Year Round Schools By Sara Foret

Year Round Schools Instead of summer, lots of breaks Summer- started when kids were needed to harvest crops No need for long break anymore Popular 45-15, 9 weeks then 3 weeks Same amount of days

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“Brain Drain” Summer- students forget information Year Round- No summer, harder to forget information. “Brain Drain”- spend time relearning info

Attendance Studies proven that year round improves attendance Not as many sick days to recuperate Frequent breaks Students excited to see friends

Vacation Students on different schedules Go on vacation at different times Vacation places less crowded Fit more students

Quiz 1. What is it called when students forget information over the summer? Brain Drain 2. Why was summer created in the first place? So students could help harvest crops 3. What is the most popular schedule of year round schools? ( 9 weeks, 3 weeks ) 4. True or false: Year round schools have more days in the school year. False- Same amount, just spread throughout the year 5. Why do year round schools benefit vacations? Different tracks, not as many people on vacation at a time

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