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The beginning of September is the perfect time to plan your vacation on the production calendar. And there is nothing surprising in the fact that parents of schoolchildren want to combine rest with their children's school holidays. The school holiday schedule for the 2018-2019 school year will help you navigate the dates.

As told to the portal "NN-mama" in the Department of Education of the Administration of Nizhny Novgorod, the dates of the beginning and end of school holidays are determined by the educational organization independently. One thing remains unchanged: the school year always starts on September 1st. But "it ends in accordance with the curriculum of the relevant educational program." At the same time, the Department of Education annually recommends vacation dates for schools to consider.

"It is up to the educational institution to adhere to these deadlines or not," the department of education concluded.

The academic year is 34 weeks, excluding the time for the final assessment, the total duration of vacations in the calendar year is 18 weeks.

Autumn holidays-2018

The autumn holidays will last eight days - from October 29, 2018 to November 5, 2018 (inclusive).

Winter holidays-2019

In many schools, the second term ends on December 29, Saturday, and the third begins on January 9, Wednesday.

For classes studying on a five-day basis, the last school day of the second quarter is Friday, December 28th. Winter holidays will last for two weeks - from December 31, 2018 to January 13, 2019 (inclusive).

We remind you that the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation sets only recommended dates for the winter holidays. The school administration determines the specific dates independently based on the characteristics of the organization of the educational process. The exact dates for your school's winter break should be posted on the school website.

Additional holidays for first graders

For first-graders, there are additional - fifth - vacations in the academic year. Kids have not yet fully adapted to school, so they make such concessions. Holidays for them are expected from February 4 to February 10, 2019 inclusive.

Spring break-2019

Spring break will last nine days - from March 25, 2019 to April 1, 2019 (inclusive).

Summer holidays-2019

The most long-awaited summer vacation for students begins on May 24 and ends on September 1.

The favorite time of the year for schoolchildren is summer - this is the longest vacation period, when you can take a break from classes and not think about lessons. The rest of the time, the children also have the opportunity to briefly distract from their studies: in autumn, winter and spring, periods of rest are provided after the end of each quarter.

School holidays during the 2018-2019 school year will also be no exception, and children will be able to take breaks in their studies, although not all schools will have them at the same time.

General provisions

The periods free from classes at school are necessarily provided to all students at the same time. Their duration is regulated by the law of the Russian Federation "On Education" and the school Charter. The calendar schedule for the academic year must be developed and approved by the educational institution.

The Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation does not set exact dates for children's vacations in all educational institutions, but only limits itself to recommendations on the time of rest periods for Russian students, taking into account their studies in quarters or trimesters. There are also schools and gymnasiums that provide children with additional vacation periods, and for first-graders, in addition to the general ones, 7-day vacations in February are mandatory.

During the academic year, the total number of rest days is at least 30 (for first-graders - 35), and in summer - at least 56 calendar days. The mandatory start date is September 1st.

Vacation schedule for schools and gymnasiums for 2018-2019

When studying at school in quarters, the recommended rest periods in schools, gymnasiums and lyceums are 7 calendar days in the fall, 2 weeks in the winter and 1 week in the spring. Two additional days, at the discretion of the administration of the educational institution, can be added to the autumn or winter rest, taking into account public holidays (November 4 and New Year).

This means that the vacation schedule for 2018-2019. may include the following vacation dates:

autumn - from October 27 to November 5, 2018;
winter - from 12/26/2018 to 01/08/2019;
spring - from 23 to 31 March 2019

