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community school

British  

noun

  1. a school offering some nonacademic activities related to life in a particular community and often serving as a community centre

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He loved the community school, but with fewer than 20 pupils it was merged with another one and he transferred to a much larger institution.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Board member Rocio Rivas, who co-sponsored the resolution, read letters from fifth-graders at a community school in her board district, voicing their objections to extent of testing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024

The Literature Production Center at the Wadeye community school works with locals to produce bilingual curriculum materials to support children's Murrinhpatha literacy as much as their English literacy.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 18, 2023

I see the community school as an antidote to overcome learning loss.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2023

That winter he found a job teaching at a small community school for twelve dollars a month.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

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