Elaine Weitzman, the school's executive director, said students scheduled to leave for Israel were doing so.
To help students schedule the hours, regular classes are held only in the mornings four days a week.
Many students schedule their days in fifteen-minute increments and keep daily checklists over their desks (do crunches, read Bible, take vitamins, study).
Students scheduled to work in computer labs for an hour each week often do drill-and-practice lessons in subjects like typing or math, he explained.
Last year, the state reported that 75.9percentt of students scheduled to graduate in 2003 had met minimum English standards, while only 17.3percentt had neglected to take the test.
Yale said in a statement that the reason was "lower than anticipated enrollments," with only four students scheduled to participate in the program this autumn, although expenses were covered in the students' regular tuition.
American officials also stressed the importance of a speech to Israeli students scheduled for March 21st, described as a chance to speak directly to the Israeli public and ask them to consider what true security for their country might mean.
They also imitate the schedules of elite boarding schools, keeping students scheduled until dark with experiential learning and athletics -- an agenda laced with academics, yet distinct from what happens during the day.
An informal telephone survey by The New York Times found some 1.3 million students scheduled for classes in 53 major districts whose total enrollment is 6.9 million (there are about 52 million students overall).
