Back to School: 15 fun facts about school!
School around the world
♻️ The Bottle School in the Philippines is made entirely from recycled soft drink bottles.
An primary schools in Italy had just one pupil and one teacher in 2014.
Colombian children zip-line to school because of the terrain.
☀️ In Chile, the summer holidays last from December to March.
In Iran, schools are single-sex until middle school; co-education is rare.
The school in figures
Didaskaleinophobia is the fear of school. Around 2.4% of children suffer from it!
59 million children of primary school age in the world do not attend school.
92% of teachers spend personal money to buy supplies for pupils.
97% of low-income pupils depend on the school for internet access.
67% of children like school.
School and school equipment! ✏️
️ The average pencil writes 45,000 words before retiring.
️ Before erasers, pencil marks were removed with rolled white bread.
The blue end of a rubber is used to erase pencil marks from rough paper.
Play-Doh, modelling paste (plasticine) was originally designed to clean wallpaper, it has become a popular DIY material.
The glue stick was inspired by lipstick!
Playing back-to-school?
How about some back-to-school consolation with a game of exploration in your favourite city?
Our games for kids are available in several cities in France, Belgium and the Netherlands! And they’re just waiting for you!