Scheduling
Students currently observe a form of flexible modular scheduling.
Prior to the 2007-2008 academic year, the full school day lasted from 8:00 am to 4:10 pm and began with a 10 min IGS followed by 24 modules (commonly referred to as "mods") that lasted 17 min each; there were 3 min after each mod. (Each 3-module class was 60 min.)
A revised schedule was implemented in the 2007-8 school year. Each module was now only 15 min, IGS was now 4 min, and the number of mods raised to 270. The Principal's Advisory Team strongly supported this schedule, giving students more time for electives and interaction. Classes still typically last three mods, or 51 minutes. Each 3-module vlass is 54 min.
Classes meet variably every day. Every week, a class may meet 4 h per week for AP programs or high-level classes to 2 h per week for electives. On Wednesday, students attend projects for 6 modules; students with labs meet for 4 modules for laboratory work, relevant to their chemistry, physics, or biology courses, in rotation. Wednesday labs and projects last 4-6 modules respectively. Extracurricular activities occur after the school day. AAST and AEDT have often shared their core courses, and the other academies shared their core courses.
There are upper and lower limits to a student's free modules (with no class). Students report to their elected clubs during the last three modules on Wednesdays.
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