winter recess
Holiday school pause
Winter recess is a break from school or legislative session during the winter months, typically spanning the period between Christmas and New Year's.
In education, it gives students and teachers time off during the coldest weeks: The kids are home for winter recess.
For legislatures and courts, it marks a pause in formal proceedings.
- holidayDay of rest
- school holidayScheduled academic closure
- breakInterrupt continuity
- vacationLeisure time away
- time offScheduled absence from duties
snow · snow day · Christmas · New Year's Eve · skiing · ski trip · cold · bundle up · sledding · frozen · December · January · school · freedom · cocoa · hot cocoa · fireplace · mittens
- school calendaracademic calendar, semester, trimester, quarter, fall semester
- recessesalcove, niche, nook, cubbyhole, cranny
winter recesssummer vacation
Warm-season break from school
summer break · summer holiday · spring break · Easter break · fall break
winter recessclass time
Scheduled instruction period
term time · school term · academic term · school year · semester
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