Holidays & blocked days

Shift rotation

If you use a daily rotation, turn on Shift Rotation in the Blocked Days settings. When enabled, the rotation cycle skips blocked days — if Day 3 lands on a holiday, it moves to the next school day and the rest of the cycle shifts forward.

Select a country

Choose your country from the dropdown on the left panel. EMStudio includes public holidays for 31 countries. The relevant holidays are added to the list automatically — each one has a checkbox so you can include or exclude individual dates.

Add custom blocked days

For dates that aren't public holidays — professional development days, school events, exam weeks — you can add your own. There are two ways:

Option 1 — Select a date:

1. Click Select Dates at the top of the Blocked Days panel.
2. Pick a date or date range.
3. Type a name for the blocked day.

Option 2 — From the calendar view:

1. Click Calendar at the top of the Blocked Days panel.
2. Click on a day or drag across a date range.
3. Name the blocked day.

Custom blocked days appear at the top of the list under Custom Days, separate from public holidays.