7:15 a.m. Your host mother wakes you up for a quick breakfast before you take the bus to school.

8:30 a.m. Attend “registration” with your tutor or go to an all-school assembly.

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon: You are in the classroom, perhaps studying British history, English or art.

12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Lunch time. Eat a sandwich and chat with friends in the school canteen or, if the weather is nice, outdoors.

1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. More classes, such mathematics or psychology. Some schools offer free periods in the afternoon that students use for private study.

3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. After hours activities, such as football practice or choir rehearsal.