A Guide to Day Boarding
Uppingham Cairo
A Guide to Day Boarding
Unlike Uppingham School UK, Uppingham Cairo is not a Boarding School. However, the only distinction is that our pupils do not sleep at school. Our unique extended programme means that, from the Fives, our pupils can enjoy the same rich immersive experience as their peers in independent boarding schools the UK. All Nursery and Fours children are Day Pupils.
Day Pupils and Day Boarders
We refer to our pupils as either ‘Day Pupils’ or ‘Day Boarders’, and parents are asked to decide between the two options for their son or daughter each year. This means that a pupil can be a ‘Day Pupil’ in the 6s, for example, but be a ‘Day Boarder’ in the 7s depending on the wishes of the family and pupil.
Day Pupils enjoy the full rigour of our broad academic curriculum, and enjoy morning break and lunch each day. They also have optional access to the co-curricular activities provided by the academic staff, which further extends their day as well as Afternoon Tea in the Junior School
Day Boarders follow an identical programme to the Day Pupils during the day, but also have access to:
• The full evening programme of co-curricular activities after school including our specialist sports training and world class sports academies
• Breakfast before school, Afternoon Tea and Supper in addition to morning break and lunch
• Supervised Prep (Homework)
Times of the School Day
Academic Programme (All Pupils)
All pupils follow the academic and sporting programme for their Form during the academic programme which runs every day at the following times:
Senior School: 8.20am – 3.30pm
Junior School: 8.20am – 3.00pm
UPPStart and UPP&Out (All Pupils)
In addition to the academic programme, all pupils have access to the core Co-Curricular programme as part of the UPPStart programme in the Junior School, and the UPP&Out programme in the Senior School.
The core Co-Curricular programme runs from Sunday to Wednesday each week, at the following times:
Senior School: 3 30pm – 4 30pm
Junior School: 3 00pm – 4 30pm (including Afternoon Tea)
Please note that there is no core Co-Curricular provision on Thursdays for Day pupils and they should be collected at the end of the academic day.
UPPStart and UPP&Out (Day Boarders only)
Day Boarders have full access to the extended Co-Curricular programme that runs into the evening each day
The extended Co-Curricular programme runs from Sunday to Wednesday each week, at the following times:
Senior School: 4 30pm – 9 00pm
Junior School: 4 30pm – 7 00pm
The Times of the School Day brochure explains in more detail how the timings are arranged for both Day Pupils and Day Boarders in different parts of the school.
UPPStart and UPP&Out
UPPStart
The UPPStart programme is open to all pupils in the Junior School. Some clubs and activities are only available to Day Boarders and these activities are highlighted in bold.
The UPPStart Brochure provides an overview of the opportunities available after school for both Day Pupils and Day Boarders in the Junior School.
The co-curricular programme is based around the pupils’ enthusiasms, so there is some variation from year to year Underlined clubs are permanent standing clubs which run every academic year, and descriptions of these clubs can be found in the booklet.
UPP&Out
The UPP&Out programme is open to all pupils in the Senior School. Some clubs and activities are only available to Day Boarders and these activities are highlighted in bold.
The UPP&Out Brochure provides an overview of the opportunities available after school for both Day Pupils and Day Boarders in the Senior School.
The final list of clubs and activities for each academic year is shared shortly before the beginning of the Winter Term
A Personalised Programme
We offer a great deal of flexibility for both Day Pupils and Day Boarders, enabling them to create a personalised programme that best suits their interests and aspirations.
It is important to note that Day Boarders do not have to stay until the end of the Day Boarding programme each day. They could, for example, choose to stay until 4.30pm on Sundays, until 9pm on Tuesdays and until 7pm on Wednesdays. We only ask that their weekly schedule remains the same each week, once their options have been chosen.
Furthermore, parents are asked on an annual basis to decide between the two option for the following academic year. This means that a pupil can be a ‘Day Pupil’ one year and a ‘Day Boarder’ the next year.
Collection Times
All pupils can be collected at the end of the academic day, or at the end of the core co-curricular programme, depending on whether they have chosen clubs and activities for that particular day
Day Boarders can also be collected at any of the red collection times below depending on the clubs and activities they have chosen for that particular day:
* Day Boarders only
School Bus Times
The School Bus Timetable is arranged to enable pupils to leave school 15 minutes after each of these collection times The only exception is that the first bus each afternoon which leaves at 3.45pm. Junior School pupils who finish school at 3pm and do not have clubs will be supervised while they wait for the bus.
Day Boarders also have the option to take the Early Morning Breakfast Service Bus to arrive at school at 7.20am each morning, in time for breakfast.
Twilight Club
Nursery and Fours pupils who have an older brother or sister who is a Day Boarder at Uppingham Cairo have the option to go to Supper and Twilight Club until 7pm, so that they can be collected at the same time as their older brother or sister if they are in the Junior School Twilight Club does not extend beyond 7pm as our youngest children should be tucked up in bed shortly after this time each day.
Nourish and Flourish
Our team of professional Eatery Chefs produce five freshly prepared and cooked meals in our onsite bespoke kitchen each day, as follows:
• Breakfast (Day Boarders Only)
• Morning Break
• Lunch
• Afternoon tea (All Junior School Pupils and Senior School Day Boarders)
• Supper (Day Boarders Only)
Our nutritionally balanced menus have been carefully designed by Eatery to provide all our pupils with delicious and nutritious food throughout the day. The menus are rotated every three weeks, and you can see the menus for the 2024-2025 academic year in the Nourish and Flourish Brochure
Prep
Homework at Uppingham Cairo is referred to as ‘prep’, and is set for all pupils from the 5s Day Pupils complete their prep at home, whilst Day Boarders and Junior School pupils have the option to complete their prep in ‘Prep’ at school. Prep is usually completed by Junior School Day Boarder pupils in a classroom in the QEII building and in The Thring Library in the Senior School. Prep is always supervised at school.
Day Boarding Trial
Pupils who are enrolling as Day Boarders for the first time are able to try the Day Boarding programme for a week before finally confirming their Day Boarding status for the remainder of the academic year.
Day Boarding Fees
The additional fees for Day Boarding are as follows:
Junior School: £2,500 per annum
Senior School: £3,500 per annum
Claims are sent to the parents of Day Boarders once their status has been confirmed at the end of the trial period.
Uppingham Cairo KM 22 Cairo-Alex Road, First 6th of October Giza Governorate 3296170
Egypt
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