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A school is both the educational institution and building designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools that can be built and operated by both government and private organization. The names for these schools vary by country (discussed in the Regional terms section below) but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education. An institution where higher education is taught is commonly called a university college or university.

In addition to these core schools, students in a given country may also attend schools before and after primary (elementary in the U.S.) and secondary (middle school in the U.S.) education. Kindergarten or preschool provide some schooling to very young children (typically ages 3–5). University, vocational school, college or seminary may be available after secondary school. A school may be dedicated to one particular field, such as a school of economics or dance. Alternative schools may provide nontraditional curriculum and methods. (Full article...)

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Wisbech Grammar School is an 11–18 mixed, Church of England, private day school and sixth form in Wisbech, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. Founded by the Guild of the Holy Trinity in 1379, it is one of the oldest schools in the country.

Chartered by Edward VI in 1549 as a grammar school for boys, for much of its history it offered a largely classical curriculum of Greek, Latin and arithmetic under the governance of the Wisbech Corporation. The school has moved premises several times since its foundation, being based in St Peter's Church, the old guildhall in Hill Street and on South Brink before merging with the Wisbech High School for Girls in 1970 at the present site on North Brink. (Full article...)

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Gordonstoun is a Scottish co-educational independent school famed for having educated three generations of British royalty. Founded as an international school in 1934 by the German educator Dr. Kurt Hahn, it is best-known as the school attended during the 1960s by Charles, King of the United Kingdom, on the recommendation of his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who had himself been one of the first students to attend Gordonstoun.

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1954 – The United States Supreme Court hands down a decision for Brown v. Board of Education, overturning earlier rulings going back to Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, and declaring that state laws that established separate public schools for black and white students denied black children equal educational opportunities.

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1927 – School board member Andrew Kehoe sets up a series of bombs in a Bath Township, Michigan elementary school, killing 45 people and injuring 58. The bombings were the deadliest act of mass murder in a school in U.S. history and became known as the Bath School disaster.

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1966 – A group of students at the Tsinghua University Middle School in China use the name Red Guards to sign two big-character posters issued on 29 May. The name would eventually become the label for students and other young people in the People's Republic of China, who were mobilized by Mao Zedong between 1966 and 1968, during the Cultural Revolution.

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... that Tanjong Katong Primary School has the most diverse student population among all government-operated schools in Singapore, as its students come from 39 countries?

... that the Calabasas, California facilities for the private elementary school New Village Academy is funded by actor Will Smith?

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Eleanor Sophia Smith (June 15, 1858 – June 30, 1942) was an American composer and music educator. She was one of the founders of Chicago's Hull House Music School, and headed its music department from 1893 to 1936.

Born into a musical family, Smith taught herself to play the piano and later became a classically trained musician. Earning a teaching degree, she began publishing music compositions for children using the philosophy of Friedrich Fröbel, advocating for less memorization and drilling and more attention to intuitive appreciation of music. Studying composition and voice in Germany, she also toured the country observing choirs and their teaching techniques. (Full article...)

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... that Narciso Rodriguez for Her perfume was inspired by a bottle of Egyptian musk oil Narciso Rodriguez was given in high school?
... that Coco of Coco & Clair Clair developed her alias for school announcements during her senior year of high school?
... that Professor of Engineering and the Arts Linda Doyle in 2021 became the first female provost (head) of Trinity College Dublin since its 1592 foundation by Elizabeth I?
... that Enoch Marvin Banks resigned from the University of Florida because of public outrage over his belief that the American Civil War was caused by slavery?
... that Hussein Kamel Bahaeddin tried to pass a decree in 1994 that would have prohibited wearing hijab in Egyptian schools?
... that a mercury spill occurred at Agua Fria High School when students discovered and started playing with an unsecured supply of the element?
... that Kent Gaydos played quarterback in high school, then wide receiver in college, and in the NFL changed to tight end before going back to receiver, then tight end again, and then receiver once more?
... that soccer player Danielle Marcano scored four goals in back-to-back games that helped to send the University of Tennessee to the NCAA tournament quarterfinals for the first time in history?

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Image 1Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 2Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 3The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 4Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 5Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 6King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 7A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 8György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 9Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 10West Park Secondary School in Toronto is an example. It was built in 1968 for students with slow learning or special needs. (from Vocational school)
Image 11Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 12Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 13A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 14Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 15The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 16Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 17Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 18Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 19Albert Bettannier's 1887 painting La Tache noire depicts a child being taught about the "lost" province of Alsace-Lorraine in the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War – an example of how European schools were often used in order to inoculate Nationalism in their pupils. (from School)
Image 20Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 21Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 22Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 23Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 24Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 25Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 26Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 27A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 28Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 29Pomona College (from College)
Image 30St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 31The University of Cambridge (founded in 1209) and many other universities were founded during the Middle Ages. (from History of education)
Image 32Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 33Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 34City College of New York (from College)
Image 35The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 36Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 37World map indicating Education Index (2007/2008 Human Development Report)
- 0.950 and over
- 0.900–0.949
- 0.850–0.899
- 0.800–0.849
- 0.750–0.799
- 0.700–0.749
- 0.650–0.699
- 0.600–0.649
- 0.550–0.599
- 0.500–0.549
- 0.450–0.499
- 0.400–0.449
- 0.350–0.399
- under 0.350
- not available
(from History of education)
Image 38Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatories (from Music school)
Image 39Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 40Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 41First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 42RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 43Scripps College (from College)
Image 44King's College London in 1831, as engraved by J. C. Carter. It is one of the founding institutions of University of London, established in 1836. (from History of education)
Image 45Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 46A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 47The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 48Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 49SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 50A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 51St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 52Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 53Loyola School, Chennai, India – run by the Catholic Diocese of Madras. Christian missionaries played a pivotal role in establishing modern schools in India. (from School)
Image 54One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 55A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 56To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 57Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)

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