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🗓️ 27 December 2024
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Around the world, class can take place anywhere from train platforms to palaces! Reprimands vary from writing lines to corporal punishment. And school lunches range from the good, to the bad, to the real ugly. Let's compare some of the best, worst, and weirdest schools around the world!
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0:00.0 | For most students, school consists of cramped classrooms cluttered with desks, piles of textbooks, |
0:05.4 | all too short lunch breaks, and an endless mountain of homework. |
0:09.6 | But not all schools are the same. |
0:11.8 | Around the world, class can take place anywhere from train platforms to palaces. |
0:17.1 | Reparmanes vary from writing lines to corporal punishment. |
0:20.6 | And school lunches range from the good to the bad to the real ugly. |
0:24.6 | So, pay attention as we compare some of the best, worst, and weirdest schools around the world. |
0:30.6 | You're listening. You're listening. You're listening. |
0:34.6 | You're listening. |
0:35.6 | You're amazed. If you're anything like me, you'd be amazed. |
0:45.3 | If you're anything like me, you probably think all schools look the same. The seemingly universal concrete courtyards, blocky buildings, and main double doors of any modern campuses are uniform enough to make even the most enthusiastic students feel depressed. |
0:56.0 | But over in Jaipur, India, students of the Jashri Pariwal International School Study |
1:02.0 | in a literal palace complete with a stunning set of spires and turrets. |
1:07.0 | With those white walls and blue roofs it looks more like a Disney castle than a campus. |
1:11.6 | Though it's not just a fantasy on the outside. |
1:14.6 | This boarding school for the international elite boasts meticulously maintained tennis courts, |
1:20.6 | a private pool, a shooting range, stables, and a castle-themed theater. |
1:25.6 | Even their art rooms look like something out of a Disney film. |
1:29.3 | But this dreamlike campus isn't cheap. To stay for the full boarding experience here, |
1:35.6 | it can cost up to $778,000 rupees per term. That's over $10,000. That might sound expensive, |
1:44.1 | but it pales in comparison to the world-renowned |
1:46.8 | LaRosey School in Geneva, Switzerland. Perched close to the breathtaking shores of Lake Geneva, |
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