Ever since I was in Primary 5, the June holidays had always seemed like a humorous misnomer. While it was a welcome respite from school, June always felt more like a "studying break" rather than a "holiday".
This year, the pressure for parents and students to make the best of the mid-year break is likely to be heightened, with June coming on the heels of a limited in-person schooling disruption that saw a rapid shift to full home-based learning.
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