sentences:  Schoolchildren from neighbouring villages, too, were allowed to attend the Konken school, until in the course of the 18th century winter schools (schools geared towards an agricultural community’s practical needs, held in the winter, when farm families had a bit more time to spare) were set up in the parish’s outlying villages.In 1740, the municipality decided to renovate the schoolhouse, which by that time had fallen into disrepair.The work took several years.