone loved it. But we also were still starting school after Labor Day and didn’t have all these religious holidays off.

This is that’s so maddening. We keep starting earlier & earlier & never get out any earlier.
This year, we started one week before Labor Day, have a 2 week winter break, & get out mid June. Why is that suddenly not possible for the coming year?? Stop shrinking summer break!

I don't know why we need such long summer breaks. It's hot outside, summer camps are also expensive, there is only so much vacation most people can take... I prefer having more breaks throughout the year, but I wish they were not one-day random religious holidays, but instead maybe a week in the fall, a week in February, plus winter and spring break.

Anonymous wrote:The two week holiday break was only adopted ~4 years ago. When it was first proposed in the calendar survey that year, everyone loved it. But we also were still starting school after Labor Day and didn’t have all these religious holidays off.

This is that’s so maddening. We keep starting earlier & earlier & never get out any earlier.
This year, we started one week before Labor Day, have a 2 week winter break, & get out mid June. Why is that suddenly not possible for the coming year?? Stop shrinking summer break!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The two week holiday break was only adopted ~4 years ago. When it was first proposed in the calendar survey that year, everyone loved it. But we also were still starting school after Labor Day and didn’t have all these religious holidays off.

That’s right. And the calendar made more sense. All these days off really impact our finances trying to secure babysitters. It’s easier when we find someone for a week than for a day off here and there.

Do babysitters or break camps for religious holidays cost more than other week of summer camp?

Anonymous wrote:The two week holiday break was only adopted ~4 years ago. When it was first proposed in the calendar survey that year, everyone loved it. But we also were still starting school after Labor Day and didn’t have all these religious holidays off.

That’s right. And the calendar made more sense. All these days off really impact our finances trying to secure babysitters. It’s easier when we find someone for a week than for a day off here and there.

The two week holiday break was only adopted ~4 years ago. When it was first proposed in the calendar survey that year, everyone loved it. But we also were still starting school after Labor Day and didn’t have all these religious holidays off.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One week is not long enough in winter. We need two weeks to break up the year and provide an actual break for kids, especially high schoolers. With only one week and holiday chaos, traveling, etc. there is not enough downtime to mentally relax.

No one is proposing one week.

I thought that's what options 2 and 3 have

No they have 1.5 weeks.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One week is not long enough in winter. We need two weeks to break up the year and provide an actual break for kids, especially high schoolers. With only one week and holiday chaos, traveling, etc. there is not enough downtime to mentally relax.

No one is proposing one week.

I thought that's what options 2 and 3 have

Anonymous wrote:The thing that I hate the most is that it’s been a moving target. We can’t plan for our family from one year to the next because it will likely change. Also agree with PP. two weeks off in December means we use our leave and I would rather take that time off in the summer.

Yes. We should know a year in advance for many reasons. This chasing a survey/other counties BS has got to stop.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One week is not long enough in winter. We need two weeks to break up the year and provide an actual break for kids, especially high schoolers. With only one week and holiday chaos, traveling, etc. there is not enough downtime to mentally relax.

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It wouldn’t be just one week. It would be a week plus a few days the week before Christmas. And if you really think high schoolers need two weeks, fine. But then something else has to give — drop all the extra religious holidays and get rid of some other days off.

Totally in favor of giving up the extra religious holidays!

Anonymous wrote:One week is not long enough in winter. We need two weeks to break up the year and provide an actual break for kids, especially high schoolers. With only one week and holiday chaos, traveling, etc. there is not enough downtime to mentally relax.

No one is proposing one week.

Anonymous wrote:One week is not long enough in winter. We need two weeks to break up the year and provide an actual break for kids, especially high schoolers. With only one week and holiday chaos, traveling, etc. there is not enough downtime to mentally relax.

m
It wouldn’t be just one week. It would be a week plus a few days the week before Christmas. And if you really think high schoolers need two weeks, fine. But then something else has to give — drop all the extra religious holidays and get rid of some other days off.

Anonymous wrote:One week is not long enough in winter. We need two weeks to break up the year and provide an actual break for kids, especially high schoolers. With only one week and holiday chaos, traveling, etc. there is not enough downtime to mentally relax.

Also, kids are bored by the last week or two of summer anyway!

One week is not long enough in winter. We need two weeks to break up the year and provide an actual break for kids, especially high schoolers. With only one week and holiday chaos, traveling, etc. there is not enough downtime to mentally relax.