"Men, women, children, free citizens of all ages and occupation, even from other countries, on their way to their destinations, schools and work, have found themselves brutally confronted with death and suffering," the king said in a prerecorded television appearance broadcast Thursday night.
The statistics, showing for the first time the destination of school leavers, showed three state schools - St Benedict's Catholic school in Suffolk, Dame Alice Owen's in Hertfordshire and Cardinal Vaughan Memorial school in Kensington and Chelsea - tied for first place, sending seven per cent of their pupils to Oxbridge.
Despite its rather remote location, the museum has become a popular destination for school groups and on Dec. 21 expects to welcome its 100,000th student visitor.
The academy is part of an effort to transform the Aquarium of the Pacific into a serious adult-learning environment from a destination for school or family day trips.
OPENED in 1955, the American Festival Theater in Stratford was for years a popular destination for school field trips and theater lovers, who enjoyed high-quality performances without having to travel to New York City.
Steve Baskin, for example, bought a camp called Camp Champions in Marble Falls, Tex., about 12 years ago, renovating it with an eye toward turning it into a destination for school nature programs and executive team-building trips for six months of the year.
The study also noted that trips to a particular destination like school or work were less likely to result in accidents than those in which the purpose was just to go out for a ride.
Electric Brixton, SW2, Sat BB An all-time classic destination for school trips thanks to its Victorian open-air museum, the sleepy village of Beamish takes on a slightly rowdier purpose this Easter Sunday, hosting the first Everything's Connected Easter Ball.
