Schools have announced or are preparing for a summer break in between online classes.

Heads of schools feel that despite children not attending school, they need a break from virtual classes as well and so do their parents and teachers. It would also ensure a “break from continuous screen time”.

Some schools will also give students work to be done during the break.

Modern High School for Girls and Indus Valley World School will break for about a month starting from May 16.

“If we are allowed to resume school after the summer break we would do so, else we will continue with online classes,” said Devi Kar, the director of Modern High.

Indus Valley will close a week later for Classes X and XII.

La Martiniere for Girls and La Martiniere for Boys will also have a break but the dates have not been announced yet.

Apeejay Schools will go on a break from May 22 to June 10.

South Point has decided to take a break from May 11 to 16 and another one after a few weeks of online classes.

“Students and teachers are not going out of town now. A long break could also hamper the rhythm of this new method of delivering education so we decided on shorter breaks,” said Krishna Damani, trustee of South Point.