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a school is a place where children are

sent to gain knowledge and it's designed

to create a learning environment so that

children can learn and grow under the

supervision of their teachers but some

schools are not like others they're a

bit more peculiar and some may say weird

and strange join us as we tell you about

the top 15 craziest schools you never

thought really existed number 15

floating schools of Bangladesh Educators

in Bangladesh have a problem not only do

they face many of the same challenges as

teachers and other resource poor

countries funding constraints outdated

textbooks overcrowded classrooms but

they also have to worry about Monsoon

rains flooding is so common in

Bangladesh that students often can't

even get to the classroom and their life

and studies are affected because of the

flooding conditions in the country each

year in Bangladesh about 26 000 square

kilometers about 18 percent of the

country is flooded which eliminates over

five thousand people and destroys more

than seven million homes but children in

some of the most flood-prone and

low-lying parts of Bangladesh can attend

school thanks to shikatori an Innovative

program that's run by the

non-governmental organization BRAC the

northeastern regions of Bangladesh where

one third of the country is located are

only one meter above sea level during

the monsoon season these Wetlands become

large tracts of water that often remain

flooded for around seven or eight months

out of the year and during this time of

year underprivileged children sometimes

cannot get to regular schools because

the roads leading to them are flooded

out however there are some non-profit

organizations that have introduced boat

schools as a way to bring the classroom

to the children these boats also serve

as water buses that pick up students

directly from their homes the idea for

the boat School came to Muhammad rezwan

who's the founder and executive director

of a certain organization because of a

childhood memory that he had he grew up

in a region that was prone to flooding

and was only able to get to school

during the monsoon season on a boat that

his family owned however many of his

childhood friends were not as fortunate

with aid from organizations like the

global fund for children and the Bill

and Melinda Gates Foundation the first

boat School set sail in 2002 the number

of Primary school-going students in the

country is over 9 million while the

total number of government and

non-government primary schools is only

about one hundred and ten thousand the

country's wetlands are home to about 20

million people and it's an area where

less than one percent of the population

completes Secondary School BRAC the

largest NGO in Bangladesh also began

running boat schools in 2012 as part of

its education project floating schools

by charitable organizations have reached

over 80 000 students since the pro

program's Inception and Brax boats have

reached 14 000 more both of these

initiatives played a role in bringing up

the level of School attendance while

these schools may not take place behind

the four walls of a traditional

classroom students from these programs

have proven to be as competitive as

other students in the country some Brack

boats house many libraries and science

corners and feature laptops with an

internet connection while some other

boats have rooftop solar panels that

power the boat at night and allow

working students to attend class boat

schools have now been taken up by other

developing countries such as the

Philippines Cambodia Nigeria Vietnam and

Zambia and this is something that can

definitely be called unique number 14

which school

Salem's reputation was formed due to its

fear of witches but now Salem is home to

the act of which community and there's a

school in place called The Witch school

which school is a Wiccan school that

offers both online and on-campus courses

on two campuses in Chicago Illinois and

Salem Massachusetts and it was founded

by the Reverend Ed Hubbard the website

witchschool.com first went live in 2001

and it featured various classes on Wicca

paganism and the divinatory Arts since

its launch more than 240 000 students

have registered with the platform on

November the 11th of 2005 which school

began magic TV an online television

station that's generated over 400 videos

programming has included interviews with

many major Pagan personalities and has

covered rituals which include the

animating democracy ritual in Washington

DC to celebrate President Barack Obama

Obama's inauguration later in 2009 which

school live began as a daily radio

program on Blog Talk Radio and which

school live is no longer a current show

but it does sponsor the pagans tonight a

station on Blog Talk Radio in 2003 when

the campus was first built residents of

Hoopeston Illinois and its surrounding

areas mobilized with protests and

petitions in opposition to the school

but in the next couple of years the

public heat was brought down when the

management closed the Illinois campus

and moved all of its operations to Salem

Massachusetts despite the heavy

criticism from Orthodox Christians the

school is still running successfully

where the students enroll in tier

courses from across the world and learn

about sorcery and divine Arts number 13.

