All related terms of 'Schools'

A school is a place where children are educated. You usually refer to this place as school when you are talking about the time that children spend there and the activities that they do there.

an institution or building at which children and young people usually under 19 receive education

the medieval Schoolmen collectively

an official whose job is to inspect schools and to report on their quality and conditions

tertiary level college for students of art

A day school is a school where the students go home every evening and do not live at the school. Compare → boarding school .

an institution for postgraduates which trains students to become lawyers

a school formerly attended by a person

Pre-school is used to describe things relating to the care and education of children before they reach the age when they have to go to school.

a doctor who is based in a school and is responsible for the health of schoolchildren

After-school activities are those that are organized for children in the afternoon or evening after they have finished school.

a school or study program devoted to Bible study, esp at a church

(formerly) a school managed by a board elected by local ratepayers

a training establishment for cadets in the army

a school teaching manners and social skills

(in Britain) a school, esp a preparatory school attached to a cathedral , college , etc, offering general education to boys whose singing ability is good

a school where the students resolve conflict without the involvement of teachers

(formerly) a small school , often in a village , usually run by an elderly woman in her own home to teach young children to read and write

a college which trains students (who are generally 18+) to act

a school that provides a general education within a framework of a specific religious belief

A first school is a school for children aged between five and eight or nine .

A school is a place where children are educated . You usually refer to this place as school when you are talking about the time that children spend there and the activities that they do there.

In the United States , a grade school is the same as an → elementary school .

a school held out of doors in favourable weather , indoors in winter

In Britain , a high school is a school for children aged between eleven and eighteen .

to teach one's child at home instead of sending him or her to school

a type of school where the curriculum has a main focus on Classics and Latin

the younger pupils in a secondary school, usually those in the first three or four year groups

Someone who goes to night school does an educational course in the evenings.

A playschool is an informal type of school for very young children where they learn things by playing.

In Britain , a prep school is a private school where children are educated until the age of 11 or 13.

A state school is a school that is controlled and funded by the government or a local authority , and which children can attend without having to pay .

a school or teaching unit organized by an industry or large company to provide trade training , apprentice education , and similar courses

the senior pupils in a secondary school, usually those in the fourth and fifth years and above

In Britain in the past , an approved school was a boarding school where young people could be sent to stay if they had been found guilty of a crime .

a group (formed c. 1908) of U.S. painters who promoted realistic painting based on the direct observation of everyday , esp. urban , events

a school where professional ballet dancers are trained

a notably successful school whose methods and practices are brought to the attention of the education service as a whole in order that they may be adopted by other schools

A boarding school is a school which some or all of the pupils live in during the school term . Compare → day school .

A business school is a school or college which teaches business subjects such as economics and management .

a further education college where you learn to cook as a profession

a further education college where you learn to cook as a profession

a school that includes instruction in Roman Catholic faith in its curriculum , with teachers who are often nuns or monks

an elementary school , usually funded by charitable persons or organizations, for those unable to pay: a forerunner of the public-school system

(in N America) a publicly funded independent school founded by a community group under the terms of a charter with a national or local authority

A church school is a school which has a special relationship with a particular branch of the Christian Church, and where there is strong emphasis on worship and the teaching of religion .

a public elementary school

A convent school is a school where many of the teachers are nuns.

(esp formerly) any school maintained by the state

a Protestant seminary