curriculum |
the courses offered at a school or in a particular area of study. |
d |
a grade given for poor, or below average school work. [1/3 definitions] |
day care |
care during the day in a home or day-care center for children too young for school or older children after school or during vacation. Day care may also offer care for elderly or disabled people. |
department |
a separate part of a large organization, such as a government, school, or business. |
educated |
having received much knowledge from teachers, books, or other sources of information, usually through studying in a school over a number of years. |
elementary |
having to do with the early years of school education. [1/2 definitions] |
elementary school |
a school for the first six to eight years of a child's education. |
exam |
(informal) an examination, such as a test given at school or a physical checkup by a doctor. |
faculty |
the group of teachers in a school or college. [1/3 definitions] |
final |
the last test that students take in a school subject, which usually covers everything that was taught. [1/4 definitions] |
freshman |
a student in the first year of high school, college, or university. |
grade |
a division made by age to group school children for instruction, or the children who belong to such a division. [1/7 definitions] |
grade school |
see "elementary school." |
graduate |
a person who has finished studying at high school or college. A diploma is given to a graduate to show that all the necessary work has been done. [2 definitions] |
grammar school |
see "elementary school." |
high school |
a school that begins with grades nine or ten and ends with grade twelve. |
homeroom |
a classroom where students meet at the beginning of the school day for attendance and announcements. |
homework |
schoolwork that is to be done at home rather than at school. |
intern2 |
a doctor who recently graduated from medical school and is working with more experienced doctors to finish training. [1/2 definitions] |
junior |
a student in the third year of study at a U.S. high school or college. [1/5 definitions] |
junior high school |
a school between elementary school and high school; middle school. Junior high school usually includes grades seven, eight, and nine. |