Editing Spring break (section)

===North America===
====Canada====
Canadian provinces give a one or two-week-long break to its elementary school and secondary school students in the month of March, with the time varying from province to province; {{citation needed span|date=March 2025|[[New Brunswick]] and [[Quebec]], for example, place their March breaks during the first week of March; [[British Columbia]], [[Nova Scotia]], and [[Ontario]] schedule theirs during the second or third week; the break in [[Alberta]] and [[Manitoba]] usually occurs in the last week of March.}} 

In primary and secondary school, this break is called "March break" and in higher education it is usually "reading week" or "reading break". Neither example is commonly associated with the party culture of American spring break. "Mid-term break" is a  generic term. Reading week in Canada usually coincides with [[Family Day (Canada)|Family Day]] in the month of February.

====Jamaica====
In [[Jamaica]], the spring break starts in the first week of Good Friday. The break may range from one week to two weeks, often two. This break starts depending on which month the Easter holiday begins, March or April.

====Mexico====
In Mexico, spring break takes place during the [[Holy Week]] and the one after it.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-15|title=20 Dumb Mistakes to Avoid in Cancun, Mexico|url=https://luxuryunderbudget.com/travel/20-dumb-mistakes-to-avoid-in-cancun-mexico/|access-date=2021-05-17|website=LUXURY under BUDGET|language=en-US}}</ref>

====United States====
{{citation needed span|date=September 2024|In the mid-1930s, a swimming coach from [[Colgate University]] decided to take his team down to [[Florida]] for some early training at a brand-new Olympic-size pool in sunny Fort Lauderdale. The idea clicked with other college swim coaches, and soon the spring training migration became an annual tradition for swimmers nationwide.}} Now, spring break is an academic tradition in various mostly western countries that is scheduled for different periods depending on the state and sometimes the region.

In the United States, spring break at universities, colleges, and many [[K–12|K-12]] school systems can take place {{citation needed span|date=September 2024|from March to April,}} depending on term dates and when [[Easter Sunday|Easter holiday]] falls. Spring break is usually a week or two long, although some schools schedule it for mid to late March, with separate days off for the Easter holiday.

====Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras====
In Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, it takes place during Easter; schoolchildren have a week off, and teaching staff typically three days.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}}