London - British Museum
This fantastic school is located by the British Museum in the heart of London. At lunch time and after class students pop in to visit the world famous exhibitions including Cleopatra and the Elgin Marbles etc all for free! In the last year the British Museum has hosted the Terracotta Army from China and Tutankhamen from Egypt to critical acclaim. Where else in the world can you be learning English in the morning and in the afternoon discovering ancient civilisations?
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Did you know?
The school is located in the area of Bloomsbury known for its Cultural hesitate. This site originally was an ancient village called Lomesbury and up until the 17th Century was mostly fields until as London grew manor houses were built in the area. Universities and hospitals came to be constructed here during the 18th and 19th centuries helping Bloomsbury develop its cultural reputation. The area attracted artists and writers such as Virginia Woolfe and E. M. Forster who came to be known as the Bloomsbury set for their liberal and bohemian attitude.
Also of interest: Karl Marx in exile in London spent long hours in the British Musuem Reading room researching Das Kapital. As Mikhail Gorbachev remarked ‘If people don’t like Marxism, they should blame the British Musuem.’
Lunch Time: There is no cafeteria in the school. Students tend to pick up a sandwich or salad at one of the many cafes locally and go to either Bloomsbury Square or the British Museum to have their lunch.