preparatory school
Elite boarding institution
A preparatory school is a private secondary school that prepares students for college.
In the United States, prep schools are often boarding schools with selective admissions and high tuition: He attended prep school in New England.
In Britain, the term refers to schools preparing younger children for entrance to public schools.
The culture of prep schools—privileged, traditional, athletic—gives rise to the adjective preppy.
Student living building
- housemasterBoarding school dormitory head
- housemistressFemale dormitory administrator
- prefectStudent given official authority
- matronFemale institutional supervisor
house · chapel · uniform · lights out · common room · dining hall · residential · roommate
Elite university athletic conference
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- prestigiousHaving high standing
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
old money · legacy admissions · Eton · Exeter · Andover · Winchester · blue blazer · old boy network
Educational program's content plan
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- examsFormal academic tests
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- assignmentsAllocated duties or tasks
grades · teachers · classrooms · lectures · syllabus · textbooks · quizzes · report cards
Costs for services
- costRequired payment amount
- expenseMoney paid out
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- financial aidFunding for education expenses
tuition assistance · enrollment fee · board · lodging · endowment · bursary · merit aid · need-based
Formal request document
- entrance examTest for acceptance
- interviewFormal questioning session
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
prospectus · open house · admissions office · requirements · deadline · registration · waitlist · orientation
dormitory
Student living building
- housemasterBoarding school dormitory head
- housemistressFemale dormitory administrator
- prefectStudent given official authority
matron · house · chapel · uniform · lights out · common room · dining hall · residential · roommate · bed check
Ivy League
Elite university athletic conference
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- prestigiousHaving high standing
upper-class · old money · legacy admissions · Eton · Exeter · Andover · Winchester · blue blazer · old boy network · pedigree
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- examsFormal academic tests
- studyDeliberate learning effort
assignments · grades · teachers · classrooms · lectures · syllabus · textbooks · quizzes · report cards · learning
fees
Costs for services
- costRequired payment amount
- expenseMoney paid out
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
financial aid · tuition assistance · enrollment fee · board · lodging · endowment · bursary · merit aid · need-based · affordability
application
Formal request document
- entrance examTest for acceptance
- interviewFormal questioning session
- acceptanceConsent to receive
enrollment · prospectus · open house · admissions office · requirements · deadline · registration · waitlist · orientation · campus tour
- schoolscollege, academy, university, preschool, kindergarten
- education historyeducation reforms, educational reforms, medieval universities, schoolmaster, educational policies
- military admissionsWest Point, USNA, Annapolis, Air Force Academy, military academy
- Early Schoolspreschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade
- education levelskindergarten, college, university, preschool, first grade
- Prep Trainingprep course, basic training, prerequisites, fundamentals, basics
preparatory schoolpublic school
Free government-run education
state school · comprehensive school · community school · free school
preparatory schoolvocational school
Job-skills training institution
trade school · technical school · alternative school · finishing school · reform school
school, prepared, schooling, preparing, schooled, preparation, schools, schoolgirl, schoolboy