A Day in the Life of Sung-Soo Lee

Korean Middle School Student's Schedule

AM

8:00 - 8:30 - Going to school

8:30 - 8:50 - Individual study (before regular classes begin)

8:50 - 9:00 - Homeroom (sometimed replaces by a school assembly on the playground)

9:00 - 9:45 - 1st class (lenght of classes--45 minute classes in middle school; 40 minutes in elementary school, 50 minutes in high school)

9:55 - 10:40 - 2nd class

10:50 - 11:35 - 3rd class

11:45 - 12:30 - 4th class

PM

12:30 - 1:15 - Lunch hour

1:15 - 2:00 - 5th class

2:10 - 2:55 - 6th class

3:05 - 3:50 - 7th class (middle school students have six or seven classes each day; high school students have six to eight classes. On Saturday students have only four classes)

3:50 - 4:00 - Homeroom (teachers explain study plans, homework, and other instructions)

4:00 - 4:20 - Cleaning classrooms (students are obliged to clean their classroom in turn)

Middle School Student's Weekday Schedule (Monday through Saturday)

AM

6:30 - 6:50 - Getting up and folding the blankets

6:50 - 7:10 - Washing and brushing

7:10 - 8:00 - Checking the schedule

7:30 - 8:00 - Breakfast

8:00 - 8:30 - Going to school

8:30 - 4:00 - Classes at school

PM

4:20 - 4:30 - Coming home from school

4:30 - 6:00 - Taking a rest or exercise

6:00 - 7:00 - Dinner

7:00 - 8:00 - Taking a rest and watching TV

9:00 - 10:30 - Homework and review

10:30 - 11:00 - Washing and going to bed