Our School and Jaroslav Heyrovský

Jaroslav Heyrovský Grammar School organises a lot of excursions and school trips to other countries. For example, in fourth grade students go to some of the English speaking countries (UK, Ireland...). Our class went to Scotland in 2009 and I have to say that it was one of the best school trips in my life. The other trips are to French speaking countries, which are organised by Mrs. Hejlová. I have participated in three of those trips. I have been to Bretagne, Cote d´Azur and Strasbourg in France as well as to Belgium and Luxembourg. Apart from language trips, students go to skiing trips to Austria in the second and in the sixth grade.

The school year starts on the first weekday of September and ends on the last weekday of June. It is divided into two semesters. Usually, the first semester runs from 1.9. to 30.1. and the second from 1.2. to 30.6., separated by a one day break and summer holidays. The actual dates, along with holidays and breaks, are announced by each school individually and may vary slightly.

Holidays

Autumm holidays - two working days around Independence day (28.10.), which is a public holiday

Christmas (winter) holidays - about 9 – 12 days. (usually 22.12. - 2.1.)

Mid-term break - one day holiday (4.2.)

Spring holidays - one week holidays, the date varies according to district (usually from beginning of February till end of March)

Easter holidays - three days holiday (called Green Thursday, Big Friday and Easter Monday)

Labour day - one day holiday (1.5.)

Day of Liberation from Nazism - one day holiday (8.5.)

Summer holidays - sixty two days holidays (1.7. - 31.8.)