Summer holidays begin for elementary school students on May 23-25, and for high school students (except for grades 9 and 11) - from June 1. Graduates will complete the educational process in accordance with the schedule of exams, taking place from the end of May to the end of June.
National Unity Day in 2018 falls on a Sunday, so the autumn holidays of the 2018-2019 academic year will most likely begin on October 29 and end on November 5, amounting to 8 days, and taking into account the days off (October 27 and 28) - 9-10 days. During this time, students will be able to have a good rest, visit museums and theaters, go to the cinema and spend time with their parents and friends.
The New Year holidays of 2019 begin for schoolchildren after December 25, 2018 and continue until January 9, 2019. All-Russian New Year holidays fall at this time, so the children will be able to spend them with their families. Family holidays can be spent at ski resorts, on trips to interesting places in Russia. Throughout the country at this time, there are many fun activities for children that can be enjoyed by the whole family.
In the spring, the holidays of the 2018-2019 academic year will begin on March 23, and schoolchildren will begin their studies on April 1, 2019. The third quarter is the longest, and rest is especially needed after it. The end of the school year is coming, and you should have a good rest in order to complete it without problems. If the weather allows, this time should be devoted to walks and outdoor games. Holidays will also allow you to improve your knowledge in those subjects that require additional training.

Many Russian schools, with the consent of the parent committees, switched to trimester education, which involves dividing the study period into 3 parts. This entails a change in the rest time of schoolchildren in comparison with students in quarters.

Holidays with a modular system are calculated according to the following scheme: training - 5-6 weeks, then rest - 7 days. Children take the following breaks in their studies:

in autumn 2018, these days fall on October 7-13 and November 18-24;
in winter - from 12/29/2018 to 01/08/2019 and February 18-24;
spring 2019 - April 8-14.

Additional holidays for first-graders

Additional holidays for first-graders in 2018-2019 will be held from February 25 to March 3. They are introduced in order to help the young student to better adapt to learning and spend the longest quarter in the study period. The same additional vacation period is recommended for students of correctional educational institutions. In some schools, a holiday in February is arranged for all students in primary grades from 1 to 4.

Where to find information about holidays

The vacation schedule in schools in various Russian regions during the academic period may undergo minor changes related to the postponement of holidays and the decisions of the local school administration. Only in Moscow, the Department of Education establishes a unified study schedule for students in the traditional and modular system.

The exact calendar of school holidays for the 2018-2019 academic year can be found in the most appropriate way:

Go to the official information portal of the educational institution, where there is a calendar schedule for the academic year.
The child's electronic diary should also contain information about rest periods in the information section for parents or in the news and announcements section.
The class teacher is obliged to provide such information to parents, since the curriculum is drawn up in the summer and the vacation schedule is approved in advance.
Information about rest periods during the school year can be obtained from the secretary by calling the reception of the educational institution.

Having all the necessary information, parents can plan the upcoming joint vacation with their child in advance.

The authorities of Ecuador have deprived Julian Assange of asylum in the London embassy. The founder of WikiLeaks is detained by the British police, and this has already been called the biggest betrayal in the history of Ecuador. Why is Assange being avenged and what awaits him?

Julian Assange, a programmer and journalist from Australia, became widely known after the website WikiLeaks, founded by him, published secret documents of the US State Department, as well as materials related to military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2010.

But it was quite difficult to find out who the policemen, supporting by the arms, were taking out of the building. Assange grew a beard and did not look at all like the energetic man that he had so far presented in photographs.

According to Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno, Assange's asylum was denied because of his repeated violations of international conventions.

He is expected to remain at a police station in central London until he appears before Westminster Magistrates' Court.

Why the President of Ecuador is accused of betrayal

Former President of Ecuador Rafael Correa called the decision of the current government the biggest betrayal in the history of the country. "What he (Moreno. - Approx. ed.) did is a crime that humanity will never forget," Correa said.

London, on the contrary, thanked Moreno. The British Foreign Office believes that justice has prevailed. The representative of the Russian diplomatic department, Maria Zakharova, has a different opinion. "The hand of 'democracy' is squeezing the throat of freedom," she said. The Kremlin expressed the hope that the rights of the arrested person would be respected.

Ecuador harbored Assange because the former president was center-left, critical of US policy, and welcomed WikiLeaks' release of classified documents on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even before the Internet activist needed asylum, he managed to get to know Correa personally: he interviewed him for the Russia Today channel.

However, in 2017, the government in Ecuador changed, the country headed for rapprochement with the United States. The new president called Assange "a stone in the shoe" and immediately made it clear that his stay on the territory of the embassy would not be delayed.

