English, art and t’ai chi but the biggest draw is the French lessons, provided by volunteers from Calais and beyond. “French is not as easy as English but, two weeks ago, I decided there was no way to get to the UK,” says George, another Darfur refugee and dedicated student. He wanted to cross the Channel because he speaks fluent English but, with language classes, he says he is happy to settle in France. “Anywhere there is peace, I can stay, no problem,” he says, already waiting at the classroom more than half an hour before his teachers arrive. He admits he doesn’t know much about France but says that the classes are slowly helping him understand the country as well as the language. Many of the volunteers at the jungle school are local teachers who are giving up their summer holidays. Jenny Flahaut, 33, who works at a children’s home, was inspired to volunteer after seeing an advertisement on Facebook. “I saw these people in Calais every day and I wanted to do something for them,” she said. She is particularly frustrated by the depiction of migrants in the media and by politicians who have never visited the camp, most recently David Cameron, the British prime minister, who in a much criticized speech talked about “swarms” of people trying to reach the UK. “They don’t know them and have a bad vision but they are not like that,” Flahaut said