New School Hours and Half days
Dear Parents,
We hope you enjoy the festive weekend and make memories with your loved ones!
Here is an important update from Discovery;
In light of the latest government directives regarding school hours and working hours, our school day will start later and end later.
We will now have two half-days to accommodate our clubs and enrichment program and align with other international programs in and outside Rwanda.
The changes will take effect on the first day of term 2 (Wednesday, 4th January 2023).
Arrival/Drop-Off Time
8:20 am: School gates will open
8:30 am: The first lesson will start for all students
Dismissal Time/Pick-up Time
12:30: Half-day Students
16:30: Full-day Students
Two Half-Days
Tuesday and Friday will be half days
13:30 is the pick-up/dismissal time for full-day students on Tuesday and Friday
The two half days will give adequate time for clubs and other extracurricular activities
Half Day Clubs
Most clubs will take place on Tuesday and Friday afternoons from 14:00 to 16:30 (2 - 4.30 pm)
A new club and enrichment schedule will be shared within the first week of school
Registrations will be online, as usual
4:30 Enrichment Services
For parents who can only leave work at 5 pm, we will provide extended day enrichment services with extra staff to engage and care for the children.
Sessions will run from 4:30 to 5:15 pm and parents will pick up their children between 5:15 and 5:30 pm.
All students will attend the same clubs.
The clubs will run in seasons ( a few clubs for a few weeks, followed by a few weeks of another set of clubs)
We will publish a schedule during the first week of school
Services will include the following optional clubs
Kinyarwanda Language Club
Traditional Dance Club
Extra Soccer/Basketball
Read-Aloud/Story Time
Free play
After School Care
4:30 Enrichment fees: We will confirm the fees and share the registration link next week.
Please note that this service will be subject to adequate demand. A minimum of 15 students should be interested.
Week 1 Guidelines (4-6th January)
Clubs, enrichment, and afterschool services will start on 9th January 2023.
Wednesday the 4th and Thursday the 5th
All FULL-DAY students will be dismissed at 4:30 pm.
There will be no after-school enrichment services
Friday (6th) January 2023
A half-day for ALL students
We will not have any clubs or after-school enrichment services
Classes resume on Wednesday, 4th January 2023.
Best wishes for 2023 to you all and the entire Discovery community!
Discovery International School