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The Swiss school in Rome offers a bilingual education - and a lot of joy.

During the Second World War, Elly and Alberto Wirth, Swiss residents of Rome, struggled to find somewhere to educate their children. The Swiss school was founded in 1946 and has survived turbulent times, including the occupation by allied troops of the site which is now the nursery and primary school. (Images: Doris Lucini, swissinfo.ch)

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