Eton College is a British independent boarding school whose name is well known outside the country.0:06
Eton College educates over 1300 pupils aged between 13 to 18 years.0:13
The college has a long and interesting history.0:20
It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI.0:23
Originally, Eton was meant to be a charity school to give free education to 70 poor boys.0:28
When Henry VI founded this school, he gave it a lot of valuable land and a number of privileges.0:34
He even made a plan for some of college buildings.0:41
The story of Eton is a story of success.0:45
For over five and a half centuries it has been giving a good education to its students.0:48
There are a lot of distinguished people among leavers of Eton.0:54
Some of them are political leaders who have done a lot for their country.0:58
Both Prince William and Prince Harry are former Etonians.1:02
Eton is usually called a public school.1:07
Following the old public school tradition, all pupils in Eton live at the school.1:10
The college is divided into houses.1:16
The oldest house has 70 boys, called King's Scholars.1:19
As the school grew, more students were allowed to attend Eton.1:23
But they had to pay their tuition and live in the town outside the old college buildings.1:28
A number of boys get a scholarship which depends on their progress and studies.1:34
During the 18th and 19th centuries there, a lot of new houses appeared.1:39
Each of them typically has about 50 boys.1:45
Classes take place in the school, but most boys spend a lot of time in their house.1:48
Every house has a housemaster, a teacher who lives in the house and manages the pupils in it.1:54
A housemaster is helped by a tutor.2:01
One of the boys becomes a house captain, a kind of head boy.2:04
There is also a house captain of games.2:08
Eton College is known for its old traditions, one of which is wearing a rather old fashioned uniform.2:12
Another tradition for the whole house is to gather every evening at about 8:00'. Clock.2:19
That's the time when the housemaster and boys have an opportunity to talk and organise some entertainment.2:24
A lot of attention is given to sport at Eton.2:30
There are dozens of organizations or societies.2:34
Pupils may come together to discuss a certain subject or problem.2:38
Some societies are for those who are interested in music, religion, languages and so on.2:42
Houses often invite guest speakers, famous authors, politicians, businessmen who come to meet the boys and speak to them.2:49
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