Our schedule is thoughtfully designed to accommodate a range of time zones, ensuring all students have a consistent and supportive learning experience. This guide includes detailed schedule blocks listed in Eastern (EST), Central (CST), Mountain (MST), and Pacific (PST) time zones, along with recommended school day time blocks for each region.
Explore our guide below to understand how your day will be structured, from learning blocks to office hours and extracurricular activities.
Does your student have times when they're not available during the school day? You can document that in Sora Home! Your student's recurring unavailability blocks will be factored in when schedules are built each cycle using Journey Builder.
Learn more about creating schedule unavailability blocks: Creating Unavailable Blocks for your Student's Schedule
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Terms to Know
Faculty Office Hours: Available to support students with tasks and projects.
House Meetings: Scheduled at times to provide a flexible morning schedule for different time zones.
Checkpoint Activities: Regularly scheduled to ensure students stay on track with their academic progress.
School Holidays
Sora's master schedule accounts for holidays listed in our School Year calendar. Sora Home's calendar accounts for these holidays when building student schedules each cycle. You can learn more about our school year calendar here: School Year Calendars
On school holidays, including faculty PD days and breaks between cycles, students are not expected to attend any school meetings. This includes expedition sessions, house meetings, assemblies/checkpoints, or office hours.
Monday Holiday Weeks
Whenever Sora observes a school holiday on a Monday, the following schedule changes will occur:
Expedition sessions normally held on Mondays will be moved to Tuesday of that week.
Expedition sessions normally held on Tuesdays will be moved to Wednesday of that week.
Regular scheduling will resume on Thursday and Friday.
Visual Guide
Schedule Breakdown
Here's a breakdown of our schedule written out!
Recommended Daily Schedule
Eastern Time Zone (EST): 9:00AM - 2:50PM
Central Time Zone (CST): 8:40AM - 1:50 PM OR 9:40AM - 4:15PM
Mountain Time (MST): 8:40 AM - 3:15 PM
Pacific Time (PST): 9:20 AM - 3:15 PM
Daily Schedule Breakdown
Monday
Learning Block 1a:
EST: 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
CST: 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
MST: 7:00 AM - 7:50 AM
PST: 6:00 AM - 6:50 AM
Learning Block 2a:
EST: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
CST: 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
MST: 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
PST: 7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
Learning Block 3a:
EST: 10:40 AM - 11:30 AM
CST: 9:40 AM - 10:30 AM
MST: 8:40 AM - 9:30 AM
PST: 7:40 AM - 8:30 AM
Learning Block 4a:
EST: 11:35 AM - 12:15 PM
CST: 10:35 AM - 11:15 AM
MST: 9:35 AM - 10:15 AM
PST: 8:35 AM - 9:15 AM
Office Hours:
EST: 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CST: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
MST: 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
PST: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Learning Block 5a:
EST: 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
CST: 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
MST: 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
PST: 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Learning Block 6a:
EST: 4:25 PM - 5:15 PM
CST: 3:25 PM - 4:15 PM
MST: 2:25 PM - 3:15 PM
PST: 1:25 PM - 2:15 PM
Tuesday
Learning Block 1b:
EST: 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
CST: 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
MST: 7:00 AM - 7:50 AM
PST: 6:00 AM - 6:50 AM
Learning Block 2b:
EST: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
CST: 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
MST: 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
PST: 7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
Clubs:
EST: 11:35 AM - 12:15 PM
CST: 10:35 AM - 11:15 AM
MST: 9:35 AM - 10:15 AM
PST: 8:35 AM - 9:15 AM
Learning Block 4b:
EST: 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CST: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
MST: 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
PST: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Office Hours:
EST: 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
CST: 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
MST: 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
PST: 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Learning Block 5b:
EST: 4:25 PM - 5:15 PM
CST: 3:25 PM - 4:15 PM
MST: 2:25 PM - 3:15 PM
PST: 1:25 PM - 2:15 PM
Learning Block 6b:
EST: 5:25 PM - 6:15 PM
CST: 4:25 PM - 5:15 PM
MST: 3:25 PM - 4:15 PM
