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Children at day schools go home on a staggered schedule. The younger children go home soon than the older ones. Most boarding schools now also have day children. The day boys usually go home after the afternoon prep, although the younger boys go home earlier. At a typical school, for the first two years, the day finishes at about 3:30 pm. For the rest of the school, the day might finish at about 4:00 pm. Getting the day boys off used to be a small matter, but as fewer boys board, this has become a major opeation at many schools. While the children usually dresses informally in shorts asnd sweaters while at school, when preparing to go home, they put on their blazers and in some cases caps. Often wile at school they may take their ties off fter classess, but put them back on to go home. Most schools want the children to look smart when going home, believing this reflects on the image of the school..
Children at day schools go home on a staggered schedule. The younger children go home sooner than the older ones. Most boarding schools now also have day children. The day boys usually go home after the afternoon prep, although the younger boys may go home earlier. At a typical school, for the first two years, the day finishes at about 3:30 pm. For the rest of the school, the day might finish at about 4:00 pm. There are also normally provision for supervising the younger children who can not be picked up when their classes end. The older boys ten to stay later both because of prep and sports activities. This is especially convenient to parents who both work or who have an older boy at the school. Getting the day boys off used to be a small matter, but as fewer boys board, this has become a major opeation at many schools. They have a range of attache cases or satchels for their books. Back packs as are common in America and Britain or not generally used at prep schools.
While the children usually dresses informally in shorts asnd sweaters while at school, going home involved getting properly dressed. This varied greatly from school to school. But at most schools, the children were expected to smarten up and put on their blazers and caps if they had them. When preparing to go home, they put on their blazers and in some cases caps. Often while at school they may take their ties off fter classess, but put them back on to go home. At other schools the children may change out of their school sandals into proper shoes. At many others schools they wore their sandals to go home. Most schools want the children to look smart when going home, believing this reflects on the image of the school and how prospective parents may evaluate the school.
Just as with coming to school there are many ways that the children can return home. This depends on the location of the school and the age of the children. A few children walk or ride their bikes. Most children are either picked up by their parents or use a school bus. Some parents have worked up car pool arangements. Those parents picking up the children often have a change to informally speak with the teachers or arrange more formal meetings if necessary. Depending on where the school is located, some children may use public transportation such as busses and trains. This of course is most common with city schools convenient to major transport lines.
