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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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Stonyhurst College is a co-educational Catholic private school, adhering to the Jesuit tradition, on the Stonyhurst Estate, Lancashire, England. It occupies a Grade I listed building. The school has been fully co-educational since 1999.

A precursor institution of the college was founded in 1593 by Father Robert Persons SJ at St Omer, at a time when penal laws prohibited Catholic education in England. After moving to Bruges in 1762 and Liège in 1773, the college was headed for oblivion, but for the generosity of an old boy, Thomas Weld (of Lulworth), who intervened. Weld's enormous benefaction enabled the expatriated school to establish itself on English soil in 1794 when it was granted the Stonyhurst estate. It provides boarding and day education to approximately 450 boys and girls aged 13–18. On an adjacent site, its preparatory school, St Mary's Hall, provides education for boys and girls aged 3–13. (Full article...)

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Stuyvesant High School (IPA: /ˈstаɪvɛsənt/), commonly referred to as Stuy (IPA: /ˈstаɪ/), is a New York City public high school that specializes in mathematics and science. It is one of the most competitive public high schools in the United States, sending more students to some of the nation's most prestigious universities than most other public or private schools. Stuyvesant has produced many notable alumni including four Nobel laureates.

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1823 – Raffles Institution, the oldest school in Singapore, is founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles.

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1987 – In Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania rules against the Dover Area School District, holding that teaching intelligent design in public school biology classes violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

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1857 – Britain calls on the schoolboys of La Martiniere Lucknow to aid in the residency's defence during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Because of their contributions, La Martiniere Lucknow is the only school in the world to have been awarded royal battle honours

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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 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 today in many public and private schools globally. (Full article...)

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... that in 2014, Trinidadian sprinter Deon Lendore won the highest award in National Collegiate Athletic Association track and field while at Texas A&M University?
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... that Jean Sibelius likely wrote his first composition, Water Droplets, as a schoolboy?
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Image 1The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 2A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 3First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 4Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 5Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 6Scripps College (from College)
Image 7Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 8Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 9World map indicating Education Index (2007/2008 Human Development Report)
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Image 10Loyola 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 11The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 12The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 13Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 14SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 15Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 16Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 17The University of Cambridge (founded in 1209) and many other universities were founded during the Middle Ages. (from History of education)
Image 18King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 19To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 20Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 21The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 22Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 23Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 24Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 25Albert 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 26Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 27Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 28Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 29Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 30St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 31Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 32Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 33Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 34St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 35Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 36Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 37Pomona College (from College)
Image 38West 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 39King'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 40Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 41Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 42György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 43RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 44A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 45A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 46Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 47A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 48One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 49City College of New York (from College)
Image 50Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 51Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 52Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatories (from Music school)
Image 53A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 54Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 55Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 56A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 57Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)

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