Beijing school term ends early
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June 5, 2011, Sunday
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Thousands of school children in Beijing have begun an unprecedentedly long summer vacation this week as primary and middle schools are undergoing revamps to help buildings stand up to earthquakes.
In Haidian District in northwestern Beijing, 82 schools concluded the spring semester yesterday, almost six weeks ahead of schedule, to have their school buildings reinforced, a spokesman with the Beijing Education Bureau said.
Their students will enjoy three full months of summer vacation compared with the usual eight weeks, he said.
In Shijingshan District in western Beijing, about 20 schools - one-third of the total - will undergo revamps this summer.
Education authorities in Fengtai District in southern Beijing said local libraries, museums and other children's activities centers will open to students seven days a week during the prolonged summer holidays.
Most schools under revamp began the spring semester a week in advance and gave seven classes a day instead of the usual six to make up for the time cuts. Some middle school students also had classes on Saturdays.
The 8.0-magnitude earthquake that shook the southwestern Sichuan Province in 2008 sounded an alarm for campus safety across China. Beijing alone decided 300 schools needed reinforcement to withstand quakes.
About 200 of these schools were revamped last summer.
The school safety campaign will also grant a prolonged summer vacation for more than 30,000 students in Jinan, capital of the eastern Shandong Province.
In Haidian District in northwestern Beijing, 82 schools concluded the spring semester yesterday, almost six weeks ahead of schedule, to have their school buildings reinforced, a spokesman with the Beijing Education Bureau said.
Their students will enjoy three full months of summer vacation compared with the usual eight weeks, he said.
In Shijingshan District in western Beijing, about 20 schools - one-third of the total - will undergo revamps this summer.
Education authorities in Fengtai District in southern Beijing said local libraries, museums and other children's activities centers will open to students seven days a week during the prolonged summer holidays.
Most schools under revamp began the spring semester a week in advance and gave seven classes a day instead of the usual six to make up for the time cuts. Some middle school students also had classes on Saturdays.
The 8.0-magnitude earthquake that shook the southwestern Sichuan Province in 2008 sounded an alarm for campus safety across China. Beijing alone decided 300 schools needed reinforcement to withstand quakes.
About 200 of these schools were revamped last summer.
The school safety campaign will also grant a prolonged summer vacation for more than 30,000 students in Jinan, capital of the eastern Shandong Province.
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