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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ellington bell schedule - http://www.ellingtonschool.org/about/bell-schedule/

There are ten class periods a day. Six regular classes, three art classes and lunch.

The academic classrooms are fully used periods 1-7.[/quote]

So 70% of the day. [/quote]

70% of Ellington's day, but all but 45 minutes of a regular school's day. So the notion that another school could share is a bit ridiculous. It is an arts school -- pianos playing in the halls,saxophones in the lunchroom. Another school in the space would not be able to get any work done, as a very basic issue. But more important it is a safe space culturally for the creative. Hard to explain to non-creatives how incredibly important it is to have a culture that respects the arts in order for creates to thrive. Many very expensive private schools in DC claim they have arts program. They do. But they also have jock cultures or otherwise foster cultures that do not respect the choice to pursue arts as a vocation. You can't just throw some other school culture into that mix and expect it to go well. But can you expand the definition of "arts" to include other related and supporting fields? Done smartly --absolutely.[/quote]

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