school building

Where classes happen

A school building is the physical structure where educational instruction takes place.

The term emphasizes the building itself rather than the institution: The old school building was condemned after the earthquake.

It distinguishes the facility from other meanings of school—the organization, the students, or the act of schooling.

Opposites
building purpose/function

school buildinghome

One's personal residence

residence · house · dwelling · private residence · family residence

institutional vs. domestic space

school buildingfamily home

Residence shared by kin

household · apartment · single-family house · cottage · cabin

formality and regulation

school buildingplayground

Children's outdoor recreation space

vacant lot · open field · wilderness · backyard · street corner

Family

school, building, schools, schooled, schooling, schooler, scholar, scholarly, scholarship

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G