Dear North Phoenix Prep Families,
I am writing to follow up with you about a theme from the September pulse survey (and from numerous conversations that I have had with families, faculty, and students) that the school day schedule is overly compressed. Our community especially wants and needs a longer lunch time. Our faculty desire more opportunities to share a meal with their colleagues. Students also want a more leisurely lunch, complete with friendly conversation and longer opportunities for recreation. Overall, we just need a bit more room to breathe during the school day. I definitely hear you on all of this.
The trick, of course, is how exactly we can take action to make things better. When we first looked into that possibility, the prospect of altering the school day schedule seemed impossible. There were so many intricately intertwined aspects that it really seemed we would need to wait until next year. But then we dug in, took a closer look, and
we found a way to make it happen starting in January
. Take a look!