PST: 2:25 PM - 3:15 PM
Wednesday
Clubs:
EST: 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
CST: 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
MST: 7:00 AM - 7:50 AM
PST: 6:00 AM - 6:50 AM
Option 1: Daily House Meeting (Eastern/Central):
EST: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
CST: 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Flexible Programming Block:
EST: 11:35 AM - 12:15 PM
CST: 10:35 AM - 11:15 AM
MST: 9:35 AM - 10:15 AM
PST: 8:35 AM - 9:15 AM
Learning Block 3b:
EST: 12:20 PM - 1:10 PM
CST: 11:20 AM - 12:10 PM
MST: 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM
PST: 9:20 AM - 10:10 AM
Option 2: Daily House Meeting (Mountain/Pacific):
MST: 11:20 AM - 10:50 AM
PST: 10:20 AM - 9:50 AM
Weekly Student Assembly:
EST: 1:20 PM - 1:50 PM
CST: 12:20 PM - 12:50 PM
MST: 11:20 AM - 11:50 AM
PST: 10:20 AM - 10:50 AM
Checkpoint Activities:
EST: 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
CST: 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
MST: 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
PST: 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Flexible Programming Block:
EST: 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CST: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
MST: 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
PST: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Learning Block 5b:
EST: 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
CST: 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
MST: 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
PST: 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Learning Block 6b:
EST: 4:25 PM - 5:15 PM
CST: 3:25 PM - 4:15 PM
MST: 2:25 PM - 3:15 PM
PST: 1:25 PM - 2:15 PM
Thursday
Learning Block 1b:
EST: 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
CST: 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
MST: 7:00 AM - 7:50 AM
PST: 6:00 AM - 6:50 AM
Learning Block 2b:
EST: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
CST: 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
MST: 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
PST: 7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
Optional Student Programming:
EST: 10:40 AM - 11:30 AM
CST: 9:40 AM - 10:30 AM
MST: 8:40 AM - 9:30 AM
PST: 7:40 AM - 8:30 AM
Learning Block 3b:
EST: 11:35 AM - 12:15 PM
CST: 10:35 AM - 11:15 AM
MST: 9:35 AM - 10:15 AM
PST: 8:35 AM - 9:15 AM
Learning Block 4b:
EST: 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CST: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
MST: 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
PST: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Office Hours:
EST: 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
CST: 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
MST: 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
PST: 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Clubs:
EST: 4:25 PM - 5:15 PM
CST: 3:25 PM - 4:15 PM
MST: 2:25 PM - 3:15 PM
PST: 1:25 PM - 2:15 PM
Friday
Learning Block 1b:
EST: 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
CST: 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
MST: 7:00 AM - 7:50 AM
PST: 6:00 AM - 6:50 AM
Learning Block 2b:
EST: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
CST: 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
MST: 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
PST: 7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
Learning Block 3b:
EST: 11:35 AM - 12:15 PM
CST: 10:35 AM - 11:15 AM
MST: 9:35 AM - 10:15 AM
PST: 8:35 AM - 9:15 AM
Learning Block 4b:
EST: 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CST: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
MST: 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
PST: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Office Hours:
EST: 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
CST: 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
MST: 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
PST: 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Clubs:
EST: 4:25 PM - 5:15 PM
CST: 3:25 PM - 4:15 PM
MST: 2:25 PM - 3:15 PM
PST: 1:25 PM - 2:15 PM
Additional Activities
Extracurriculars: Specific timing to be announced (TBD).
Flexible Programming:
We offer flexible programming blocks to accommodate various learning activities and student needs. These blocks are designed to give students the opportunity to engage in independent projects, extracurriculars, and other school-related activities.
Daily House Meeting Options
Option 1: Daily House Meeting for Eastern/Central Time Zones.
EST: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
CST: 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Option 2: Daily House Meeting for Mountain/Pacific Time Zones.
MST: 11:20 AM - 11:50 AM
PST: 10:20 AM - 10:50 AM