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A school is the 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 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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Colegio de la Preciosa Sangre de Pichilemu (Spanish pronunciation: [koˈlexjo ðe la pɾeˈsjosa ˈsaŋɡɾe ðe pitʃiˈlemu] ^ⓘ, 'Pichilemu School of the Precious Blood'), often shortened to Preciosa Sangre, is a coeducational Roman Catholic private state-subsidized day school, serving students in preschool (Chile's pre-kínder) through twelfth grade (cuarto medio), located in the commune of Pichilemu, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region, Chile.

It was founded in April 1947 by the Chilean Congregation of the Precious Blood as a girls' school under the name of Escuela Doctor Eugenio Díaz Lira. The school has been fully coeducational since March 1979, and was renamed to its current name in 1986. Cardenal Caro Province newspaper El Expreso de la Costa declared Preciosa Sangre to be "the best school in Pichilemu" based on the results of 2011 standardized tests, while O'Higgins Region newspaper El Rancagüino called the school "a regional icon". It is the largest school in Pichilemu, with 534 students in the 2015 school year. (Full article...)

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Robert College of Istanbul (Turkish: Istanbul Amerikan Robert Lisesi) is one of the most selective independent private high schools in Turkey. The Institution is the oldest American school still in existence in its original location outside of the United States, and has a long list of notable alumni, including Nobel Prize recipient Orhan Pamuk.

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1905 – Victoria, Australia's first state secondary school, the Melbourne Continuation School, opens with 135 girls and 68 boys. It now exists as Melbourne High School and Mac.Robertson Girls' High School

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Roman copy (in marble) of a Greek bronze bust of Aristotle by Lysippos (c. 330 BC), with modern alabaster mantle

Aristotle (Attic Greek: Ἀριστοτέλης, romanized: Aristotélēs; 384–322 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings cover a broad range of subjects spanning the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology, and the arts. As the founder of the Peripatetic school of philosophy in the Lyceum in Athens, he began the wider Aristotelian tradition that followed, which set the groundwork for the development of modern science.

Little is known about Aristotle's life. He was born in the city of Stagira in northern Greece during the Classical period. His father, Nicomachus, died when Aristotle was a child, and he was brought up by a guardian. At around eighteen years old, he joined Plato's Academy in Athens and remained there until the age of thirty seven (c. 347 BC). Shortly after Plato died, Aristotle left Athens and, at the request of Philip II of Macedon, tutored his son Alexander the Great beginning in 343 BC. He established a library in the Lyceum, which helped him to produce many of his hundreds of books on papyrus scrolls. (Full article...)

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Image 1St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 2Bologna University in Italy, established in 1088 A.D., is the world's oldest university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 3A classroom block with schoolbag racks in Western Sydney, Australia (from School)
Image 4Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 5Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 6Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 7Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatoires (from Music school)
Image 8World map indicating Education Index (2007/2008 Human Development Report)
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(from History of education)
Image 9Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 10A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 11City College of New York (from College)
Image 12Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 13Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 14SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 15Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 16Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 17A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 18One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 19Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 20Mosaic from Pompeii (1st c. BC) depicting Plato's Academy (from History of education)
Image 21Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 22Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 23Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 24Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 25A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 26A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 27Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 28Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 29Dansk Skolemuseum (from History of education)
Image 30To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 31Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 32Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 33Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 34Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 35Scripps College (from College)
Image 36The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 37Loyola 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 38Roman portraiture fresco of a young man with a papyrus scroll, from Herculaneum, 1st century AD (from History of education)
Image 39RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 40Established 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 41The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 42Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 43Albert 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 44King'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 45Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 46A high school in Milan in the 1920s (from History of education)
Image 47Literacy 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 48West 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 49Istanbul 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 50Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 51University of al-Qarawiyyin located in Fes, Morocco (from History of education)
Image 52Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 53King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 54Nalanda - teaching platform (from History of education)
Image 55A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 56St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 57The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 58Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 59Pazhassiraja College in Pulpally, Kerala, India (from College)
Image 60First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 61Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 62A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 63The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 64György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 65Pomona College (from College)
Image 66Aristotle 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 67Typical school furniture of the period 1930s to 1950s in France (from History of education)
Image 68Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 69Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 70Bowdoin College (from College)

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