A Rough Guide to the Middle School

FOR BOARDERS The ‘normal’ day for an Abingdon boarder does not, like a normal household, begin at a particular time but rather over a period of an hour, with the committed minority making it down for breakfast dead on 7.30am whilst the rest of the house, who struggle to make it out of the comfort of their beds at such an ‘early’ time, perform an excellent dance with time to maximise sleep! To the awe of the younger, less experienced boarder, such a master of time will be showered, dressed and even managed a hearty breakfast in under 10 minutes without even breaking a sweat, and all just in time for registration! The Housemaster or Matron carry out a roll call to make sure that all boarders are ready to go at 8:30am, after which the most exciting part of the five years that you spend in Abingdon begins - the school day! It takes only two morning lessons for the full force of a boarder’s appetite to return. Luckily, food is at hand once more, with break-time snacks available in the kitchen. One may think such a popular