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Hamilton, Joan; Johnston, Sheryl; Marshall, Jane; Shields, Carolyn – Educational Leadership, 2006
Four dissimilar schools each respond to a learning challenge by questioning set-in-stone thinking and taking risks. A K-8 school in Toronto bypasses the traditional--and problematic--long summer vacation to follow a balanced calendar model. Students attend school year-round with two-week breaks scattered throughout the year; both remedial and…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, School Schedules, High Schools, Teaching Models