In addition the school allows any club to be created as long as the student with the idea finds an interest and a teacher to supervise.

All the school buildings have playing areas, and teachers supervise games classes.

An additional 4,000 work in elementary school classrooms, either assigned to a small group of low-performing students or helping the teacher supervise the entire class.

The young children were depicted sitting under trees, poring over heavy, handmade books while teachers supervised their instruction.

While one teacher supervises the full class, the other can work with individuals or small groups.

They only need a teacher to supervise the group.

Thirty-five full-time and twelve part-time teachers composed the faculty in 1993; three administrators supervised Academy operations.

"It's thorough, because the teacher supervises the work," Mr. Brady said.

It was a cheap way of educating large numbers, where one teacher supervises several senior pupils who in turn instruct many junior ones.

The teachers can supervise the students due to the large glass windows.