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A school is an educational institution (and, in the case of in-person learning, the building) designed to provide learning environments for the teaching of students, usually 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 organizations. 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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City of London School, also known as CLS, is a private day school for boys in the City of London, England, on the banks of the River Thames next to the Millennium Bridge, opposite Tate Modern. It is a partner school of the City of London School for Girls and the City of London Freemen's School. All three schools receive funding from the City's Cash. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC).

The school was founded by a private act of Parliament, the Establishment of Honey Lane Market School Act 1834 (4 & 5 Will. 4. c. 35 Pr.), following a bequest of land in 1442 for poor children in the City of London. The original school was established at Milk Street, moving first to the Victoria Embankment in 1879 and subsequently to its present site on Queen Victoria Street in 1986. (Full article...)

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Raffles Institution is an independent boys' secondary school in Singapore. Founded in 1823 as Singapore Institution by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, it was consistently ranked as one of the top secondary schools in Singapore in the now-defunct official school rankings released by the Ministry of Education. Notable alumni include Yusof bin Ishak and Benjamin Henry Sheares, the first and second Presidents of Singapore, respectively.

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1887 – Teacher Anne Sullivan meets Helen Keller for the first time in Tuscumbia, Alabama.

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1887 – The first public secondary school in Thailand, Suankularb Wittayalai School, is established by King Chulalongkorn.

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1996 – The Dunblane massacre, a multiple murder-suicide in which sixteen children and one adult are killed, occurs at Dunblane Primary School in the Scottish town of Dunblane. It remains the deadliest single targeted mass homicide on children in the history of the United Kingdom.

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1937 – A natural gas leak causes an explosion, destroying the New London School of the city of New London, Texas. The disaster kills in excess of 295 students and teachers, making it the worst catastrophe to take place in a U.S. school building.

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... that in the early 20th century, when education was segregated in the United States, the Calhoun Colored School (pictured) focused on vocational education for African Americans instead of classical education to protect the school from being closed down?

... 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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Portrait of Montessori, artist and date unknown

Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori (/ˌmɒntɪˈsɔːri/ MON-tiss-OR-ee; Italian: [maˈriːa montesˈsɔːri]; 31 August 1870 – 6 May 1952) was an Italian physician and educator best known for her philosophy of education (the Montessori method) and her writing on scientific pedagogy. At an early age, Montessori enrolled in classes at an all-boys technical school, with hopes of becoming an engineer. She soon had a change of heart and began medical school at the Sapienza University of Rome, becoming one of the first women to attend medical school in Italy; she graduated with honors in 1896. Her educational method is in use globally in many public and private schools. (Full article...)

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... that Gabriel Green ran for U.S. president on the platform of universal health care, free college education, and releasing secret government information on extraterrestrials?
... that when Felicia Schroeder signed to play soccer for the University of South Carolina, the school did not have a sign-language interpreter available for her?
... that Harvard's first modern feeder school cost twice as much as Harvard itself?
... that a schoolteacher tried to make left-footed footballer Norman Hunter play right-footed?
... that Rico Lebrun refused to submit sketches of Genesis, a mural commissioned by Pomona College, for approval by its board of trustees?
... that in college, football player Cooper Mays was a member of the same offensive line as his brother?
... that the Leeds 13's attempt at staging a holiday at Leeds University Union's expense was taken literally by the British press?
... that when coach C. O. Brocato led his high school football team to a winning record in 1960, it was the first time they had done so since 1948 – when he had captained them as a player?

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Image 1World map indicating Education Index (2007/2008 Human Development Report)
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(from History of education)
Image 2György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 3First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 4RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 5Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 6Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 7A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 8Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 9Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 10A high school in Milan in the 1920s (from History of education)
Image 11King's College London, established by royal charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London (from College)
Image 12The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 13Scripps College (from College)
Image 14City College of New York (from College)
Image 15University of al-Qarawiyyin located in Fes, Morocco (from History of education)
Image 16Established in 1224 by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, University of Naples Federico II in Italy is the world's oldest state-funded university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 17Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 18SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 19Bologna University in Italy, established in 1088 A.D., is the world's oldest university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 20Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 21St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 22The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 23Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 24To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 25St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 26Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 27A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 28Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012–2015) (from Online school)
Image 29Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 30The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 31Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 32Albert 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 33Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 34Dansk Skolemuseum (from History of education)
Image 35Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 36Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatoires (from Music school)
Image 37Nalanda - teaching platform (from History of education)
Image 38King'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 39Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 40Literacy rates in Italy in 1861, shortly after the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy. Italy lacks Lazio and the Triveneto, which were subsequently annexed. (from History of education)
Image 41A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 42The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 43Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 44Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 45Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 46Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 47Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 48A classroom block with schoolbag racks in Western Sydney, Australia (from School)
Image 49Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 50Pomona College (from College)
Image 51Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 52A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 53Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 54Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 55Roman portraiture fresco of a young man with a papyrus scroll, from Herculaneum, 1st century AD (from History of education)
Image 56A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 57Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 58Loyola 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 59One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 60Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 61Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012–2015) (from Online school)
Image 62Aristotle and his disciples – Alexander, Demetrius, Theophrastus, and Strato, in an 1888 fresco in the portico of the National University of Athens (from History of education)
Image 63Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 64Typical school furniture of the period 1930s to 1950s in France (from History of education)
Image 65A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 66Istanbul University (1453) was founded by sultan Mehmed II as a Darülfünun. On 1 August 1933, as part of Atatürk's reforms, it was reorganized and became the Republic's first modern university. (from History of education)
Image 67Mosaic from Pompeii (1st c. BC) depicting Plato's Academy (from History of education)
Image 68Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)

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