The Lore & Language classroom is rectangular and spacious, with stone walls panelled halfway up in dark oak to soften the echo. Rows of sturdy wooden desks face a wide lectern at the front, where a large blackboard and a pair of rolling maps dominate the wall. Brass fittings on the blackboard allow it to slide upward, revealing a second slate beneath so lessons can continue without erasing what came before. Above the wooden wainscoting, tall bookcases are built directly into the stone, packed with atlases, histories, and thick dictionaries whose spines show centuries of use. The floor is warmed by a pair of long, threadbare rugs that run between the rows of desks.