The summer vacation of American children is quite long, ranging from one and a half months to three months due to regional differences. American children's holiday life is usually not pure rest and play. Most people will arrange a considerable amount of time to study, work or engage in community service. Besides volunteering, earning money by working can be regarded as the most traditional and practical summer activity for students.
Middle school students are keen to learn how to make hamburgers, deliver pizzas, sell newspapers and so on. Students use the summer vacation to get in touch with society, learn to master survival skills, earn money to save tuition or buy toys, which are encouraged by American parents [Weibo] and children are willing to choose.
2. French children play all kinds of games
Some schools in France become "entertainment centers" for children during the summer vacation. Except weekends, the whole summer vacation is open every day, and all students who don't go out for vacation can come to activities at any time. The summer activities arranged by the "Recreation Center" are purely recreational. In addition to playing games at school, children are also taken to "Nature Day" (such as riding bicycles in botanical gardens and visiting suburban farms), "Culture Day" (such as visiting natural museums and watching movies) and "Discovery Day" (such as visiting science and technology exhibitions and learning to cook Chinese food). For older children, the "Recreation Center" will regularly organize tourism or sports projects, and someone will take them out of the city to have a look.
3. Canadian children work as volunteers
Canadian children can participate in social activities and summer camps arranged by the Education Bureau, communities and various institutions in summer, including sports, music, painting, dance, performance, science and other categories. Middle school students can go canoeing, exploring, learning to drive, or taking part in club activities, traveling and working. Children are keen to participate in voluntary labor, including learning counseling, environmental protection, housework, helping the disabled, serving patients and other projects, experiencing society and cultivating service awareness and ability.
4. Swedish children go abroad to play
The summer vacation in Swedish schools begins in mid-June, and parents often choose to take a vacation during their children's summer vacation. Sweden is almost empty from June to July, and most children will go abroad to play with their parents. Every summer vacation coincides with the potato harvest season, and many Swedish children like to be harvest volunteers on the farm. The owner of the farm provides food and clothing for this position, but he has certain labor indicators every day.
Russian children like holidays.
Every summer, resorts or sanatoriums with pleasant scenery in Russia hold various summer camps, such as foreign languages, music, drama, sports, literature and so on, and even summer camps that teach children how to manage money, do business and manage the country. Some parents will arrange the whole family to go on holiday during the summer vacation and lead their children to visit historical and cultural sites. In addition, some families go to their country houses in the suburbs for their holidays. Parents will let their children do some manual work here, such as growing vegetables, collecting fruits, taking care of small animals, installing cabins for birds in winter, repairing fences, repairing reservoirs and so on.
6. Children in Australia lead an easy life.
Summer vacation is very relaxing for Australian primary school students. They don't have "holiday homework", so most of the time they will play with their brothers, sisters or classmates, or participate in their favorite outdoor sports activities, and some will go out with their parents. Swimming and surfing on the beach, visiting museums and camping in the suburbs are all favorite ways for Australian children to spend their summer vacation.
7. German children run farms
In Germany, minors are not allowed to travel without supervision. Therefore, the main activities of German children's holidays are to go to pastures and farms to relax and broaden their horizons. To organize this kind of activity, in addition to class teachers and subject teachers, special doctors are needed to ensure the safety of children. Although German children have a strong desire to travel, most of them can only expect their parents to take themselves out on vacation.
8. Japanese children have many activities
The biggest feature of Japanese primary and secondary school students' summer vacation activities is entertaining, cultivating students' temperament and exercising their will through various activities. Many students take advantage of the rare long vacation to play in the wild and learn about nature. Education authorities often organize children to visit exhibitions or organize children to hold invention and creation competitions; There are also visits to forest parks, observation of bird activities with binoculars and understanding of nature; Some children will spontaneously organize clubs, go to the seaside and the mountains to "sleep together", eat and live with friends, cultivate collective consciousness and share the fun of summer vacation.