A day in a Japanese junior high school

The schedule

The Japanese school day is very flexible. It often changes to accomodate school projects. Changing from A-schedule to B-schedule is a common occurance. Another common practice is cutting 5th and 6th period to make more time for school projects.

There are certain times of the year when the daily schedule really seems to go crazy. In my situation (Rob in Ani), this period starts around February in preparation for graduation and doesn't settle down again until the end of summer vacation in August.

Example A Schedule

Times vary from school to school, or even depending on the season.

Time	Description
7:30	School is opened by the teacher on door duty for the day.
7:30-8:00	All students and teachers arrive.
8:00-8:15	Teachers prepare for morning meeting.
8:15-8:25	Morning meeting for teachers. Homeroom for students.
8:25-8:30	Homeroom for both homeroom teachers and students.
8:40-9:30	1st period.
9:40-10:30	2nd period.
10:40-11:30	3rd period.
11:40-12:30	4th period.
12:30-1:20	School lunch.
1:20-2:10	5th period.
2:20-3:10	6th period.
3:15-3:30	Cleaning time.
3:35-3:55	Homeroom.
4:20-6:30	Club activities.
6:30-8:30	Some teachers prepare for tomorrow.

Example B Schedule

Times vary from school to school, or even depending on the season. B Schedule is like A schedule but shorter.

Time	Description
7:30	School is opened by the teacher on door duty for the day.
7:30-8:10	All students and teachers arrive.
8:10-8:15	Teachers prepare for morning meeting.
8:15-8:25	Morning meeting for teachers. Homeroom for students.
8:25-8:30	Homeroom for both homeroom teachers and students.
8:40-9:15	1st period.
9:35-10:20	2nd period.
10:30-11:15	3rd period.
11:25-12:10	4th period.
12:10-1:00	School lunch.
1:00-1:45	5th period.
1:55-2:40	6th period.
2:45-3:00	Cleaning time.
3:05-3:25	Homeroom.
4:00-6:00	Club activities.

See also

• Japanese school life