As a result of the tragic collapse of a building In the 5th century BC, Simonides Ceos, a Greek poet discovered the method of loci, which became the most famous visualisation technique todate used by memory contest champions. In this presentation we will describe how this method was deployed with a gist during an English training initiatives carried out in school year 2016-17 with the Italian teachers in edMondo, the educational OpenSim created by INDIRE in Italy.