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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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Romney Academy was an institution for higher education in Romney, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States. Romney Academy was first incorporated by the Virginia General Assembly on January 11, 1814, and was active until 1846 when it was reorganized as the Romney Classical Institute. In addition to the Romney Classical Institute, Romney Academy was also a forerunner institution to Potomac Seminary. Romney Academy was one of the earliest institutions for higher learning within the present boundaries of the state of West Virginia.

With the growth of settlement in Pearsall's Flats, which was later the location of Romney, the need for educational facilities became apparent and the community began plans for the establishment of schools and churches. A log structure, which served as both a school and a church, was built at Pearsall's Flats around 1752 near Fort Pearsall. By the time the town of Romney was laid out in 1762, the log school was still in existence. That year, a stone school building was erected on the site to the immediate north of the old Hampshire County Courthouse and became known as Romney Academy. (Full article...)

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Eton College, also known simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys, founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. It is located in Eton, near Windsor in England, and is one of the original nine English "public schools" as defined by the Public Schools Act 1868. The school has a long list of distinguished former pupils, including eighteen former British Prime Ministers. Traditionally, Eton has been referred to as "the chief nurse of England's statesmen", and is often described as the most famous public school in the world.

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1878 – Phillips Academy plays a game of football against Phillips Exeter Academy, starting one of the oldest high school football rivalries in the United States

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1900 – Kyunggi High School, the oldest modern secondary school in Korea, opens in South Korea under an edict by King Gojong

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1959 – The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, later the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989, and is often the day chosen by countries as their designated day to observe Universal Children's Day.

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1966 – The Plowden Report reviews Primary education in England in a wholesale fashion.

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Percy Shaw Jeffrey FRGS (14 March 1862 Cheltenham, England – 22 February 1952) was a respected English schoolmaster and author of several books on a range of topics, including significant contributions towards the teaching of phonetics in schools. Shaw Jeffrey taught at a variety of schools before spending sixteen years as headmaster at Colchester Royal Grammar School. With his wife, Alice, he retired first to South Africa, then to the town of Whitby, North Yorkshire, in 1916, where he spent his time between numerous trips to countries around the world. (Full article...)

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Image 1Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 2Nalanda - teaching platform (from History of education)
Image 3West 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 4Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 5A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 6Typical school furniture of the period 1930s to 1950s in France (from History of education)
Image 7Established 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 8The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 9A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 10A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 11Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 12University of al-Qarawiyyin located in Fes, Morocco (from History of education)
Image 13St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 14Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 15Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 16The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 17Pomona College (from College)
Image 18Aristotle 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 19Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 20Mosaic from Pompeii (1st c. BC) depicting Plato's Academy. (from History of education)
Image 21Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 22A high school in Milan in the 1920s. (from History of education)
Image 23Roman portraiture fresco of a young man with a papyrus scroll, from Herculaneum, 1st century AD (from History of education)
Image 24Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 25To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 26SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 27Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 28Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 29Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 30A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 31Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 32A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 33Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 34Istanbul 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 35Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 36Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 37Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 38Dansk Skolemuseum (from History of education)
Image 39King'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 40Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 41A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 42Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 43First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 44Albert 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 45Pazhassiraja College in Pulpally, Kerala, India (from College)
Image 46One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 47Bologna University in Italy, established in 1088 A.D., is the world's oldest university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 48György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 49World 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 50Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 51Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 52RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 53Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 54The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 55King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 56The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 57St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 58Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 59Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatories (from Music school)
Image 60Literacy 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 61Scripps College (from College)
Image 62City College of New York (from College)
Image 63Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 64A classroom block with schoolbag racks in Western Sydney, Australia (from School)
Image 65Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 66Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 67Loyola 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 68Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 69Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 70Saint Anselm College (from College)

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