half term
Midterm school vacation
Half term is a short vacation from school in the middle of an academic term, typically lasting a week.
The term is primarily British: The kids are off for half term next week.
Americans would more likely say "mid-semester break" or simply "break."
Exact center between two
- middleCentral point or position
- autumnPost-summer cooling period
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- OctoberYear's tenth month
February · May · school calendar · academic year · schedule · Whitsun
Day of rest
- vacationLeisure time away
- restCessation of activity
- time offScheduled absence from duties
- recessPause in activity
getaway · leisure · relaxation · respite · downtime · intermission · pause
Short journeys returning home
- theme parksAttractions built around concepts
- museumsInstitutions preserving cultural artifacts
- cinemaMotion picture theater
- playdatesArranged children's social visits
camps · workshops · childcare · activities · entertainment · outings · excursions · beach trips
midpoint
Exact center between two
October · February · May · school calendar · academic year · schedule · Whitsun
holiday
Day of rest
recess · getaway · leisure · relaxation · respite · downtime · intermission · pause
day trips
Short journeys returning home
- theme parksAttractions built around concepts
- museumsInstitutions preserving cultural artifacts
- cinemaMotion picture theater
playdates · camps · workshops · childcare · activities · entertainment · outings · excursions · beach trips · staycation
- academic calendaracademic year, semester, trimester, quarter, session
- boarding schoolsboarding school, boarding house, dormitory, dormitories, dorm
- School Time Periodssemester, quarter, trimester, school year, academic year
- early educationpreschool, nursery, nursery schools, nursery class, kindergarten
- holidaysChristmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Valentine's Day
- UK Schoolsprimary school, primary schools, secondary schools, secondary school, comprehensive schools
half termsummer holidays
Extended warm-weather school recess
summer break · summer vacation · long vacation · winter break · spring break
half termterm time
Academic instruction period
school term · full term · school days · class time · school week
half, term, halves, halved, halving, halfway, halfback, halftime, terms