Balanced School Day Grades 1-4

This schedule divides the school day into three 80-120 minute blocks of instructional time.  Two longer nutrition and activity breaks are provided in the morning and afternoon instead of the traditional fifteen minute mid-morning/mid-afternoon recess and noon hour lunch. 

This approach:

• promotes longer sustained blocks of teaching and learning                              
• meets the nutritional needs of students in a more balanced way
• provides more time for quality physical activity and play

Traditional School Day Grades 5-8

This schedule divides the day into two blocks of instructional time separated by a nutrition and activity break, where children would be given the opportunity to go home for lunch if permission has been granted.