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Revision as of 05:20, 2 March 2007 by Crypticfirefly (talk | contribs) (Adding a reference)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) This article is about an alternative school. For alternatives to traditional education, see Alternative education.An alternative school, sometimes referred to as a minischool, or remedial school, is any public or private school having a special curriculum, especially an elementary or secondary school offering a more flexible program of study than a traditional school. Many such schools were founded in the 1970's as an alternative to traditional classroom structure..
Generally an alternative school serves as an extension to a larger traditional privately or publicly-run elementary or secondary school, although similar programs exist in higher education settings that serve adults returning to school. They generally function as stand-alone schools, or in the case of minischools, as a "school within a school", where they physically operate within the walls of the larger school.
Sometimes, particularly in the United States, the phrase alternative school can refer to a school which practices alternative education. This is a much broader use of the term, covering all forms of non-traditional educational methods and philosophies, including school choice, independent school, homeschooling, and alternative school.
See also
- Alternative education
- Education
- Free school
- Gifted education
- k12 Inc.
- Private school
- Public school
- Special education
- Special school
- Unschooling
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- "Alternative Schools Adapt," by Fannie Weinstein. The New York Times, June 8, 1986, section A page 14.