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Morning |
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7.50 am |
Breakfast is served in College Hall (originally the dining room
of the Abbot of Westminster).Day boys and girls start to arrive.
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8.45 am |
The School day starts with registration in the Houses. (8.30am on Wednesdays.) |
9.00 am |
On Mondays and Fridays there is a service for the whole school in Westminster Abbey and
lessons start at 9.25am. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays there is no assembly of any kind and
lessons start at 9 o'clock. On Wednesdays there is an assembly called Latin Prayers at 8.45am
followed by meetings with tutors. Lessons start at 9.25am.
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Lunchtime |
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1.00 pm |
Lunch (in College Hall or Grant's Dining Room).
During the lunch hour only pupils in the two final years are free
to leave the precincts without permission. Otherwise there are various
activities, orchestral and choir rehearsals, and an opportunity
to meet with Housemasters, Tutors and other teachers. The School day finishes at 1.00pm
on Saturdays. |
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Afternoon |
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2.00 pm |
All pupils take part in the Station (games) programme on Tuesdays
and Thursdays. |
4.10 pm |
Lessons end on full teaching days (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays). |
4.15 pm |
Tea is available every day for boarders and day pupils in College
Hall or Grant’s Dining Room. Between tea and supper time most
of the Lower School Activities take place and meetings of Upper
School Societies are arranged. |
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Evening |
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6.00 pm |
Supper in College Hall for boarders and also for day pupils who have an evening
activity such as a play, concert or lecture. |
7.15 pm |
For boarders, study time commences in their studies or the Library. |
9.00 pm |
Study time ends. Thereafter pupils may meet and talk, play snooker
or table tennis, watch television, work out in the gym or continue
with their academic work. For many boarders the end of formal prep
is not the end of study for the day. |
10.00 pm |
Pupils return to their Houses unless they have permission to
go with a group organised by a member of staff to a play, a concert
or to attend a family celebration. Bed times vary with the age of
the pupils. |
Day pupils part company with the boarders in the early evening to make
their way home. Frequently individuals stay at School for some event or
production or they join a group going to a theatre or a concert. Day pupils
taking part in School or House plays or concerts who find it difficult
to get home safely by a reasonable time often arrange with Housemasters
to stay overnight.