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edit   The Schools Portal A school (from Greek σχολεῖον - scholeion) is an institution designed to allow and encourage students (or "pupils") to learn, under the supervision of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students often progress through a series of schools: primary school, secondary school, and possibly a university, vocational school or a college. There are also non-governmental schools, called private or independent schools. A school may be dedicated to a particular field, such as a school of economics or a school of dance. Alternative schools and democratic education may provide nontraditional methods and curriculum, or no curriculum, as it were. In homeschooling and online schools, teaching and learning take place outside of a traditional school building. The use of the term school varies by country, as do the names of the various levels of education within the country. More about Schools... edit   Selected article 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 arguably 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. The school opened in 1904 on Manhattan's East Side and moved to a new building in Battery Park City in 1992. The school is noted for its strong academic programs, having produced many notable alumni including four Nobel laureates. Together with Brooklyn Technical High School and Bronx High School of Science, Stuyvesant is one of the three original academic Specialized High Schools of New York City. Operated by the New York City Department of Education, the trio are open to New York City residents and charge no tuition. Admission to each is by competitive examination only, of which Stuyvesant has the highest cutoff score. A long-standing friendly rivalry between Stuyvesant and Bronx Science exists over the Intel Science Talent Search, with either school claiming dominance over the other at various times. edit   Selected picture The Royal College of Colombo (commonly known as Royal College) was founded in 1835 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is a National School and provides both primary and secondary education. It is considered to be the leading Public School in Sri Lanka, producing the first Executive President of Sri Lanka, the last Sultan of the Maldives and also three Prime Ministers. edit   In this month January Catholic Schools Week starts on the last Sunday of January. 6th 1907 – Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome. 12th 1888 – In Nebraska, teacher Minnie Freeman leads thirteen children from her schoolhouse to safety during the Schoolhouse Blizzard. 17th 1989 – Stockton massacre: Patrick Purdy opens fire with an assault rifle at the Cleveland Elementary School playground in California, killing five children and wounding 29 others and one teacher before taking his own life. 28th 1986 – Christa McAuliffe, a teacher at Concord High School (New Hampshire), dies in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. edit   Wikiprojects WikiProject Schools Wikiproject Education • Wikiproject Education in Australia • Wikiproject Education in Canada • Wikiproject Education in Pakistan • Wikiproject Academics • Wikiproject Alternative education • Wikiproject School Years • School and university projects • Deletion sorting/Schools What are WikiProjects? edit   Selected biography Marion Luther Brittain, Sr. (November 11, 1866 – July 13, 1953 was an American academic administrator and president of the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1922 to 1944. Brittain was born in Georgia and, aside from a brief stint at the University of Chicago for graduate school, spent most of his life serving the educational community there. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from Emory College in 1886, Brittain worked his way up the ranks from principal of an Atlanta high school to superintendent of education for the entire state of Georgia. In 1922, Brittain accepted the position of president of the Georgia Institute of Technology, then called the Georgia School of Technology, an office he would hold until his retirement in 1944. edit   Did you know... ... that a basketball team from Wendell Phillips Academy High School (pictured) was drafted to form the nucleus of the original Harlem Globetrotters? ... that Salisbury Cathedral School was founded over 900 years ago by a saint? ... that the radio station of North Community High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota used to be the official broadcaster for traffic reports in the area? edit   Categories ▼ Schools ► Alumni by secondary school ► Categories named after schools ► Schools by city ► School buildings by century ► Lists of schools ► Schools portal ► Schools by religious affiliation ► Schools by continent ► Schools by country ► Schools by type ► School anime and manga ► Schools damaged by arson ► Associations of schools ► Awards given to schools ► Bagpiping schools ► School buses ► School colors ► Copenhagen School (security studies) ► Defunct schools ► Regional education units ► School districts ► School examinations ► Fictional schools ► Former school buildings ► History of schools ► Joint Venture Schools ► School massacres ► School museums ► Schools programs ► Redirects from school articles ► Relocated schools ► School sex abuse scandals ► Training ships ► Schoolteachers ► School terminology ► School traditions ► School types ► Women's Leadership Schools ► School images ► School stubs ► WikiProject Schools Educational institutions by year of establishment edit   Lists List of schools by country List of international schools List of choir schools List of the oldest schools in the world List of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom List of school-related attacks edit   Featured content Amador Valley High School · The Avery Coonley School · Baltimore City College · History of Baltimore City College · Plano Senior High School · Stuyvesant High School List of schools in Marlborough, New Zealand · List of schools in the Northland Region · List of Boston Latin School alumni edit   Related portals Education University Books Literature Library and information science Science Culture Society edit   Topics edit   Things you can do Join WikiProject Schools and add {{User WikiProject Schools}} to your talk page Place the project banner {{WPSchools}} on the talk pages of all articles within the scope of the project. Join the Discussion Add Infoboxes to school articles Assess school articles Clean up school articles Help work on school Collaborations Expand school stubs Merge school articles Help Move/reorganize school articles School articles in need of emergency, short term attention Read the pages at Wikipedia:Schools for the current discussions on school policy edit   Associated Wikimedia What are portals? · List of portals · Featured portals