Most expensive school course

The Ivor Spencer International Finishing School for Young Ladies and Gentlemen, London, UK, began a one-month £77,500 ($126,000) `finishing' course in 1998. Students stay at one of London's finest hotels, travel on Concorde, go the ballet and opera and take lessons in protocol, etiquette, food, wine, cooking, style and makeover. Students are taught how to become excellent hosts and hostesses, how to manage staff and run their own home in style.