It was an optional afternoon activity. As I remember it, the school week (boarding school) was all day Monday and Tuesday, Wednesday morning, all day Thursday and Friday, Saturday morning. There were various activities available most afternoons (there was a two-hour break after lunch before afternoon lessons), and you were expected to sign up for something. Including at least one sports thing per week, much to my dislike.

I remember that at that point (I must have been 16 or so) I really wanted to sign up for drama classes. Or for doing printing. My mother advised me to do a course in basic typing on the grounds that it would be useful. While I was a bit less than enthusiastic at the time, in retrospect I'm glad I did it and learned it then.