In most areas the school year begins in late August or early September and ends somewhere near the middle or end of June. A few schools, generally at the high school level, also offer summer sessions. These are optional, but they give students a chance to make up work that they have missed or failed, take advance credits or extra courses they have not had time for in the school year, or just become familiar with a school before the new term starts. Summer sessions normally hold classes in the morning and then offer a range of sports, trips, and leisure activities in the afternoon.
If you arrive in the United States in the spring with a teenager who plans to enter a regular school session in September, you might want to consider enrolling him or her in summer courses to improve English language proficiency, make friends, or gain self-confidence. A new and interesting trend is starting among some schools, particularly on the west coast, namely a shift to a year-long pattern rather than having long summer holidays.
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