<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishVenice ilikuwa na shule kadhaa ambazo hazikuwa shule bali ni ushirika wa zamani unaofanana, isipokuwa ushirika wao wa kidini, na Freemason, Rotarians, Elks, au Lions ya leo.  <response>: Venice was home to a number of scuole that were not schools at all but old confraternities similar, minus their religious affiliation, to todays Freemasons, Rotarians, Elks, or Lions. 