PORT TOWNSEND — A private elementary school is experimenting with a year-round curriculum this year.
Swan School’s administrators feel the new plan will benefit student learning.
The school’s academic year will begin today and operate year-round, offering eight weeks of instruction followed by a break.
“We think this will benefit the kids because they won’t forget as much when they come back from a break,” said Head of School Ted Yates.
“And teachers will benefit, too, because they will be going full throttle and will then have time to reflect,” he said.
The schedule calls for two two-week breaks in the spring, one two-week break in the fall, three weeks around the holiday season and four weeks in the summer.
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