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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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Amador Valley High School is a comprehensive public high school in Pleasanton, California, United States. It is one of three high schools in the Pleasanton Unified School District, along with Foothill High School and Village High School.

Founded as Amador Valley Joint Union High School (AVJUHS), it graduated its first class in 1923. Major construction and renovations were undertaken after district voters approved bonds in 1922, 1965, 1997, and 2016. (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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In the United States, August is National Back to School Month.

Filipino schools and theaters celebrate Filipino Language Month ("Buwan ng Wika") in August.

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1949 – Reconstruction of Rizal High School in the Philippines, the largest secondary school in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Records, is completed after the original building was destroyed from carpet-bombing by American Liberation Forces during World War II.

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2005 – Hurricane Katrina damages or destroys more than 100 of the 128 school buildings under the school district New Orleans Public Schools.

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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 1SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 2Established 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 3A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 4Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 5The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 6St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 7Roman portraiture fresco of a young man with a papyrus scroll, from Herculaneum, 1st century AD (from History of education)
Image 8University of al-Qarawiyyin located in Fes, Morocco (from History of education)
Image 9Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 10Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 11Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 12King's College London, established by royal charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London (from College)
Image 13Loyola 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 14György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 15One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 16The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 17Scripps College (from College)
Image 18Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 19A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 20A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 21Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 22Istanbul 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 23Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 24A high school building in Argos, Greece (from 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 26RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 27First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 28Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 29King'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 30Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatoires (from Music school)
Image 31Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 32Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012–2015) (from Online school)
Image 33Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 34A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 35Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 36Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 37Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 38City College of New York (from College)
Image 39Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 40The "red seminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 41A classroom block with schoolbag racks in Western Sydney, Australia (from School)
Image 42A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 43St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 44Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 45Bologna University in Italy, established in 1088 A.D., is the world's oldest university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 46Albert 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 47Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 48Pomona College (from College)
Image 49Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 50A high school in Milan in the 1920s (from History of education)

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