吉兒的新空

這次回台, 不少朋友問我
小朋友是放什麼假啊
真不知道怎麼說

在台灣, 是分寒暑假
新加坡一年四季如夏
那有寒暑假之分
要解釋的話
應該說, 年底放的假, 算是台灣的暑假吧 

新加坡是一月一日起為新學年的開始

一月到五月底為上學期

六月到十一月中為下學期

School Terms for 2008

Semester I
Term I Wednesday 2 January - Friday 7 March

Term II Monday 17 March - Friday 23 May
Semester II

Term III Monday 23 June - Friday 29 August

Term IV Monday 8 September - Friday 14 November

School Holidays for 2008

Semester I

After Term I Saturday 8 March - Sunday 16 March
After Term II Saturday 24 May - Sunday 22 June
Semester II
After Term III Saturday 30 August - Sunday 7 September
After Term IV Saturday 15 November - Wednesday 31 December
Scheduled School Holidays for 2008
Youth Day Sunday 6 July*
Teachers´ Day Monday 1 September
Children´s Day Wednesday 1 October#
*The following Monday will be a scheduled school holiday.#For primary schools & primary sections of full schools only.
這樣, 台灣的朋友應該就比較清楚了吧