The UAE today has observed that the summer vacation for students is 58 days, while the vacation period for teachers is only 45 days. Students will be completed in the current school year on July 4th and will begin their studies for the next academic year on the 1st of September 2019. Teachers will be enrolled in the current school year on July 11 and will start their studies in the academic year (2020/2019) on 25 August 2019.

A survey conducted by Emirates Today on Twitter showed that 75% of the participants, whether teachers, parents of students or those interested in education, saw them as "short", while only 18% said it was "appropriate" , And 6% said it was "long".

While the Ministry of Education was unable to obtain a response from the Ministry of Education on the duration of the summer vacation for students and workers in the field of education, and suggested that the duration of the winter and spring breaks be reduced to increase the duration of the summer vacation.

Teachers and parents of students told Emirates Al-Youm that the summer vacation is too short and does not match the high summer weather in the country and is not commensurate with the burden of a school year of more than 10 months, although the number of days The actual study is 180 days, equivalent to approximately six months.

Aisha Ibrahim said that the school year includes about four months of vacations, between weekends, official holidays and the end of the first and second semesters. "This long period of leave comes during the winter and spring periods, which are characterized by a moderate and warm atmosphere , Which makes them suitable for study more than the summer period during the months of June and July, and therefore must take the decision the weather conditions that characterize the state in mind when the adoption of the school calendar ».

He said that the students are living in a state of boredom after the Eid al-Fitr holiday, as they feel a state of saturation, noting that the last weeks before the end of the year test the number of cases of absence of students, and laziness of those who attend the classes, and many of them to the teacher The student who attends his home at the time determined by the student, and therefore sees in the school during this period a burden, due to the whole length of the school year, and the number of courses curriculum and study during the month of June, which is rising temperature.

Fatima Hamad pointed out that the current school calendar sees students as employees rather than science seekers, focusing on their attendance and absence during the period of study without attention to the collection side, the appropriate period of absorption, learning and interaction while explaining lessons. Interactive, except in conditions that ensure the student's intellectual integrity, and the lack of exhaustion of the teacher.

She pointed out that the teacher needs moral and psychological support by officials in the field of education, so that he can perform his duties and the multiplicity of assignments in a leisurely way. He explained that the large number of courses scheduled for multiple vacations and official holidays during the academic year put teachers under great pressure to finish them at the specified times, According to the approved calendar, they are also required to undertake professional training and other assignments within the school.

And demanded the state guardian of the student in the secondary stage, Alia Gad, the abolition of leave of the second semester «because it extends the duration of the school year unnecessarily, and officials in the Ministry to take into account the hot conditions during the months of June and July, and these weather conditions are different than in other countries, "The countries in the region, especially the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, which are similar to us in the weather, end the school year before it ends in the country, to take account of these weather conditions."

A student of the 11th grade, Ahmed al-Nuaimi, pointed out that the summer vacation has shrunk considerably, after three months in the past less than two months, because the ministry aims to have the teaching and learning process extended throughout the year. The goal is to organize students' practical summer programs, which allow them to apply what they have learned during the academic year, and thus raise the boredom that may be suffered by students because of the length of the academic year.

• Multiple holidays during the school year extend to a very hot atmosphere.

• 75% of respondents in the Emirates Today survey see the leave as short.