Preparatory Schools Boarding Weekday Activities: Free Time Schedule--Afternoons
Figure 1.-- Here we see two good friends in their form commons room looking over an interesting magazine after games whle waiting for the dinner bell. Note that they are sitting on their tuck boxes.
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Afternoon free time varies from school to school. Normally the children have some free time after games in the afternoon. Short periods after games or activity might be available for free time. before lunch and dinner might be used for various pursuits. This may be only a few minutes after games. Here the children may chat, play a quick game, have a look at a popular magazine, or pursue a range of other activities. At some schools the children assemble in a commons room with ping pong rables, pool tables, or other diversions. This varies depending on the facilities and school rules. The afternoon is quite varied from school to school. Afternoons are often devoted to games. Some schools have various activity programs on some afternoon days to vary the program. At some schools an hour or more may be scheduled for free time in the afternoon. This is especially the case in the summer tem with longer days and nicer weather. There is also afternoon prep. Some schools may schedule classess or prep in the afteroon, but free time was also common. Some schools provided a range of free time activities in the afternoon which the children were free to choose. Other schools had a more organized approach. And other schools putb more emphasis on prep. This was largely determined by the philosophy of the headmaster and the atmpsphere he sought to create.