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Introduction

A school is the 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 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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Dr. Holbrook's Military School, c. 1900

Dr. Holbrook's Military School was a military academy and boarding school for boys. The school was located in the town of Ossining and overlooked the Hudson River. After the 1906 annexation of Scarborough by the village of Briarcliff Manor, Holbrook's became part of the village within Ossining.

The school was founded in 1864 as Mr. Tracy's School. In 1866, after David A. Holbrook purchased the school, it became known as Dr. Holbrook's Military School. The school ran until 1915, after which it was used in World War I as a field hospital and headquarters to a New York Guard regiment. From 1919 until at least 1927, the school served as the Teachers College Country Club. (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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1999 – Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold embarks on a shooting rampage at Columbine High School, killing 12 students and a teacher, as well as wounding 23 others, before committing suicide. It is the fourth-deadliest school killing in United States history.

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1635 – Boston Latin School, the oldest public school in the United States, is founded in Boston, Massachusetts

2003 – Beijing closes all schools for two weeks because of the SARS virus.

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1983 – American schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov after he reads a letter in which she expresses fears about nuclear war.

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Portrait of Davis (1928)

Ethel Elizabeth McGhee Davis (November 30, 1899 – July 13, 1990) was an American educator, social worker, and college administrator. She served as the student adviser (1928–1931) and as the Dean of Women (1931–1932) for Spelman College in Atlanta.

Raised in Greenville, Georgia, Davis attended elementary and high school at Spelman College, where she graduated in 1919. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Oberlin College in 1923 and earned her diploma in social work from the New York School of Social Work in 1925. Davis became the first African American professional social worker in Englewood, New Jersey, when she accepted the position of Director of Social Work at the Social Service Federation for Englewood's African American community in 1925. (Full article...)

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Image 1West 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 2Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 3St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 4The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 5Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 6Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 7A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 8The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 9Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 10The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 11Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 12Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 13Scripps College (from College)
Image 14Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 15Mosaic from Pompeii (1st c. BC) depicting Plato's Academy (from History of education)
Image 16SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 17Aristotle 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 18Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 19Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 20A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 21Typical school furniture of the period 1930s to 1950s in France (from History of education)
Image 22Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 23Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 24Literacy 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 25First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 26City College of New York (from College)
Image 27Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 28Pazhassiraja College in Pulpally, Kerala, India (from College)
Image 29St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 30University of al-Qarawiyyin located in Fes, Morocco (from History of education)
Image 31Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 32Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 33Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 34A high school in Milan in the 1920s (from History of education)
Image 35Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 36A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 37Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 38Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 39Istanbul 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 40Bologna University in Italy, established in 1088 A.D., is the world's oldest university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 41One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 42Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 43Loyola 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 44Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 45A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 46Established 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 47World 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 48RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 49Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 50Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatoires (from Music school)
Image 51Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 52The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 53King'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 54King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 55Nalanda - teaching platform (from History of education)
Image 56Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 57Pomona College (from College)
Image 58A classroom block with schoolbag racks in Western Sydney, Australia (from School)
Image 59Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 60A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 61Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 62Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 63To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 64Dansk Skolemuseum (from History of education)
Image 65Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 66A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 67György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 68Albert 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 69Roman portraiture fresco of a young man with a papyrus scroll, from Herculaneum, 1st century AD (from History of education)
Image 70Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)