Bad news & good news: <b>Bad news</b> - My school (Lutheran/private) starts August 13th, but teachers begin August 4th. <b>Good news</b> - I'M NOT TEACHING ANYMORE!!
All schools resume on 8/20/03. We will be out the Friday before Memorial Day. This is a county wide mandate here. In a way it stinks, but it's really only a week or so before we would normally resume AND we get out earlier! Works for me. . .the kids are worthless in a classroom after Memorial Day anyway!
Most public schools in metro Atlanta area start anywhere from August 5th to 11th, but let out by May 21st or so. We are in private school, we start August 18th and get out on May 28th.
I'm thrilled to see that most of the southern states go back to school so early because we are going to WDW August 18-25. School here starts the 26th. Does anyone know when school starts in the Orlando area?
But, really, I wanted to thank you for posting this thread, as we'll be visiting at nearly the exact same time you are and were wondering about the same thing -- what are the crowds like?
It seems like late August all-but disappears from the calendar in most guide books and websites. Crowds are heavy through the first two weeks of August, and they're light in September, they all say, but there's never any mention about the end of August!
Here in Southern NJ we go back after labor day. We did'nt get out until June 27 though!!!! We always travel during the last two weeks of August and usually have a great time. Crowds are usually moderate!
Hello! School starts in our area on August 26th....I am one of those people who just doesn't DOOOOOO HOT so, We tend to go more in the September through December thing. Last time we went we did the first week of June and it was HOTTTTTT! I am from Michigan and we are used to a lot of humidity but the heat combined was almost too much for me. I ACTUALLY lost 10 lbs which was a miracle considering how much I ate! Unless your kids go to school year round (which they do here in most of the schools) the end of August should be fairly safe. Hope you have a great trip! good luck!
We got out of school on June 18 & will be starting up here in New Hampshire on August 25. We used to always go back after Labor Day & like that much better. Too many teacher workshops & inservices so they make us go back earlier. We'll be @ Disney the 1st week of August, always a good time for us. Enjoy your vacation! Cathie
Most English schools are just STARTING their summer break this week. DS started Friday DD and I (I work at her school) break up on Thursday. The kids go back on 3rd Sept. I go back the day before.