Imagine this: You are a third grader from New York. You have just gotten back from summer vacation at your uncle’s in Washington D.C.Your loving mother welcomes you back with some surprising information. Your wonderful school has changed its schedule. Instead of having an amazing long summer break, you’ll have to go to school all year. No more beautiful beaches. No more summer camp. No more going to grandma’s house in Pennsylvania. It feels like your world has been crushed. Your mother says you’ll still have a 3-week long vacation in the summer and multiple short vacations throughout the year. But you protest it’s just not the same. That is what many students may experience when their school district switches to a Year Round School schedule.
