The Balanced School Day schedule divides the school day into three 90-100 minute blocks of instructional time. Two longer nutrition and activity breaks are provided in the morning and afternoon instead of the traditional mid-morning/mid-afternoon recess and noon hour lunch.
This schedule creates equally balanced teaching/learning blocks in the school day.
The two nutrition/activity breaks of approximately 1 hour allow time for eating and activity in both the morning and afternoon. Nutrition breaks provide 20-25 minutes for eating and 20-30 minutes for activity.
8:25/8:40 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. 10:10 a.m. – 10:55 a.m.
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.
1:25 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
| Block A Nutritional and Activity Break Block B Nutritional and Activity Break
Block C
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Kindergarten is a half-day program, they are not included in this schedule.
THERE ARE ACADEMIC, NUTRITIONAL AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BENEFITS!
- More instruction time with less interruptions.
- Longer learning blocks for literacy, science, art, etc.
- Time to program reading, writing and oral activities in a more flexible way!
| | - Children need more frequent food breaks.
- Two opportunities for children to eat more nutritious food.
- Children who eat nutritionally can concentrate better and more effectively!
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- Two opportunities of 25-30 minutes a day of uninterrupted play.
- Quality exercise time energizes students, helps them to concentrate on school work and promotes a healthy lifestyle!
- Introduction of physical education initiative, including clubs/activities/intramurals divided between the breaks.
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