Academic term
In most countries, the academic year begins in late summer or early autumn and ends during the following spring or summer. In Northern Hemisphere countries, this means that the academic year lasts from August, September, or October to May, June, or July. In Southern Hemisphere countries, the academic year aligns with the calendar year, lasting from February or March to November or December. The summer may or may not be part of the term system.
List of Kodomo no Jikan chapters
The Japanese elementary school year, which begins in April and ends in March, can be divided into discrete time periods of two types: trimesters and vacations.
As of April 1, 2002, a five-day-long school week has become the norm in all public elementary schools. Given that "Kodomo no Jikan's" fictional Futatsubashi Elementary is such a school, the first chapter takes place well after this aforementioned date, and the structure of the Japanese school year is well-defined and consistent between academic institutions of the same type, events in the series can be assigned to a specific trimester, vacation period, or even day if sufficient information is provided.