school setting

Where classes happen

A school setting is the physical and social environment of a school—classrooms, hallways, playgrounds, and the institutional context surrounding them.

The phrase appears frequently in education research, policy documents, and discussions of child development: Bullying prevention programs work best when implemented across the entire school setting.

It distinguishes educational environments from home, clinical, or community settings.

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  • classroomEducational instruction space
  • hallwayInterior connecting passage
  • lockerSecured storage compartment
  • bellHollow resonating instrument
  • deskFurniture for writing

cafeteria · lunch lady · recess · chalkboard · homework · backpack · teacher · pop quiz · principal · gymnasium · library · detention · dress code · assembly · fire drill · textbook · bulletin board · pencil

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institutional environment

school settinghome environment

Surroundings of one's residence

home · household · family home · private residence · workplace

learning context

school settingworkplace

Employment location

field · on-the-job · school of hard knocks · nature · laboratory

life stage environment

school settingworkplace

Employment location

work environment · factory floor · retirement home · nursing home · office

Family

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

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