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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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École L'Odyssée (French pronunciation: [ekɔl lɔdiˈse], English: "Odyssey School") is a public francophone high school in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. It is part of the province's Francophone Sud School District, offering education to students from grade nine to twelve. The school opened in 2005 as part of a $24.2 million project, alongside the adjoining middle school, École Le Mascaret. École L'Odyssée was to alleviate overcrowding at École Mathieu-Martin in nearby Dieppe. This move allowed the Moncton Hospital to expand, while the Vanier establishment made way for medical offices.

It is the only French high school in Moncton. (Full article...)

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Harrow School is a public school for boys located in Harrow on the Hill in Middlesex, England. It is one of the original nine English public schools as defined by the Public Schools Act 1868. Harrow has many notable alumni, who are known as Old Harrovians, including seven former British Prime Ministers (including Winston Churchill and Robert Peel), and the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. In addition, nineteen Old Harrovians have been awarded the Victoria Cross.

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1922 – Institut Le Rosey's first alumni association, the "Old Rosey Association", is created in Switzerland

1925 – In the Scopes Trial, the Criminal Court of Tennessee upholds the Bulter Act, which made it unlawful, in any state-funded educational establishment in Tennessee, "to teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals". The case was a watershed in the creation-evolution controversy.

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1988 – The Education Reform Act of 1988 is introduced into England, Wales and Northern Ireland, ensuring that state schools of all Local Education Authorities have a common curriculum.

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1881 – Permission is received from Her Majesty Queen Victoria to rename Colombo Academy and Queens College in Sri Lanka to Royal College, Colombo

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Giovanni Antonio Grassi SJ (anglicized as John Anthony Grassi; 10 September 1775 – 12 December 1849) was an Italian Catholic priest and Jesuit who led many academic and religious institutions in Europe and the United States, including Georgetown College in Washington, D.C., and the Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide in Rome.

Born in the Republic of Venice, Grassi was a promising student of mathematics and the natural sciences, especially astronomy. He completed his studies at the Jesuit College in Polotsk, in the Russian Empire, in 1804 and was appointed rector of the Institute for Nobles. The following year, he was ordered to replace the last remaining Jesuit missionary in China; this began a five-year journey across Europe in which he was ultimately unable to secure passage to the distant country. He instead began teaching at Stonyhurst College in England. (Full article...)

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Image 1Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 2Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 3Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatoires (from Music school)
Image 4King's College London, established by royal charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London (from College)
Image 5The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 6Literacy 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 7Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 8Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 9Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 10Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012–2015) (from Online school)
Image 11A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 12Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 13Established 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 14One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 15World map indicating Education Index (2007/2008 Human Development Report)
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Image 16Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 17Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 18Loyola 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 19A classroom block with schoolbag racks in Western Sydney, Australia (from School)
Image 20Roman portraiture fresco of a young man with a papyrus scroll, from Herculaneum, 1st century AD (from History of education)
Image 21Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 22Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 23Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 24A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 25Dansk Skolemuseum (from History of education)
Image 26Mosaic from Pompeii (1st c. BC) depicting Plato's Academy (from History of education)
Image 27Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 28To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 29Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 30Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 31King'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 32György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 33The "red seminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 34Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 35Bologna University in Italy, established in 1088 A.D., is the world's oldest university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 36Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 37Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 38Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 39The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 40RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 41First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 42A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 43Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 44St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 45Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 46Istanbul 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 47Aristotle 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 48A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 49Typical school furniture of the period 1930s to 1950s in France (from History of education)
Image 50Agnes Scott College (from College)

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