The main time for children to interact informally with each other and the Staff every day is the evening Playtime. This runs from 6.20 to 7.40, and a great variety of activities are on offer. There are some Extras available, notably Carpentry and Extra Art. During the summer, they have sixty acres in which to play and the range of activities is of course as wide as the sky. The summer is the time, for example, for the forts, an area of woodland where they may construct small huts from whatever materials the woods and their imaginations can provide. Under careful but benign supervision, they occupy themselves happily for hours.

At other times of the year, we have good facilities for almost anything they want to do and will encourage them to experiment. A partial list includes drawing, playing board games, computing, reading, watching TV or videos (rationed and subject to discussion), practising music or playing in one of the school bands, playing indoor soccer or their own made-up games, rehearsing the play or even working. 7.40 arrives and they go into Prep for forty minutes and then to bed.