"Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports."
George Washington
School Alive follows a typical 180-day school calendar and operates from August through May. All students are enrolled full-time from Monday through Friday. The 7 levels of students will rotate through the 7 HAMSTER disciplines on either a Traditional or A/B Block Schedule. The School Alive Schedule follows Eastern Time Zone (ET).
There are 7 HAMSTER Periods and 1 Passion Period for a total of 8 Periods that are 40 minutes long every day or 80 minutes long every other day. Additionally, we start as well as end each day together with a United Period that is 5 minutes long, have short Passing Periods that are 3-5 minutes long, and have 1 Lunch/Recess Period in the middle of each day that is 60 minutes long.