Uniforms and Routines

There are a few things quite different here from other schools where I have attended or worked.  Most noticeable, all of the students wear uniforms.  Top: Solid, light blue (powder blue) shirt or blouse w/collar (no prominent logos, words, pictures, stripes, or decorations).  Bottom:  Solid, navy blue pants, shorts, skirts or jumpers (no jeans, denim, nylon; no stripes, decorations, logos).  On gym days, students wear royal blue t-shirts and shorts or sweatpants. 

The students have been trained to be quite respectful.  During lunch count, for example, each student says "yes, please" or "no, thank you" when called.  During class they raise their hands and wait until being called on even when a chorus answer would be more appropriate.

Students always line up in two rows:  boys on one side and girls on the other.  They march down the hallway and stop at each turn until told to move on (e.g., top of the stairs, bottom of the stairs, end of the hallway).  Five are allowed in the bathroom at one time.  As one exits, another enters.  When entering a classroom or lunch room, the boys always wait and allow the girls to pass first.