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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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Page reads "Some Thoughts Concerning Education. London, Printed for A. and J. Churchill, at the Black Swan in Pater-noster-row, 1693." — Title page from the first edition of Locke's *Some Thoughts Concerning Education* (1693)

Some Thoughts Concerning Education is a 1693 treatise on the education of gentlemen written by the English philosopher John Locke. For over a century, it was the most important philosophical work on education in England. It was translated into almost all of the major written European languages during the eighteenth century, and nearly every European writer on education after Locke, including Jean-Jacques Rousseau, acknowledged its influence.

In his Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690), Locke outlined a new theory of mind, contending that the mind is originally a tabula rasa or "blank slate"; that is, it did not contain any innate ideas at birth. Some Thoughts Concerning Education explains how to educate that mind using three distinct methods: the development of a healthy body; the formation of a virtuous character; and the choice of an appropriate academic curriculum. (Full article...)

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Auckland Grammar School is a boys-only state secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand. Established in 1850, it is one of the largest schools in New Zealand, with approximately 2,760 boys in 2008. Auckland Grammar School contains two Category I historic places, which are the school's main block and a war memorial. Alumni range from explorer Sir Edmund Hillary to actor Russell Crowe.

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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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Eleanor Sophia Smith (June 15, 1858 – June 30, 1942) was an American composer and music educator. She was one of the founders of Chicago's Hull House Music School, and headed its music department from 1893 to 1936.

Born into a musical family, Smith taught herself to play the piano and later became a classically trained musician. Earning a teaching degree, she began publishing music compositions for children using the philosophy of Friedrich Fröbel, advocating for less memorization and drilling and more attention to intuitive appreciation of music. Studying composition and voice in Germany, she also toured the country observing choirs and their teaching techniques. (Full article...)

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

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