trabayo ya School schools are for

providing education to Young Minds but

the type of education that this school

in Spain is offering is definitely not a

very common thing thing that's taught in

school prostitution is legal in Spain

and about 400 000 men and women

currently work in the field this school

is quite popular in teaching the art of

prostitution to young men and women

professionally for a fee of 100 pounds

pupils at trebayo ya in Valencia are

offered a basic course in professional

prostitution with maximum discretion

their syllabus includes the history of

prostitution an introduction to toys and

the Kama Sutra positions and the

business tactics to deal with the

clients their training sessions are for

a week and they provide a theory with

practical classes as Spain's first

prostitution School trebayo ya faced a

legal Challenge from campaigners that

sought to close it amidst growing public

intolerance towards the world's oldest

profession but this school is still

functioning today and seniors and

experts are teaching students from the

history and methods to the actions of

action and fornication

number 12. Brooklyn free school as the

name would suggest free School located

in Brooklyn in the United States was

founded in 2004. this school does not

have a set curriculum or any kind of

roles for the students the idea behind

the school is to allow the children to

Simply find their own way students can

decide on what they want to learn and

which classes they would like to join

and if they're not interested in sitting

in the classes they can simply stay home

the school follows the non-course of

philosophy of the late 1960s and 70s

free school movement which encourages

self-directed learning and protects

children's freedom of activity there are

no grades no tests or homework and

classes are non-compulsory students

participate in the design of classes and

in the school's governance which is done

at a weekly Democratic meeting staff and

students all have equal votes and

students are not even required to pay

attention meeting topics range from

disciplinary grievances to admissions to

even computer use a meeting chair is

chosen at the beginning of the meeting

and the floor is then opened up for

propositions anyone who wishes to

discuss a school issue can call

school-wide meetings the school is

funded through a sliding scale tuition

grants and donations and in 2012 Lucas

kavner of The Huffington Post called the

Brooklyn free school arguably New York's

most radical center of learning due to

the lack of certain regulatory

structures the school has been

criticized heavily and critics contend

that the school's environment does not

prepare students for real life and that

students from families cannot hire

tutors and have to suffer

disproportionately although there has

been a lot of criticism on the school

it's still gaining popularity and even

inspired the Manhattan free school which

was founded in 2008. number 11. dongsong

cave school this school is a

one-of-a-kind place where students are

taught inside of a cave situated in a

small place called Mayo Village in Zion

County China the dongsong cave has been

a place of learning since 1984. with

little to no support available from the

government these people have decided to

take education into their own hands

lacking resources to build they simply

decided to make one cave into an

elementary school aptly naming it

mid-cave primary school and the people

in the southern part part of this place

opened mid cave Elementary to cater to

its children and at its peak employed

eight teachers who taught 186 students

who would otherwise have no education

this is an aircraft Hangar sized natural

cave that's carved out of the

Mountainside by water wind and seismic

shifts the buildings inside don't need a

roof because the cave protects them with

several rocks strata on the walls the

cave school was perfect for studying

geology and it had all of the best

choirs in the area because the Acoustics

were perfect for singing teachers said

that biology became much more Hands-On

thanks to the lizards and bats that made

the cave their home beyond the Cave's

natural beauty there's very little to

the humble school there are wooden

classrooms teaching desks a makeshift

basketball court for recess and yet

despite its bare interior teachers have

found several natural benefits of

teaching there the school was actually

closed in 2011 because Chinese

authorities said that it did not

represent what China was about quote

China is not a society of cavemen

however the school made a positive

impact voiced the outrage of disgruntled

teachers and even led the government to

bring a modernized facility to the

people of meow number 10. a bow

Elementary the [ __ ] Elementary School

located near Artesia New Mexico was

built in 1962 according to Plans by

Roswell New Mexico architect Frank M

standard to serve as both a school and

an underground fallout shelter for the

city during the height of the Cold War

the structure is a fully underground

facility designed to withstand the

impacts of a thermonuclear detonation

except for three flat roofed concrete

block buildings that are connected by a

canopy to form a roughly formed l in the

plan from 1962 until 1995 the building

functioned as a public elementary school

it continued to enjoy a degree of

notoriety throughout the 1960s and 70s

various educational experts visited the

school during the 60s which included the

noted St Louis researcher Frank Lutz who

concluded that students at the

Subterranean School performed as well

academically as their counterparts in

Above Ground Schools the town was proud

of the school and even marketed it as a

tourist attraction directional signs to

the school were installed around Artesia

and guided tours were offered by the

school administrative office and the

police department until the end of the

1960s 18 out of the 28 classrooms

originally functioned as a class space

while the remaining rooms were devoted

to storage restrooms and housing

