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university
thumb|Alma Mater (New York sculpture)|Alma Mater by [[Daniel Chester French, Columbia University. The alma mater, meaning "nourishing mother" in Latin, is one of the most enduring symbols of the university. The phrase is associated with the University of Bologna, Italy, founded in 1088.]]
kindergarten
thumb|250px|upright|A kindergarten classroom
primary school
school in which children receive primary or elementary education from the age of about five to twelve
college
upright=1.35|thumb| Corpus Christi College, Cambridge|Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent [[colleges of the University of Cambridge in England ]] thumb| Williams College in Williamstown, [[Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States]] thumb|Seinäjoki College in [[Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018]] A college (Latin: collegium) may be a tertiary educational institution (sometimes awarding degrees), part of a collegiate university, an institution offering vocational education, a further education institution, or a secondary school.
secondary school
organization where secondary education is provided
secondary education
education level following primary education and preceding tertiary education
postgraduate education
studies after the undergraduate level
lifelong learning
ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons
adult education
form of learning adults engage in beyond traditional schooling
early childhood education
formal teaching of young children by people outside the family or in settings outside the home
internship
An internship is a period of work experience offered by an organization for a limited period of time. Once confined to medical graduates, internship is used to practice for a wide range of placements in businesses, non-profit organizations, government agencies and political parties. They are typically undertaken by students and graduates looking to gain relevant skills and experience in a particular field. Employers benefit from these placements because they often recruit employees from their best interns, who have known capabilities, thus saving time and money in the long run. Internships are
vocational school
higher-level learning institution
graduation
A graduation is the awarding of a diploma by an educational institution. It may also refer to the ceremony that is associated with it, which can also be called commencement, congregation, convocation or invocation. The date of the graduation ceremony is often called graduation day. Graduates can be referred to by their year of graduation.
middle school
school in which children attend between primary school and upper secondary school
vocational education
higher education that is directed at mastering expertise in a particular field of science and its application
high school
institution which provides final part of secondary education
International Standard Classification of Education
education levels and school types according to UNESCO
tertiary education
advanced level of education
educational stage
classification system for progress during formalized education
vocational university
institution of higher education and sometimes research, which provides tertiary and sometimes quaternary education and grants professional academic degrees
continuing education
education undertaken after initial education for either personal or professional reasons
K–12
K–12 (from kindergarten to twelfth grade) is an English language expression that indicates the range of years of publicly supported primary and secondary education found in the United States and Canada, which is similar to publicly supported school grades before tertiary education in several other countries, such as Armenia, Australia, China, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Iran, the Philippines, South Korea, and Turkey. K–12 refers to the American system which affords authority to local intersectional "districts" which may be specific to a municipality, county, or several regions, depending on populat
freshman
thumb|150px|Freshman class artwork, from East Texas State Normal College's 1920 Locust yearbook A freshman, fresher, first year, or colloquially frosh, is a person in the first year at an educational institution, usually a secondary school or at the college and university level, but also in other forms of post-secondary educational institutions.
university of the third age
educational and social movement of older people
educational management
planning, organizing, directing, and controlling human or material resources in an educational setting, and the study of this process
sophomore
thumb|150px|Sophomore class artwork, from East Texas State Normal College's 1920 Locust yearbook In the United States, a sophomore ( or ) is a person in the second year at an educational institution; usually at a secondary school or at the college and university level, but also in other forms of post-secondary educational institutions. In high school, a sophomore is equivalent to a tenth grade or Class-10 student.
geragogy
Geragogy (also geragogics) is a theory which argues that older adults are sufficiently different that they warrant a separate educational theory. The term eldergogy has also been used. Some critics have noted that "one should not expect from geragogy some comprehensive educational theory for older adult learners, but only an awareness of and sensitivity towards gerontological issues".
basic education
formal schooling from the beginning up to lower secondary education
age appropriateness
expected behaviour of a person for their age
further education
education beyond secondary schooling, typically used in the UK and Ireland
adult learner
student who is an adult and returning or starting full-time education
list of countries by 25-34 year olds having a tertiary education degree
Wikimedia list article
senior
student in the fourth year of study, esp. in the U.S.
community education
learning and social development within communities using a range of formal and informal methods
pre-kindergarten
thumb|A pre-kindergarten playground
Infant school
school for small children