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Most boarding schools require the children to return to their dorms and nap (usually an optimistic goal) or quietly read. Most children used the time to do a little reading. Not all of the children read, but the vast majority do. Others just lay down and day dream a little. Some actually nap, but not very many. The children are, however, quiet. Rarely do they hsve to be cautioned. Some schools had the children read in groups. This is most common in day schools or the day students at boarding schools. Most part the children returned to their dorms and layed down on their beds. Some children were allowed to practice their instruments during this period. A few schools permit the children to quietly play in their dorms or even play outside, but this option is much less common than having the children return to their dorms and lay down on their beds. Computer games appeared in the 1980s, but most schools discouraged their use during rest period. Many children are anxious to get on with the day's activities, especially because there often are sports or other activity programs in the afternoon. Other children seem to enjoy the brief pause in the day's actvities and a chance to do a little quiet reading. The dormitories were generally very basic, especially the all boy schools. Often this mean a bed and often a chair for the next days clothes. We note several schools making an effort to improving the amenities. This often occurred at the schools that decided to go coeducational.
Most boarding schools require the children after lunch to return to their dorms for a short rest period. This was a very common item practiced at virtually every prep boarding school. The children were not required to actually nap, but they had to be quet and in their dorms. Usually the rule was hey had to be in their bunks and no talking was allowed. They did not have to nap (usually an optimistic goal), but the had to be quiet.
Most children used the time to do a little reading. Not all of the children read, but the vast majority do. Others just lay down and day dream a little. Some actually nap, but not very many. The children are, however, quiet. Rarely do they hsve to be cautioned. Some schools had the children read in groups. This is most common in day schools or the day students at boarding schools. Most part the children returned to their dorms and layed down on their beds. Some children were allowed to practice their instruments during this period. A few schools permit the children to quietly play in their dorms or even play outside, but this option is much less common than having the children return to their dorms and lay down on their beds. Computer games appeared in the 1980s, but most schools discouraged their use during rest period. Many children are anxious to get on with the day's activities, especially because there often are sports or other activity programs in the afternoon. Other children seem to enjoy the brief pause in the day's actvities and a chance to do a little quiet reading.
The dormitories were generally very basic, especially the all boy schools. Often this mean a bed and often a chair for the next days clothes. Often the dormitories were small rooms cramed with a many beds as could reasonable fit. Sometimes the children were allowed to decorate, but in many dormitory rooms the walls were bare. We note several schools making an effort to improving the amenities. This often occurred at the schools that decided to go coeducational. Apparently parents were more concerned about the dormitory facilities be more comfortable even girls were involved. The heamasters were quick to pick up on this. We begin to see simple dressers and even work stations at some schools.