mechanical equipment for the building

the elementary school was part of a

pilot program the office of civil

defense wanted to see if schools could

actually make good public shelters and

they paid a portion of the total cost of

the school then in 1995

the maintenance of the place would shut

down due to higher expenditures and now

uses as any regular old school many

children studying there have no idea

about the significance of the place and

remain unaware about the school's

history even to this day number nine

Harvey Milk School many New York City

public schools are named in honor of

prominent American and World historical

figures Harvey Milk High School in

Manhattan is the only one to honor an

LGBT individual intentionally born in

Woodmere New York in 1930 Harvey Milk

was one of the first openly gay elected

officials in the United States after

attending New York State College for

teachers which is now the State

University of New York in Albany he

enlisted in the Navy and was a long

island Public School teacher a stock

analyst and even worked on several

Broadway musical Productions working on

Wall Street as a then political

conservative he met the young future gay

rights activist Craig Rodwell in 1962

while cruising on Central Park West

mayor George Moscone appointed milk to

the board of permit appeals making him

the first openly gay commissioner in an

American city he won the election as a

supervisor in 1977 and that made him a

national leader for LGBT rights

tragically though he along with Mayor

Moscone would be assassinated nearly a

year after taking office by a

disgruntled former supervisor the main

focus of the school made in honor of

Harvey Milk is to encourage education

amongst gay lesbian bisexual and

transgender students who were bullied in

the regular school systems and were

going through a hard time attaining an

education the school does not

differentiate between anyone and is

actually open for everyone to enroll

number eight Philadelphia School of the

Future the best schools we know are the

ones that are up to date with the

current modern Trends in technology but

the Philadelphia School of the Future

which was established in 2006 is the

first school that gives a glimpse of how

the schools would be in the future with

a technology-rich pedagogy infused at

every opportunity with project learning

the School of the Future prepares

Learners to demonstrate Mastery of 21st

century competencies that will equip

them for continuous success and the

ability to positively affect their

immediate and Global communities the

students in the school don't carry any

books or pins they study math and

science on various Microsoft apps like

OneNote and even carry laptops to every

class Microsoft and the school district

of Philadelphia paired up in order to

design develop and launch what a school

that prepared students for a changing

world would look like and it was built

to change the role of Education in the

city the school operates every day from

9am to 4pm which is the equivalent of

office time

hence preparing the students for life

ahead initially the school struggled to

create a digital education system due to

the unfamiliarity of Technology amongst

teachers and children but now it's a

highly successful place and students are

learning better in the school every day

number seven Maharishi School schools

are associated with teaching math and

science subjects but this school is

known for consciousness-based teaching

methods teaching Transcendental

Meditation Maharishi school is one of

seven college preparatory schools in the

state of Iowa and it began in 1974 as an

elementary school with 12 students

Maharishi school does not teach subjects

that are relevant to the current world

like math science or English instead

they have an open admissions policy and

its curriculum includes the practice of

the Transcendental Meditation technique

the curriculum includes speech art music

writing senior thesis photography

history Fair physics sculpture painting

world history and yoga and students also

study the curriculum known as the

science of creative intelligence SCI

which is said to be the study of

universal principles of natural law

governing the universe the principles of

Sci are integrated into all academic

course content the school describes its

curriculum and educational philosophy as

consciousness-based education the school

is committed to making children psychic

and Clairvoyant in their life despite

their non-traditional form of teaching

the school is gaining popularity amongst

parents and is considered the best in

the top two percent of schools in the UK

number six Gulu Elementary School most

schools are located in a safe location

but the Gulu Elementary School is not

like most Schools students living in the

Sichuan province of China have to climb

for a dangerous five hours just to get

to elementary school in the Gulu

mountains hidden amongst the clouds it's

one of the lone schools for children who

live in the surrounding area located

halfway up a cliff in a mountainous

region the school is only reachable by

foot the path is around 16 inches wide

at certain points and overlooks a drop

of a couple of thousand feet oh and

another unique thing is that for 26

years there's only been one teacher who

has guarded the isolated school he

visited the site as an 18 year old

during a time when the school was in its

worst condition built with mud and Gulu

primary had leaky walls and unstable

roof and the classrooms were filled with

dirt while looking for a bathroom a

student fell and suffered a few injuries

and so he gathered the villagers and

renovated the school the old-fashioned

way with their own hands they built five

concrete buildings a restroom and a

playground with a basketball court

however the children were not allowed to

shoot in case they missed and they would

have to Trek down the mountain to

retrieve the ball the school in the

clouds had been operating in the village

for 60 years before shutting down on

November the 18th of 2011.

