Easter School Holiday Madness
Schools used to have four days off leading up to Good Friday, then the Easter Bank Holiday weekend followed by the Tuesday to Friday afterwards.
Now the children have Good Friday and Easter Monday off and return to school, only to have a fortnights holiday a fortnight later.
This means that they get two days extra holiday - great for them and their teachers but not so great for those of us who have to worry about childcare.
It means that schools have to field some of the Easter expectation excitement and the chocolate hyperactivity as they return after Easter Monday.
But the Easter holidays had activities and days out built around the Easter treat theme. Now Easter will be over and done with and children will then have two weeks off to fill with no particular holiday aim or purpose and in weather that isn’t that great.
It could work out, or it could be an absolute pain. I’ll keep you posted.
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too many frogs... said,
March 21, 2008 @ 4:08 am
I’ve got my fingers crossed that it works out for you! In France, Good Friday isn’t a day off, but Easter Monday is (thank goodness!). There are a couple of weeks of holidays at the end of April.
I’m lucky in that I hand “my kids” back at the end of the day - I’m here in Paris as an au pair - and the family is going away for the weekend. So it’s a well-earned rest for me!
Happy Easter!!!
D said,
March 21, 2008 @ 7:50 pm
Happy Easter To You To. Hope you have a good holiday - I know childcaring can be exhausting as I was one once!
nicola said,
March 22, 2008 @ 11:47 pm
I think that all schools should have the same holiday. Most round here have the 2 weeks off!