<p>well.. the summer is like 4 months+ (assuming say we end school at around april 2x and start at sept 5) by just extending xmas break by a week or two, it only cuts our summer break by very little, making it barely 4 months or 3 months 3 weeks, which is STILL a lot! but it makes xmas break much longer and just a lot better for travel plans and such, imo.</p>