<p>[The</a> Associated Press: Study shows teens benefit from later school day](<a href=“http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g_9syxAbjOHUcaehGEA7WVQAVqjgD9GP4MT00]The”>http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g_9syxAbjOHUcaehGEA7WVQAVqjgD9GP4MT00)</p>
<p>The study took place at St. George’s School, in Newport, Rhode Island. It has just been published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.</p>
<p>Thank you for posting that!
When our local public school explored a later start time, it proved impossible because of the afterschool sports schedules. I think the compromise was something like a late start once a week, which wouldn’t have the kind of impact described in the article.</p>
<p>I saw this on CNN and just this week and suspected it took place at a boarding school, but wasn’t sure. Oddly enough, one of my friends will be a new 9th grader there this fall.</p>
<p>This experiement took place at Exeter during their winter term where they started school 25 minutes later and reduced class times by 5 minutes. However, I am not sure whether it became permanent or not.</p>
<p>Deerfield understood this a couple of years ago…thus they have been doing it awhile. It began as an experiment in the winter term and they decided to keep with it. It makes so much sense.</p>
<p>Hmm… Choate is pretty early, but you kind of adjust easily. I remember waking up at 6:30 for an 8:00 class in September, but by June, I was waking up at 7:20, showering, dressing, eating breakfast, and getting to class on time.</p>