number 5. Santa Claus School

While most schools train people to

become doctors Engineers artists or even

writers the Santa Claus School

established in 1937 is the oldest

running school that trains people on how

to be Santa Claus and it's located in

Michigan it was began by Charles H

Howard an American actor who in his

early days portrayed Santa Claus in

stores during Christmas to train as a

proper Santa Claus this school is best

as it teaches the dressing etiquette and

even mannerisms of a Santa Claus the

first class consisted of three men the

first of which being Frederick wise an

unmarried welder from New Jersey the

other two included Howard's personal

friend and a neighbor and wise was the

only people to pay the 15 tuition the

lack of success was a hard learned

business lesson for Howard as store

owners remarked that if a lesson on how

to become a Santa only costed fifteen

dollars it must not be worth a whole lot

Howard gradually increase the tuition to

twenty five dollars and then 40 and then

eventually 50 as enrollment jumped to

more than 40 a grocery store chain would

ask him to visit Chicago to conduct a

school for their Santas Howard was truly

dedicated to being Santa Claus and that

dedication held up until his passing in

1966. Christmas Park which had attracted

80 000 visitors annually at its peak

closed down and his Santa Claus school

was then moved to Midland Michigan as of

2009 the Charles W Howard Santa Claus

School continued running in Midland

Michigan under Tom and Holly Valen who

themselves had portrayed Santa and Mrs

Claus for over 30 years an attraction

called Santa house is near the school

and is themed as Santa's Workshop number

four Forest kindergarten this school is

located in Dusseldorf Germany and is

gradually gaining popularity amongst

parents it's a preschool for children

who are aged three to six and the

kindergarten is based on the concept of

children spending time in forests or

natural environments instead of toys and

gadgets children are encouraged to play

explore and learn in a forest

environment whatever the weather may be

adult supervision is meant to assist

rather than to lead and in German it's

known as wall kindergarten which means

outdoor Nursery or nature kindergarten

the forest kindergarten was developed to

connect young children staff and parents

with their natural heritage and is

definitely a unique environment for

young minds in many U.S preschools

outdoor time and authentic play are

being replaced by an intense emphasis on

learning letters and numbers in a very

formal and structured teacher-directed

manner however current research would

indicate that these early academic

programs actually be detrimental to a

child's later academic success when the

teachers arrive at Forest kindergarten

they have no set agenda or schedule for

the children to follow for the day the

children's play and interests guide

their education and it's a very fun

learning experience number three spouse

hunting school Japan this school in

Japan offers various classes for wannabe

brides and grooms at a time when many

people in Japan are either shunning the

institution of marriage or finding it

very difficult to hook up with a partner

the school opened to men and women

teaches students how to talk walk and

present themselves in an elegant manner

in order to capture the hearts and minds

of prospective partners and their

parents who are often a major obstacle

to a successful Union many women in

Japan are single in their 20s and 30s

and previously marriages were easier due

to parents involvement but with the

rising demand for the perfect partner

and higher expectations women cannot

find a suitable match the school teaches

women to set their priorities right and

how to connect with their husband and

their families the average age of women

attending the classes is in the 30s but

the school began with 30 female students

an almost equal number of males then

signed up but those who actually turned

up to class were much fewer than their

female counterparts with women wielding

increased economic clout and changing

social attitudes towards marriage more

Japanese in their 20s and 30s are single

than ever before and this school is

working to hone their husband hunting

skills so that they can find a partner

and settle down number two train

platform School the children begging at

the train stations is a painful sight

knowing that if they provide the

education their whole life could be

changed for the better with this idea a

teacher from orisa started the rushiki

school Social Services organization in

order to teach these children on the

train platform since it's difficult for

them to come to the school in a

different place a Woman by the name of

Miss Karana founded in Todd at a primary

school in the North Indian city of orisa

and on her daily train trips to work she

saw many poor children on the railroad

platform who lacked the opportunities

enjoyed by her students through these

experiences she was inspired to directly

begin schools on Railway platforms to

reach these impoverished but Noble Souls

her local railway station platform would

be where she would begin her efforts

using songs dancing games and other

methods in order to entice the children

to learn the children are taught through

poems puppetry songs and drama and they

can join and leave the classes as per

their convenience more than four

thousand children have benefited from

train platform school and rsso also

provides food and medication to the

children along with their families Miss

Karana has been given many awards for

her efforts and is indeed working for

the betterment of Society number one

gupton Jones college of funeral services

this school is exactly what it sounds

like a college that caters to those

students who wish to have a career in

the funeral business they do take basic

core classes such as math and history

but all specialized courses revolve

around the end-of-life services from

principles of embalming to Mortuary law

and ethics and while some might joke

about such a thing these people are

dedicating their lives to helping others

deal with one of the most difficult

things that we all experience the

passing of a loved one the school would

be founded by La gupton in Nashville

Tennessee to teach the Art and Science

of funeral Direction and embalming in

the beginning the school had two faculty

members to teach the young men and women

in the South the courses in mortuary

science over these many years the

faculty and Facilities have increased

with many practicing professional

morticians in the South and Southeast

today being alumni of this historic

institution however it should not be

surprising that the school exists and as

there are actually many schools of this

nature in the United States and the

world today