Tag:amenity=language_school
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| Description |
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| An educational institution where one studies a foreign language. |
| Group: education |
| Used on these elements |
| Useful combination |
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| See also |
| Status: de facto |
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Language school is an educational institution where one studies a foreign language.
As education=* has been adopted as the recommended key for tagging all education features, you may want to use education=language_school instead.
How to map
Set a node at the center of the school or draw an area along its outline.
Add the tags amenity= and name=*.
Additional tags
operator=*- Addresses
phone=*website=*wheelchair=*
Languages taught
language:"iso"=main/yes- where "iso" is the 2 or 3 letter code for the language taught at the school, according to ISO-639-Code- main - main language taught
- yes - further languages
Example
A language school in London that primarily teaches German as a foreign language, but also offers instruction in English as an foreign language for immigrants and foreigners:
amenity=name=Hyde Park Language Academylanguage:de=main- The main language taught in this language school is German.language:en=yes- English is taught in this language school.
See also
amenity=college- for an institution of "further education" or "continuing education" which may offer foreign language studyamenity=university- for an institution of higher education, including departments dedicated to the study of foreign languages
