Horizon：Unusual schools around the world

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【明報專訊】How is education different around the world? Let's take a look at these extraordinary schools and unusual practices.

USA - Carpe Diem Schools

IT is a school which is built like an office. Students sit in their own cubicles(小間隔) rather than classrooms. Students are encouraged to learn on their own. Their instructors come to aid their learning when they have doubts. The school believes that this special environment can help students better prepare themselves for career.

U.K. - Bothwell School of Witchcraft

W IZARDS and witches may be fictional but there are witch schools in the real world for fans to experience. One of them is Bothwell School of Witchcraft which is located at Herstmonceux Castle. After the short four-day course, students bid farewell at a banquet in the main hall.

Russia - Boarding school for Nenets

N ENETS(涅涅茨人) are a group of people who live in one of the most remote regions in the northern part of Russia. They lead a nomadic life in the arctic. In order to provide proper education for the Nenets, the government arranges 'school helicopters' to bring children to a boarding school in a nearby town. At the start of each school year, a large number of children take helicopters from their camp to spend six to nine months in the boarding school.

■Gear up

1. Which of the following schools provide a short course?

A. Boarding school for Nenets

B. Carpe Diem Schools

C. Bothwell School of Witchcraft

(Answers on next text)

■Glossary

banquet (n) 宴會

remote (adj) 偏僻的

nomadic (adj) 遊牧的

boarding school (n) 寄宿學校

[Smarties' Power English 第299期]