And yet they come, in recent years as many as 100,000, starting to dance in the early afternoon, listening to Finnish stars belt out tango tunes, taking part in lessons and contests, and striding, twisting and leaning to the "thump, thump, thump" of the tango beat until the early hours of the morning.
The government's changes announced in March went beyond these recommendations, including restricting it to secondary schools, requiring parental consent for students to take part in lessons, and parental bodies to agree to a school's participation in Safe Schools.
An Edinburgh father is angry that parents of his sick son's classmates are blocking the only way he can take part in lessons.
The young people in these schools take part in lessons that seek to increase understanding of the faiths and beliefs of others, the facets of identity and the requirements of global citizenship.
The scheme is now being rolled out to schools across India, with 300,000 youngsters expected to take part in lessons given by teachers who have been given specialist training over the next three years.
In one experiment in which more than 200 American teachers took part in lesson study, student achievement rose, as did teachers' math knowledge — two rare accomplishments.
Hundreds of thousands of children will take part in Lesson for Life activities in Africa.
By Chris Schuepp GYUMRI, Armenia, 14 March 2013 – Margarita Sargsyan, 14, and her classmates at School #1 in Gyumri, the second biggest city of Armenia, are taking part in school lessons that might save their lives.
Pupils at Mataheko primary school are taking part in a lesson in addition and subtraction based on the price of Spider-Man rucksacks and of dresses, and reciting songs about skiing for verb practice.
A study by Dove revealed that body insecurity is preventing up to 70% of students from raising their hand in class or venturing an opinion, 50% from taking part in physical education lessons and a smaller but still significant proportion from even turning up to school altogether.
The 45-year-old star of "The Wire" somehow manages to keep a straight face as he recites romantic tales involving him taking part in seductive snorkeling lessons and an amorous glamping trip.
