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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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Pathlight School is a special school for children with autism in Singapore. Founded in 2004, it is run by the non-profit Autism Resource Centre and comprises one half of the national educational provision for autistic children. The school educates students in social and life skills, teaches them mainstream curriculum subjects and prepares them for employment in an autism friendly environment. With more than 2000 pupils enrolled, the school has been noted for its achievements in special education in Singapore. (Full article...)

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Cleveland Tower, designed by Ralph Adams Cram, is a prominent landmark of Princeton University. It is one of the defining architectural features of the Collegiate Gothic Graduate College, inspired by Boston College's Gasson Hall. The tower was built in 1913 as a memorial to former U.S. President Grover Cleveland, who also served as a university trustee. A bust of the former president is the centerpiece of the grand chamber at the tower's ground level.

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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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Mom Luang Pin Malakul (Thai: หม่อมหลวงปิ่น มาลากุล; 24 October 1903 – 5 October 1995) was a Thai professor, educator and writer. His contributions to education in Thailand include the establishment of various institutions of higher education, the introduction of fixed class schedules, and the implementation of teacher-training programmes. In his career he served as Director-General of the Department of General Education, later becoming Permanent Secretary, and Minister, of Education. He was also a member of the Executive Board of UNESCO. His writings earned him the title of National Artist in 1987, and the 100th anniversary of his birth was celebrated by the UNESCO in 2003 as recognition of his contribution to the advancement of education in Thailand and Southeast Asia. (Full article...)

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... that railway engineer Henry Ketchum earned the first diploma in civil engineering granted by the University of New Brunswick?
... that enrollment at a school for African-American students in Virginia grew from 14 pupils to 1,300 in its first ten years?
... that University of Exeter lecturer Fu Jia and his coauthors said in 2017 that "uniquely for any hotel in China", Fairmont Beijing has three workers who have learning disabilities?
... that John Holahan recalled both being called a "lunatic" by his school's president for seeking a football game at night and being told afterward by the president, "I was the lunatic, not you"?
... that the injuries Anthony W. Case suffered in a school shooting led him to give up baseball and turn to astrophysics as a career?
... that the No. 1–ranked 2023 Colorado Mines Orediggers, "college football's nerdiest contender", featured players with pigtails and a drawn-on blue mustache, a friar's haircut, and Harry Potter cosplay?
... that the undefeated 1963 and 1965 Saint John's Johnnies won NAIA Football National Championships under the leadership of a coach who won more games than any other in college football history?
... that "What do you hope to achieve with this?" were the last words of the Nigerian college student Deborah Yakubu while being lynched for alleged blasphemy?

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

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