The course begins in Form 1 or 11, when pupils are taught how to construct simple sentences and to ask and respond to simple questions. This ability is further developed in Form 11, where half the year is spent learning grammatical skills and increasing vocabulary, and the other half in communicating orally. A lot of role play is done, thus giving the boys enough confidence to communicate with people in France in such situations as purchasing goods, asking for direction etc. The younger boys also complete a project on France which enables then to understand more fully the people and culture of the country. Videos and books provide the basis for discussion-orientated classes that draw on the individual's experience and perspective.
Art tries to temper the fields of purely convergent formal education.
We can catch glimpses of what is possible if this harmony is achieved in people like Leonardo da Vinci and Albert Einstein. In summary we don't train artists per se, rather we use art as a medium to inculcate an attitude of values so that society has more creative workers. He IS the subject, and the process whereby he discovers and expresses the essential quality of his Being, is experience. The concept of attainment of Self Actualization is very satisfying but sounds abstract. There are, however, clearly-defined criteria.