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Russian school calendar

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boby18 Just Starting Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Posts: 4	Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:22 am    Post subject: Russian school calendar Hi, I would like to know what is a typical school year in a russian university? When does school start (early november probably?) What are the holidays during the year, and how long ? (Here we have 2 weeks of holiday for Christmas, 1 more in spring and another 1 in automn) When does the university year ends ? Thanks a lot, it would help me greatly !
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MrSpice Lounge Wizard Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 3431	Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:48 am    Post subject: Russian school always starts on September 1st. It's a big day all over Russia when all children start their first day of school. It's almost like an informal holiday in the country. School normally ends at the end of May. There is a vacation period around New Year's. I think also 2 other periods in the fall and spring for 1 week when kids don't study, but I am not 100% sure about that. Some schools have summer classes.
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yorbcbud Lounge Wizard Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 4903 Location: Сорренто, Британская Колумбия, Канада	Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:15 am    Post subject: MrSpice wrote: Russian school always starts on September 1st. It's a big day all over Russia when all children start their first day of school. It's almost like an informal holiday in the country. School normally ends at the end of May. There is a vacation period around New Year's. I think also 2 other periods in the fall and spring for 1 week when kids don't study, but I am not 100% sure about that. Some schools have summer classes. Thats pretty much the same as over here then. But is it like that at the university level? Our kids also get some days off for what we call professional development days. Theres a fairly long break in the spring and also after Grad in the summer. Summer break is the longest break they get here. I think they get about a week at Christmas/ New Year as well.
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nikir Frequent Guest Joined: 17 Mar 2010 Posts: 54	Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:32 am    Post subject: The question was: "I would like to know what is a typical school year in a russian university"? It's a bad "R" word day for you.
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MrSpice Lounge Wizard Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 3431	Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:10 pm    Post subject: nikir wrote: The question was: "I would like to know what is a typical school year in a russian university"? It's a bad "R" word day for you. Classes in a typical university usually start in the beginning of September and end some time in May. So it's similar. Each year, students have 2 semesters - Fall and Spring. There are final and mid-term exams.
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yorbcbud Lounge Wizard Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 4903 Location: Сорренто, Британская Колумбия, Канада	Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:14 pm    Post subject: nikir wrote: The question was: "I would like to know what is a typical school year in a russian university"? It's a bad "R" word day for you. Thats pretty much the same as over here then. But is it like that at the university level? Read the posts shepherd boy, read the posts.
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CarlSpackler Frequent Guest Joined: 17 Nov 2006 Posts: 34 Location: Highway 101	Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 4:25 am    Post subject: Re: Russian school calendar boby18 wrote: Hi, I would like to know what is a typical school year in a russian university? When does school start (early november probably?) What are the holidays during the year, and how long ? (Here we have 2 weeks of holiday for Christmas, 1 more in spring and another 1 in automn) When does the university year ends ? Thanks a lot, it would help me greatly ! Unlike high schools it’s more common for universities in Russia to start fall semester early October. A lot of times university students engage in the old Soviet tradition of helping harvest potatoes during the month of September (for free) this tradition is still alive these days. Usually it’s a great time to bond with your fellow students. Fall semester exams start around 20th-25th of December and continue through mid January (excluding New Years and Orthodox X-mas), than there’s “winter brake”. Spring semester starts after first week of February and ends in late May, exams may take up the whole month of June. During Summer time most universities organize “practical training” courses that last about a month and are mandatory to attend. So, there you go, no fall break, no spring break.
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