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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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Chetham's School of Music (/ˈtʃɛtəmz/) is a private co-educational boarding and day music school in Manchester, England. Chetham's educates pupils between the ages of 8 and 18, all of whom enter via musical auditions.

The music school was established in 1969 from Chetham's Hospital School, founded as a charity school by Humphrey Chetham in 1653. After becoming a boys' grammar school in 1952, the school turned to music as its speciality, at the same time becoming a private school and accepting its first female students. There are approximately 300 students on roll, including a large sixth form making up around half of the school. Approximately two-thirds of students board on site, with others travelling in as day students from around Greater Manchester. The oldest parts of the school date to the 1420s, when the building was constructed as a residence for priests of the church which is now Manchester Cathedral. These parts are listed buildings housing Chetham's Library. (Full article...)

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The University of Wrocław is a public research university located in Wrocław, Poland. It was founded in 1945, replacing the previous German University of Breslau. Following the territorial changes of Poland's borders, academics restored the university building on the banks of the Oder river, which was heavily damaged and split as a result of the Battle of Breslau (1945). Nowadays, it is one of the most prominent educational institutions in the region.

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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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... that in the early 20th century, when education was segregated in the United States, the Calhoun Colored School (pictured) focused on vocational education for African Americans instead of classical education to protect the school from being closed down?

... that Tanjong Katong Primary School has the most diverse student population among all government-operated schools in Singapore, as its students come from 39 countries?

... that the Calabasas, California facilities for the private elementary school New Village Academy is funded by actor Will Smith?

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Charles William Lyons SJ (January 31, 1868 – January 31, 1939) was an American Catholic priest who became the only Jesuit and likely the only educator in the United States to have served as the president of four colleges. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he attended the local public schools before entering the wool industry. He abandoned his career in industry to enter the Society of Jesus. While a novice in Maryland, he suffered a nervous breakdown and was sent to Georgetown University as prefect. He then resumed his studies at Woodstock College, teaching intermittently at Gonzaga College in Washington, D.C. and Loyola College in Baltimore. After his ordination, he became a professor at St. Francis Xavier College in New York City and at Boston College.

In 1908, Lyons became the rector of Gonzaga College, where he remained for a year before being appointed the president of Saint Joseph's College in Philadelphia. While there, he had constructed a new building for the faculty, and his tenure came to an end when he became the president of Boston College in 1914. He continued the major construction plan of his predecessor, overseeing the completion of St. Mary's Hall and Alumni Field. He also dealt with the severe downturn in enrollment due to World War I. His term came to an end in 1919, and for the next several years, he taught at Boston College, was a priest at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York, oversaw the construction of Weston College, and led retreats around the country. (Full article...)

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... that the Linda Lindas wrote No Obligation, their second album, during breaks from school and touring?
... that Alia Fischer led the first women's college basketball team to achieve back-to-back undefeated seasons?
... that both siblings of number-one NCAA Division I tennis player Fiona Crawley also played college tennis?
... that the medieval Persian tale of a pact between three schoolfellows ended with a deadly clash between a ruler and a revolutionary?
... that dramatic soprano Berit Lindholm was said to have been called "that damn primary school teacher" by the director of the Royal Swedish Opera, and used it in the title of her memoir?
... that Theo Benedet is the first offensive lineman to be named the best Canadian university football lineman two years in a row?
... that John Moore's mother, after learning that UCLA's student-body president was Black, said "this is where he's going to school"?
... that a schoolteacher tried to make left-footed footballer Norman Hunter play right-footed?

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The following are images from various school-related articles on Wikipedia.

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

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