Figure 1.--The children at this boarding school changed into their own clothes after prep in the afternoon. Here they are attending to their animals.
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Figure 1.--The children at this boarding school changed into their own clothes after prep in the afternoon. Here they are attending to their animals. |
School rules about the uniform or clothes worn during free time varied. There were many different approaches. Some schools insisted the children wear their uniforms all the time, even during free time. Some had some flexibility such as allowing the boys to take off their ties, Some schools had jumpsuits to ensure that the children did not mess up their uniforms when playing. Other schools allowed the children to change out of their uniforms after classes in the afternoon. There were many variations on gthis. At some schools the children were only allowed to change after afternoon prep and dinner. Weekend uniform rules varied widely from school to school. Quite a few schools allowed the children to change out of their uniforms after morning classes on Saturday and they were allowed to wear their own clothes during the weekend, except of course Church on Sunday. Some schools had rules about what could be worn. This varied from school to school. One hedmaster had an aversion to Star Wars T-shirts. Some schools did not allow jeans.
School rules about the uniform or clothes worn during free time varied. There were many different approaches. Some schools were much stricter on this than others. There are quite a number of schools that insisted the children wear their uniforms all the time, even during free time. This approach seemed particularly common at the all-boys schools. Many schools had some flexibility such as allowing the boys to take off their ties, Some schools had jumpsuits to ensure that the children did not mess up their uniforms when playing.
Other schools allowed the children to change out of their uniforms after classes in the afternoon. There were a range of reasons for this. Some children liked to be able to wear their own clothes. This option seemed particulrly popular with the girls. One advantage was that it saved a lot of wear and tear on the uniforms. There were many variations on non uniform clothes for free time. this. At some schools the children were only allowed to change after afternoon prep and dinner. Some schools only allowed the children to change out of their uniorms on the weekends. Weekend uniform rules varied widely from school to school. Quite a few schools allowed the children tgo change out of their uniforms after morning classes on Saturday ans they were allowed to wear their own clothes during the weekend, except of course Church on Sunday. Some schools had rules about what could be worn. This varied from school to school. One hedmaster had an aversion to Star Wars T-shirts. Some schools did not allow jeans.
