When do Costa Rican's get their big "SUMMER" BREAK?
For
North American's, our "Summer Break" in between the school year -
is during OUR "SUMMER" - when the weather is nice - depending on where you are, it's usually around the end of May-ish•mid-June till the
end of August or first week in September (the Monday after Labor Day is
the most popular return date).
The months of OUR "Summer Break" is Costa Rica's RAINY (aka "Green") SEASON - NOT a
great time to go to camp, hiking, do outdoor activities, etc. so they do
it when Costa Rica's weather is "Nicer" - warmer (more like HOT on average). So THEIR "Summer Break" happens
AROUND mid-December-ish till
the second week in February (as always in Costa Rica - subject to change).
Note January is the start of the hottest months of the year in Costa
Rica (the hottest [hence driest] months tend to be January till
May/June-ish [all depending on Mother Nature's plan!!]).
So kids going to PUBLIC schools are on a totally different schedule than kids on the North American schedule which you find many of the Private schools on.
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("School's Out!!" - Kyra Christiaan)
SCHOOL YEAR - 2013 - LAST DAY IN SCHOOL: Wednesday - December 11, 2013
SCHOOL YEAR - 2014 - START•RETURN DATE: Monday - February 10, 2014
EASTER•SAMANA SANTA - LAST DAY IN SCHOOL: Friday - April 11, 2014 (note April 11, '14 is Juan SantaMaria Day which is a national holiday so they MAY get this day OFF)
EASTER•SAMANA SANTA - RETURN DAY: Monday - April 21, 2014
MID-TERM JULY BREAK - LAST DAY IN SCHOOL: Friday - June 30, 2014
MID-TERM JULY BREAK - RETURN DAY: Monday - July 14, 2014
Calendar Info obtained from the
Ministerio de Educación Pública • Ministry of Public Education (MEP) site
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ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS DURING
PUBLIC SCHOOL BREAKS
I'm starting a list of activities I'm finding of things for kids to do on breaks at:
Do YOU know of other programs to add?
PLEASE email me ULTIMATELY DETAILS and a jpg flier at
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PRIVATE SCHOOLS SCHEDULE in Costa Rica
(varies
by the school. Listed below are based on the "American School Year".
Note this info is from 2012 and based on just one school as there are
MANY different Private Schools in Costa Rica that have LOTS of different
dates. This is from Country Day School - cds.ed.cr)
SCHOOL YEAR - 2013 - START - RETURN DATE: Tuesday - August 20, 2013 (varies by school. Many schools start again around the 2nd or 3rd Week in August)
THANKSGIVING BREAK - LAST DAY IN SCHOOL: Thursday - November 28, 2013 (Looks like they only get that Thursday and Friday off making it a 4 day long weekend [vs in the U.S. many schools get that whole week off]. U.S. Thanksgiving is the LAST Thursday in November)
WHERE TO CELEBRATE U.S. THANKSGIVING IN COSTA RICA
THANKSGIVING BREAK - LAST DAY IN SCHOOL: Monday - December 2, 2013
WINTER BREAK - LAST DAY IN SCHOOL: Thursday - December 19, 2013
WINTER BREAK - START•RETURN DATE: Wednesday - January 23, 2014
EASTER•SAMANA SANTA - LAST DAY IN SCHOOL: Thursday - April 10, 2014 (note that Friday April 11, '14 is Juan SantaMaria Day which is a national holiday so they get this day OFF)
EASTER•SAMANA SANTA - START•RETURN DATE: Monday - April 21, 2014
("School's Out!!" - Glee)
SCHOOL YEAR - 2014 - LAST DAY IN SCHOOL • "American Summer Break": Thursday - June 19, 2014 (varies by school - usually the 2nd or 3rd Thursday in June)
Calendar Info obtained from the Country Day School's Calendar
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Share this with all parents you know with kids in school in Costa Rica • People thinking of moving to Costa Rica with kids • People that may hold events•activities around kids in school in Costa Rica
LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2013/12/SchoolYearInCR20132014.html
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Share this with all parents you know with kids in school in Costa Rica • People thinking of moving to Costa Rica with kids • People that may hold events•activities around kids in school in Costa Rica
LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2013/12/SchoolYearInCR20132014.html
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