Year round schooling breaks up the traditional long summer break into shorter more frequent breaks throughout the year. It follows a schedule of 9 weeks of school followed by 3 weeks off, allowing students to retain knowledge better over shorter breaks. This reduces student stress and the need to review material at the beginning of each year. It also helps alleviate overcrowding through multi-track scheduling, where different student groups attend school on different tracks, with some students on break while others are attending.