Winter vacation is an alternative to summer vacation

Summer vacation

Summer vacation is a vacation in the summertime between school years in which students and instructors are off school typically between 6 and 12 weeks, depending on the country and district.-Students:In some countries, students participate in programs such as organized sports, summer camps, and...

 in areas that have harsh winters and mild summers. Winter vacation allows economical savings from not having to provide heat

Heat

In physics and thermodynamics, heat is energy transferred from one body, region, or thermodynamic system to another due to thermal contact or thermal radiation when the systems are at different temperatures. It is often described as one of the fundamental processes of energy transfer between...

 to school buildings during the winter, as well as allowing the students to travel to warmer areas.

Conversely, since winter vacation eliminates the summer vacation, children may miss opportunities to play(go to summer camp

Summer camp

Summer camp is a supervised program for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as campers....

s or participate in outdoor sport

Sport

A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...

s) in the summer when the weather is more enjoyable.