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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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Pūnana Leo (lit. 'voice nest'; often translated as "language nest") are private, non-profit preschools run by families, in which the Hawaiian language is the language of instruction and administration.

Initially opened illegally, the first Pūnana Leo opened in 1984 in Kekaha, Kauaʻi. Based on the practices of 19th-century Hawaiian-language schools, as well as the Māori language revival kindergartens in New Zealand, the Pūnana Leo was the first indigenous language immersion preschool project in the United States. Graduates from the Pūnana Leo schools have achieved several measures of academic success in later life. (Full article...)

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Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík or MR is the oldest gymnasium (Icelandic: Menntaskóli) in Reykjavík, Iceland. Many Icelandic politicians, including former Prime Minister Davíð Oddsson and the current President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, attended MR. Almost every Prime Minister of Iceland has been educated at the school apart from Halldór Ásgrímsson, Ólafur Jóhannesson and Þorsteinn Pálsson.

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James Morris III ((1752-01-19)January 19, 1752 – (1820-04-20)April 20, 1820) was a Continental Army officer from Connecticut during the American Revolutionary War and founder of the Morris Academy, a pioneer in coeducation.

Born in Litchfield County, Connecticut, James Morris spent his early life hoping and training to be a minister. However, after graduating from Yale College, Morris accepted a commission of First Lieutenant from the Continental Army and joined the fight for American Independence. Morris was captured during the Battle of Germantown and spent most of the remaining war in captivity. Upon his release, Morris was promoted to the rank of Captain and supported Alexander Hamilton in the Siege of Yorktown. When he returned from the war, Morris began and ran an academy that trained both boys and girls together, a rarity at the time. (Full article...)

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Image 1St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 2Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 3The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 4A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 5A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 6Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 7Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 8Loyola 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 9Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 10Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 11Scripps College (from College)
Image 12A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 13Literacy 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 14Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 15SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 16The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 17Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 18Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 19Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 20Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 21The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 22Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 23Istanbul 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 24King'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 25Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 26Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 27A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 28Established 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 29Pomona College (from College)
Image 30Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 31Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 32Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 33Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 34Bologna University in Italy, established in 1088 A.D., is the world's oldest university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 35Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 36Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 37The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 38Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 39A high school in Milan in the 1920s. (from History of education)
Image 40RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 41A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 42St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 43Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 44A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 45Dansk Skolemuseum (from History of education)
Image 46György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 47Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 48Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 49Roman portraiture fresco of a young man with a papyrus scroll, from Herculaneum, 1st century AD (from History of education)
Image 50University of al-Qarawiyyin located in Fes, Morocco (from History of education)
Image 51Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
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 53Mosaic from Pompeii (1st c. BC) depicting Plato's Academy. (from History of education)
Image 54Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 55Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 56Nalanda - teaching platform (from History of education)
Image 57West 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 58Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 59To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
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 61One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 62Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 63King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 64Typical school furniture of the period 1930s to 1950s in France (from History of education)
Image 65A classroom block with schoolbag racks in Western Sydney, Australia (from School)
Image 66City College of New York (from College)
Image 67Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatories (from Music school)
Image 68World 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
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- 0.350–0.399
- under 0.350
- not available
(from History of education)
Image 69First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)

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