We also run a full-time school , in which our four special needs teachers liaise very closely with the patient's own school to see that the patients keep up with their peers as far as possible. The day is structured to be like a normal boarding school day. The children get up and tidy their rooms and come down to breakfast at 8.00 am. They have breakfast from 8.00 until 9.00, and school until 10.30. There is then a half hour break in which the children who need them are given snacks.
School then continues to midday when there is an hour break for some sort of exercise.
The children play badminton, go swimming or walking. From 1.00 pm until 2.00 pm they eat lunch, and from 2.00 pm until 3.30 pm they resume their schooling. At 3.00 pm there are again snacks for those who need them and at 4.00 pm out of school activities begin. After school the children have drama classes, singing, arts and craft, horse-riding and aerobics lessons. Our aim is to keep the children as busy as possible so that they have less time to become preoccupied with what they are eating and how much weight they are gaining.