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Introduction

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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The Avery Coonley School (ACS), commonly called Avery Coonley, is an independent, coeducational day school serving academically gifted students in preschool through eighth grade (approximately ages 3 to 14), and is located in Downers Grove, DuPage County, Illinois. The school was founded in 1906 to promote the progressive educational theories developed by John Dewey and other turn-of-the-20th-century philosophers, and was a nationally recognized model for progressive education well into the 1940s. From 1943 to 1965, Avery Coonley was part of the National College of Education (now National Louis University), serving as a living laboratory for teacher training.

The school moved to Downers Grove in 1916 and became the Avery Coonley School in 1929, with a new 10.45-acre (4.23 ha) campus designed in the Prairie and Arts and Crafts styles, landscaped by Jens Jensen. Avery Coonley was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. (Full article...)

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The Lycée Louis-le-Grand (sometimes nicknamed LLG) is a public high school located in Paris, widely regarded as one of the most demanding in France. Formerly known as the Collège de Clermont, it was named in King Louis XIV's honor after he visited the school and offered his patronage. Countless former pupils have become statesmen, diplomats, prelates, marshals of France, members of the Académie française, and men and women of letters.

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1823 – Raffles Institution, the oldest school in Singapore, is founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles.

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1987 – In Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania rules against the Dover Area School District, holding that teaching intelligent design in public school biology classes violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

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1857 – Britain calls on the schoolboys of La Martiniere Lucknow to aid in the residency's defence during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Because of their contributions, La Martiniere Lucknow is the only school in the world to have been awarded royal battle honours

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Martha Watts (February 13, 1848 – December 30, 1909) was an American missionary and school teacher who established four educational facilities in Brazil. Educated in Kentucky at the Louisville Normal School, she was in the first graduating class in the early 1870s and became a teacher, working in the public schools. After joining the Broadway Methodist Church in 1874, Watts joined a youth missionary society and founded a Sunday school class. In 1881, after applying to the Women's Board of Foreign Missions, she was accepted as the second woman from the United States to act as a foreign missionary and was the first woman to be sent to Brazil.

Arriving in the state of São Paulo in 1881, Watts' mission was to establish a school in Piracicaba. Within months, though she only had one student, Watts had opened the Colégio Piracicabano and began by recruiting a French teacher, Marie Rennotte, in 1882. At the time, most educational materials had been translated into French, as it was the universal language of education. The two women worked together to design an innovative co-educational learning environment, which offered courses in languages, literature, mathematics, philosophy, and the natural and physical sciences. Though criticized by conservative sectors of society and the Catholic Church, Watts gained powerful supporters, including prominent progressive politicians, lawyers, masons, and abolitionists. By the 1890s, the school method and curricula had gained wide support, the student body had grown substantially, and their methods were being implemented throughout the state. (Full article...)

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

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