minischool

[min-ee-skool]

noun

1. an alternative educational institution, usually offering specialized or individual instruction.

2. an extension or additional school associated with a larger one.

Example Sentences

In New York some gay students have been so badly harassed that the city supports a separate minischool for gay teens who might otherwise drop out.

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A new minischool of press criticism is forming that may be described as Funky Facile.

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