Understanding WRDSB Cycle Days

At the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB), a cycle day schedule organizes classes into a recurring sequence of days, typically labeled as Day 1 through Day 5. This system helps ensure an equitable distribution of instructional time throughout the school year.

Consider a class that has a subject like Physical Education only on Mondays and Wednesdays. If there are more statutory holidays or professional development (PD) days that fall on Mondays, that class would have disproportionately fewer gym classes than other classes. By using a rotating cycle day schedule, the missed day is simply the next day in the cycle when school resumes, rather than a specific weekday. This helps ensure that no particular subject or class is unfairly disadvantaged by the calendar, providing a more balanced learning experience for all students.