Though schools around the globe have different start dates, calendars and traditions, the first day of a new term is an exciting time filled with the prospects of gaining more knowledge, making new friends and building community. Here: Schoolchildren attend their first lesson on Knowledge Day in the town of Turov, Zhytkavichy District, Gomel Region, Belarus on September 1, 2017. Knowledge Day marks the beginning of a new school year in Belarus and is celebrated on September 1. (Photo by Viktor Drachev/TASS via Getty Images)

“Early morning in Mandawa, rural Rajasthan: it was the morning of Diwali and the streets were swept by smiling women in brightly coloured sarees as I took an early morning cup of chai. Celebrations started later, when darkness fell”. (Photo by Hamish Scott-Brown/Guardian Witness)

A woman takes a selfie in front of a sculpture of a rooster that local media say bears resemblance to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, outside a shopping mall in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China December 30, 2016. (Photo by Jon Woo/Reuters)

Revellers descended onto Broad Street in Birmingham on Thursday, March 28, 2024 evening into the early hours of Good Friday. The partygoers took advantage of the Easter Bank Holiday on Friday to let their hair down despite Storm Nelson still bringing strong winds and cold temperatures to the region. (Photo by Stop Press Media/Splash News and Pictures)

Stella McCartney has launched its Summer 2024 campaign, the brand's most sustainable collection to date – crafted from 95% conscious materials. Starring eco-activist, model and actor Cara Delevingne, it is shot at the Veolia recycling plant in South London in March 2024. (Photo by Stella McCartney)

A stork starts from its nest in the cliffs high above the Atlantic Ocean in Cabo Sardao, Portugal, Friday, March 29, 2024. (Photo by Michael Probst/AP Photo)

Stiliana Nikolova of Bulgaria performs her ball exercise in the final of the individual competition of the 40th European Rhytmic Gymanstics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, 25 May 2024. (Photo by Tibor Illyes/EPA)

People visit an installation by the American sculptor, Carole Feuerman, during the exhibition of her hyperrealistic sculptures at Pier 17 in the trendy neighbourhood of Seaport in New York City on June 1, 2024. (Photo by Milo Hess/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)