According to Correa, the moment of truth came at the end of June last year, when US Vice President Michael Pence arrived in Ecuador on a visit. Then everything was decided. "You can be sure: Lenin is just a hypocrite. He has already agreed with the Americans about the fate of Assange. And now he is trying to make us swallow the pill, saying that Ecuador allegedly continues the dialogue," Correa said in an interview with Russia Today.

How Assange made new enemies

The day before his arrest, WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristin Hrafnsson said that Assange was under total surveillance. "WikiLeaks uncovered a massive spy operation against Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy," he said. According to him, cameras and voice recorders were placed around Assange, and the information received was transmitted to the administration of Donald Trump.

Hrafnsson specified that Assange was going to be expelled from the embassy a week earlier. This did not happen only because WikiLeaks made this information public. A high-ranking source told the portal about the plans of the Ecuadorian authorities, but the head of the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry, Jose Valencia, denied the rumors.

Assange's expulsion was preceded by a corruption scandal involving Moreno. In February, WikiLeaks published the INA Papers package, which traced the operations of the offshore company INA Investment, founded by the brother of the Ecuadorian leader. In Quito, they said that this was a plot by Assange with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and former head of Ecuador Rafael Correa to overthrow Moreno.

In early April, Moreno complained about Assange's behavior in Ecuador's London mission. “We have to protect the life of Mr. Assange, but he has already crossed all the lines in terms of violating the agreement that we reached with him,” the president said. “This does not mean that he cannot speak freely, but he cannot lie and hack ". At the same time, back in February last year, it became known that Assange at the embassy was deprived of the opportunity to interact with the outside world, in particular, he was turned off access to the Internet.

Why Sweden stopped persecuting Assange

At the end of last year, Western media, citing sources, reported that Assange would be charged in the United States. This was never officially confirmed, but it was precisely because of Washington's position that Assange had to take refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy six years ago.

Sweden, in May 2017, stopped investigating two cases of rape in which the founder of the portal was accused. Assange demanded compensation from the country's government for legal costs in the amount of 900,000 euros.

Earlier, in 2015, Swedish prosecutors also dropped three charges against him due to the statute of limitations.

Where did the rape investigation lead?

Assange arrived in Sweden in the summer of 2010, hoping to get protection from US authorities. But he was under investigation for rape. In November 2010, a warrant for his arrest was issued in Stockholm, and Assange was put on the international wanted list. He was detained in London, but was soon released on bail of 240 thousand pounds.

In February 2011, a British court ruled to extradite Assange to Sweden, followed by a series of successful appeals for the founder of WikiLeaks.

The British authorities placed him under house arrest before deciding to extradite him to Sweden. Breaking his promise to the authorities, Assange asked for asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy, which was granted to him. Since then, the UK has had its own grievances against the founder of WikiLeaks.

What's next for Assange?

The man was re-arrested following a U.S. extradition request for publishing classified documents, police said. At the same time, Deputy Foreign Minister Alan Duncan said that Assange would not be sent to the United States if he faced the death penalty there.

In the UK, Assange is likely to appear in court on the afternoon of 11 April. This is stated on the WikiLeaks Twitter page. It is likely that the British authorities will seek a maximum sentence of 12 months, the man's mother said, citing his lawyer.

At the same time, the Swedish prosecutor's office is considering reopening the investigation into the rape allegation. Lawyer Elizabeth Massey Fritz, who represented the interests of the victim, will seek this.

So, it's October, and that means that many schools will start their fall break very soon. Of course, schoolchildren are waiting for them with great impatience, because they are so used to writing and reading little during three months of summer vacation! Below we will talk about the time of school holidays: both for educational institutions in which education is conducted in quarters, and for those institutions where there are trimesters, the website reports.

