Clearfield Colony School is located 7 miles south of Delmont, South Dakota.  It is part of the Tripp-Delmont School System.  The school consists of 28 students, two regular classroom teachers, and a morning title teacher.  

 

 

 

          

The colony children begin their day at 6:30AM.  They have a communal breakfast and then go home to do their morning chores.  At 8:00AM they attend German School until 8:45AM.  English school begins at 8:45AM.  At 11:00AM the children are dismissed for dinner.  The afternoon bell rings at 12:00PM.  The afternoon session goes until 3:25PM. At this time the older girls clean the school until 4:00PM.  At 4:00PM until 5:00PM they attend German school again.  At 5:00PM they go to supper.  At 6:00PM they have church and they are done for the day.  To learn more about Hutterite Colony life check out the following site:  www.sesd.sk.ca/grassroots/Riverview/  or www.in-forum.com/specials/awa/