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nonschool

nonschool

4.4
Happening outside school
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnˈskuːl/
translation icon : fuera de la escuela
  • "We adults speak enthusiastically about Little League, soccer camp, and every sort of nonschool activity.

Examples

  • Reschly and Wilson (1997) identified significant differences in roles across school and nonschool settings.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Furthermore, Bhasin and Schendel (2007) reported that children whose diagnosis was obtained through a private, nonschool source were significantly more likely to be from high SES families and were diagnosed younger, while children of low SES African American children in particular were significantly more likely to receive their diagnoses through the school system.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Many students enjoy participating in nonschool clubs after class.

  • This summer, she plans to focus on nonschool learning through online courses.

  • The community offers various nonschool programs to help kids develop new skills.

Synonyms

out-of-school
vsnonschool
125 4.6

Children or young people who are not attending school

focuses on lack of relation to educational settings rather than attendance
nonscholastic
vsnonschool
7.0

Not related to school or formal learning

is about not occurring within educational institutions or their activities
non-formal
vsnonschool
  • Specialized
4.4

Planned learning or training that happens outside school

is broader, covering any noninstitutional setting not only organized learning

How School-Based

school term
1 1.0
schoolroom
6 1.0
nonschool
4.4
out-of-school
125 4.6

Surface Forms

nonschool positive

Morphology

nonschool = school (transparent) = non + school

Clear negative prefix 'non-' attached to the noun 'school', producing the expected meaning 'not related to school'.

Etymology

Nonschool is built from the parts non- ('not') and school, so it describes something 'outside school' rather than happening in class, like 'after-school' clubs or activities.