Autumn holidays in 2018-2019 - from October 29 to November 5 inclusive.
The last day of school in the first quarter is October 26 or 27. The second quarter will start on November 6…

The autumn holidays of the 2018-2019 academic year will last a little more than a week, as they fall on a public holiday - National Unity Day. In 2018, the holiday falls on Sunday, November 4, respectively, it is transferred to a weekday - Monday. November 5. Autumn holidays for schoolchildren will begin on Saturday, October 27, and will last until Tuesday, November 6. Students will return to school desks on Tuesday, November 6th.

The Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation does not set exact dates for children's vacations in all educational institutions, but only limits itself to recommendations on the time of rest periods for Russian students, taking into account their studies in quarters or trimesters. There are also schools and gymnasiums that provide children with additional vacation periods, and for first-graders, in addition to the general ones, 7-day vacations in February are mandatory.

The reasons why the departments of education of the regions can make changes to the terms of the educational process, according to the site, may be the following:

weather changes, such as severe frosts or floods. If the air temperature is -25⁰ C, then classes for elementary school stop, at -28⁰ C - for secondary school and -30⁰ C - for high school students;
if the air temperature in the room is insufficient, that is, less than 18⁰ C. Such standards have been established by the Ministry of Health;
flu epidemic and other diseases in which the permissible morbidity limit of 30% of the total number of students is exceeded.

When are the autumn holidays at school in 2018-2019 in October and November for schools with trimester education.

Many Russian schools, with the consent of the parent committees, switched to trimester education, which involves dividing the study period into 3 parts. This entails a change in the rest time of schoolchildren in comparison with students in quarters.

With trimester training, calculating the start of the break is somewhat easier. In this process, rest time and study time alternate with enviable regularity: four or five weeks of study are replaced by a week off. That is, a short break in the middle of the trimester and rest at the end of the trimester. It may seem to someone that with such a system of education there are more days off than with a quarter. In fact, the total rest time in both systems is almost the same - the difference can be literally a couple of days.

Students on the trimester system will be able to relax twice in the fall - at the beginning of October and at the end of November.

Autumn holidays 2018-2019 in the middle of the trimester - from 8 to 14 October
Autumn holidays 2018-2019 at the end of the trimester - from November 19 to 25.

School plans: study and recreation

How is the school year scheduled? Why does the school break fall on different dates every year? Is it really impossible once and for all to prescribe strict dates for the first and last days of rest in school rules, so as not to ask each year the question of when the rest will begin? Let's try to figure it out.

The school administration finally determines the time period for which there is a break in studies. This right is reserved for educational institutions at the legislative level. The reason is simple: schools do not always have the opportunity to follow the curriculum “from and to”, clearly following every letter and every number written in the documents. In fact, sometimes force majeure circumstances occur, due to which plans have to be adjusted already in the learning process. Accidents (for example, a break in a sewer or a heat pipeline), natural disasters (severe frosts or rains that threaten flooding), a state of emergency in the region, outbreaks of diseases (quarantine for influenza, for example) - there can be a lot of reasons. And so that the educational process does not suffer from force majeure, schools are left with the right to change the schedule - reducing or postponing the dates of the beginning and end of quarters or trimesters.

Before the start of the school year, the Ministry of Education issues an order specifying the total length of study time and rest time. So, in 2018-2019, a total of at least 30 days are allotted for holidays. And regardless of whether training is conducted in trimesters or quarters, students of all schools in the country for the whole year will have to rest for at least a month (not counting the summer break).

Where to find information about holidays

The exact calendar of school holidays for the 2018-2019 academic year can be found in the most appropriate way:

Go to the official information portal of the educational institution, where there is a calendar schedule for the academic year.
The child's electronic diary should also contain information about rest periods in the information section for parents or in the news and announcements section.
The class teacher is obliged to provide such information to parents, since the curriculum is drawn up in the summer and the vacation schedule is approved in advance.
Information about rest periods during the school year can be obtained from the secretary by calling the reception of the educational institution.

Having all the necessary information, parents can plan the upcoming joint vacation with their child in advance.

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).

Winter holiday

Winter holiday. 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 start and end dates 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 unpopular measures 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:

let it be as it is;
move from quarters to trimesters, increasing the duration of holidays between them;
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.