Adult school

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Adult school is a type of school for adults. The school is for any adult who has not finished high school and want to finish it. A number of adult schools have programs like child care or immigration services.[1]

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In 1798, two men in England named Samuel Fox and William Singleton are both the minds behind adult school.[2] They both created an adult school in Nottingham, England. It does not have a name. At first, the classes were for young adult aged women that had classes from hosiery to lacing. As the years passed by, the school included men.

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References[change | change source]

  1. Rowntree, John Wilhelm; Binns, Henry Bryan (1903). A History of the Adult School Movement. Headley Bros. ISBN 978-0-524-07109-0.
  2. "Nottinghamshire history > Articles > Articles form the Transactions of the Thoroton Society > An itinerary of Nottingham: High Street". www.nottshistory.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-09-30.