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learning pod

American  
[lur-ning pod] / ˈlɜr nɪŋ ˌpɒd /

noun

Education.
  1. a small group of students who come together under the supervision of an adult, as a teacher or tutor, in a learning environment other than traditional public or private school, for lessons, academic enrichment, tutoring, or socialization with other students.

  2. any such learning environment serving a small group of students.


Etymology

Origin of learning pod

First recorded in 1970–75


Example Sentences

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Turns out his learning pod had the makings of an artists collective.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2024

The other parents in our learning pod disagree, and want me to start pressuring my kids to join in every game and group activity.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2021

Before schools shut down in spring of 2020, the parents of my 9-year-old daughter Evie’s best friend, Casey, suggested we create a learning pod.

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2021

At that point, one member said she’d like split her kid’s time between in-person classes and the learning pod.

From Slate ● Mar. 9, 2021

Alexandra Bloom formed a distance learning pod earlier in the summer with her child and two other kindergartners attending the same Capitol Hill school.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2020

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