Family Handbook 2018-19

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday  (8:20 am Start & 3:30 pm Dismissal) 

The school day starts at 8:20 am and ends on 3:30 pm four days per week. Classes are 70‑minutes  long. Occasionally, the timing of the morning break and lunch is changed to accommodate a longer  than expected Prayers, but these adjustments do not change when school begins and ends.  

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday (8:20 am Start & 3:30 pm Dismissal) 

8:15 am 8:20 am

To Form and TA TA Attendance

(10 minutes) 

8:30 am    –

9 am Prayers/House/Assembly (30 minutes) 

9:00 am    – 9:10 am Break 9:10 am    – 10:20 am Period 1  10:20 am  – 10:45 am Break  10:45 am  – 11:55 am Period 2 

(10 minutes)  (70 minutes)  (25 minutes)  (70 minutes)  (65 minutes)  (70 minutes)  (10 minutes)  (70 minutes) 

11:55 am  –

1 pm Lunch

1:00 pm    – 2:10 pm Period 3

2:10 pm    – 2:20 pm 

Break

2:20 pm    – 3:30 pm Period 4

Wednesday, Delayed Start  (9:10 am Start & 3 pm Dismissal) 

Study after study emphasizes the important health‑promoting role adequate sleep plays in  supporting the wellness needs of young people. Our students confirmed as much in a school survey  we conducted. Parents have also raised concerns about the lack of sleep their daughters get,  especially during busy times of the school year. That's why Havergal implemented a pilot program  in 2017‑18 that had Upper School students experience a delayed start one Wednesday per month.  The feedback we received from students and faculty on this pilot initiative was overwhelmingly  positive and helped the school make its decision to revise the Upper School schedule for 2018‑19.  Beginning Wednesday, September 12—and every Wednesday after that—students in Grades 7‑12  will have a delayed start by going directly into their Period 1 class at 9:10 am. On delayed start  Wednesdays, the school day ends at 3 pm. This makes possible four 70‑minute teaching blocks,  which students experience every other day of the school week. This information will come as news 

Last Updated August 17, 2018 Havergal College Family Handbook 2018–19

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