A day at school

From the door to the loop

The rhythm is the same in every grade, so children know what comes next.

8:15
Step 1: Arrival and morning meeting
A teacher greets each child at the door. The class gathers to say a poem together and hear the day's plan.
8:45
Step 2: Recitation and Latin
Memory work, then Latin: chants in the early grades, grammar and translation later on.
10:00
Step 3: Math and writing
Math first, when minds are fresh. Writing follows, with a plan and a reader.
11:45
Step 4: Lunch and recess
Lunch at the long tables, then time outdoors in all but the worst weather.
12:45
Step 5: History, science, art and music
Afternoons turn to the long timeline, a notebook of experiments, drawing, singing and an instrument.
2:45
Step 6: A book read aloud
The last half hour belongs to a book the whole class is reading.
3:15
Step 7: Dismissal
Cars pull up in the loop and teachers walk each child to the right one.