MamaAkins Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 We try to follow parts of the public school calendar b/c my husband is a teacher and we like to have some days off that coincide (like spring break, etc). But, we also like to have longer breaks at Christmas, so that has led me to develop a modified calendar. August 3-September 25 (8 weeks on) 1 week break October 5-November 24 (8 weeks on) 1 week off for Thanksgiving November 30-December 11 (2 weeks on) off for Christmas break January 4-February 12 (6 weeks on) 1 week off February 22-March 26 (5 weeks on) 1 1/2 weeks off (spring break/Easter) April 7-May 26 (7 weeks on) 1 week off (Memorial day & dd's dance recitals) June 1-11 (2 weeks on) This gives us a total of 38 weeks, which is more than the 180 days required by the state of NC. I feel better knowing we have a little extra "buffer" in there in case we get behind or sick, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCoppock Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 We school year round taking breaks as needed. We usually only take a few days here and there for appointments, field trips, or holidays but never anything really big. However, this year we took 2 big breaks (2 weeks each) one in September and one in June. DS informed me at the beginning of PS summer break he felt sorry for the kids because they will forget 2/3 of what they learned. He had read that somewhere. He even tried to convince me to let him bring his school work on vacation. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siloam Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I hs year around, four weeks on then one week off. For me the little breaks make it much easier to nail the hs weeks, and the kids stay in routine and don't forget everything. Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elise1mds Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I'm going to follow whatever schedule my daughter's school is on. It's an odd calendar with two weeks off in October, two weeks for Christmas, and two weeks of Spring Break. I really like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaterbabs Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 We've schooled year-round for the last two years; but this is due more to gaps and falling behind on Yacko's part than anything else. I insist Wacko do a small amount each day, but other than penmanship, it's minimal and only to prevent skill loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary in GA Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 We pretty much go with the local ps calendar. Dd's sports are scheduled that way making it difficult for us to go out of town any other time. Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricia Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Year round taking off here and there whenever it suits us.:auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moni Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Year-round. Makes every day a "Light Day." :seeya: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 because my dd is part of a ps enrichment program which starts that week. We do 4-day weeks most of the time. We take off a couple of weeks here and there throughout the year when the weather is nice and we need a break. We aim for 42 weeks. I stop every 12-14 weeks and evaluate where we are in meeting our goals for the year to see if we need to adjust something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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