Abingdon Boarding Prospectus

7.00am – My alarm goes off and I have around half an hour to shower and get dressed. Breakfast – I think breakfast is by far the best meal of the day, simply because it’s ‘full English’ everyday! It is also a great time to discuss last night’s Love Island episode or football results with other houses. After stashing myself with bacon, sausages, hash browns, eggs and sometimes hot chocolate, I walk back to my house for morning registration at 8.30. The School Day – School lasts from 8.30am until 5pm, with many breaks in between. The first session is either tutor period, assembly or chapel. I then go straight to my first lesson, which lasts 50 minutes. The first two lessons are followed by break when many boarders come back to the house and make themselves some toast. I sometimes walk to the school cafe because they have amazing cookies there! However, the most anticipated break time is Friday because it’s ‘Bacon Sandwich Day’. My friends and I race back to the house as our matron cooks bacon sandwiches for both day boys and boarders. Morning break is followed by one lesson for Sixth Form or two lessons for Middle School. Then comes lunch time. There are various activities throughout the day, and the period after lunch is usually sport. A day in the life of a boarder There are various clubs at the end of last lesson, which ends at 4.00pm. On Wednesday, I choose to do community service. We go to the community centre in Abingdon and help organise exercise sessions for the elderly. When school finishes at 5.00pm, we go back to our houses to register, and also for the boarders’ teas. I normally rush back quickly to reserve my ‘All Day Breakfast’ sandwich, which is always the most popular. 6.15pm – Dinner 7.00-8.30 – Prep/Homework After prep there is an activity put on by the tutor - particularly for the younger boarders, sometimes cooking, sometimes a quiz or table tennis tournament, while in the spring and summer there are also activities outside. Squads happens at 9.15pm, which involves teams of boarders doing a quick tidy-up. The younger boys head to bed from 9.45pm, while one of the privileges of being in the Sixth Form is we can stay up until 11.00pm. Continues overleaf