Figure 1.--These boys wear the classic uniform worn at countless English prep schools, ties, sweater, short pants, kneesocks, and school sandals. Blazer and caps were worn when going to and from school and for church on Sunday.
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Figure 1.--These boys wear the classic uniform worn at countless English prep schools, ties, sweater, short pants, kneesocks, and school sandals. Blazer and caps were worn when going to and from school and for church on Sunday. |
English preparatory schools are primary-level schools which extend into the early secondary level. Generally prrp schools are
for boys 8-13 years of age. (There are also girls' and coed prep schools, but the girls often leave for their public schools at age 11.) The schools are called preparatory schools as they were created to prepare younger boys for the public schools. English preparatory schools are destinct from American prep schools which are secondary schools--more like English public schools. The prep school program is geared to the public school program. Often prep schools send most of their pupils on to a single or to a few nearby public schools. They commonly coordinate closely with these schools to ensure that the children are well prepared. Most earrly prep schools were boarding schools situated in rural areas. This has changed since World War II. Boarding is now less important than it once was. And a real advantage for modern prep schools is to be located in or near major populstion centetrs.
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