Type of site | Education |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Founded | April 2006 |
| Dissolved | May 10, 2020 (online) |
| Owner | SOS Children |
| Created by | SOS Children |
| Commercial | No |
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Wikipedia for Schools is a selection of articles from Wikipedia produced by international children's charity SOS Children and most recently updated in 2013. It was originally produced as a learning resource for schools in countries where Internet access is limited, though it has also enjoyed significant success in the developed world. While previous version have been released onto CD and then DVD, the current version is also available on USB memory stick. When the first version was released in April 2006, it was the only version of Wikipedia available offline on CD.
The 2013 edition of Wikipedia for Schools contains 6,000 articles comprising 26 million words, as well as 50,000 images. Taking the UK National Curriculum as its starting point, articles are organised by school subject, from Art and Citizenship, to Geography and Mathematics. All pages were selected from the English Wikipedia by staff and volunteers at SOS Children, before being checked to ensure suitability for children, and any inappropriate content removed before release. This additional step was designed to remove a key problem with Wikipedia as perceived by many teachers and parents.[1]