{"id":1879,"date":"2020-07-16T08:20:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T06:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellingua.ch\/?page_id=1879"},"modified":"2023-05-08T18:14:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T16:14:35","slug":"our-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellingua.ch\/en\/impressions\/our-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Our school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Our language school<\/h1>\n<p>Our premises are located at the heart of Zurich\u00b4s business district (N\u00fcschelerstrasse 45, 8001 Z\u00fcrich) and within walking distance of the main train station. In the break or after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellingua.ch\/en\/german-courses-zurich\/\">course<\/a>, our students sit on the banks of the Schanzengraben. Urban, but yet surrounded by nature.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.bellingua.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bellingua_Schule_vonoben_gr.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Sprachschule mitten in Z\u00fcrich&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Quality and sustainability<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">We rely on natural materials, high-quality equipment and local products when furnishing our premises. 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