| absentee |
a person who is absent from work, school, or other duty. |
| academic |
having to do with a school. [1/3 definitions] |
| academy |
a private school or a school that offers special training. |
| art room |
a room in a school where art is taught and where art materials are kept. |
| boarding school |
a school at which students live as well as take classes. |
| cadet |
a student in a military school; person training to be a military officer. |
| camp1 |
a place or program that provides activities for children when they are on vacation from school. [1/5 definitions] |
| campus |
the grounds of a school, college, or university. |
| carpool |
an agreement among a group of automobile drivers who work together, or whose children go to the same school. Each driver takes turns driving the others. |
| chemistry lab |
in a school, a place where students studying chemistry can observe chemical reactions and carry out small experiments. |
| class |
a group of students who meet together to learn in school. [1/8 definitions] |
| classmate |
a person in the same class as another at a college or school. |
| classroom |
a room in a school or college where classes are held. |
| coach |
a person who trains or teaches a student in a special area, such as singing, acting, or a school subject. [1/6 definitions] |
| coeducation |
the education of males and females at the same school and in the same classes. |
| college |
a school of higher learning that one attends after high school. Most college programs require four years of study. |
| commencement |
the day or ceremony of graduation from a school or college. [1/2 definitions] |
| commute |
to ride or drive a long distance to and from work or school. [2 definitions] |
| composition |
a short piece written as a school assignment. [1/5 definitions] |
| crossing guard |
a person who directs traffic and helps children to cross the streets around a school. |
| curriculum |
the courses offered at a school or in a particular area of study. |