What is an eventful school break?

A moving break, also known as a movement break, is an interruption of the lesson in which specific movement exercises are performed with the students. Contrary to many opinions, these breaks do not represent lost teaching time and are therefore not to be evaluated negatively but positively, as they have a positive effect on learning behavior. With little effort, material and time, the teachers achieve a renewed increase in concentration, motivation and an attunement to new teaching content that follows such a break. The meaning of a break should be explained to the students so that they are motivated to participate. This additional movement not only clears the head, but also makes the students fitter and thus more self-confident.

What does the school break law say?

The school break law states how long the breaks must be at least, distinguishing between short, long and lunch breaks. The lunch break only exists at a school that also offers afternoon classes. Furthermore, the law specifies the maximum number of consecutive lessons that can be taught without a break. Depending on the type of school, there is a maximum of three teaching units. Further regulations regarding breaks are made by the schools themselves in a teachers’ conference, for example, the common rooms during a break.

Smoking during the school break, how is that regulated?

Many laws and regulations concerning schools are the responsibility of the federal states. More and more federal states (for example Hamburg, Hesse or Lower Saxony) are enforcing a total ban on smoking on school grounds. This applies not only to students, but also to parents and teachers.

With such a ban, smoking is shifted in front of the school grounds during breaks. So far, the school conference has decided in each individual school whether and where smoking is allowed. As a rule, smoking areas were set up in the corridors, classrooms and break halls. The school law only allows smoking for high school students from the eleventh grade and vocational students, but in reality cigarettes are consumed at a much younger age and this is usually tolerated by the school. At this point we would like to point out the consequences of smoking and recommend that you read the following articles:

Consequences of smoking
Diseases caused by smoking