schoolhouse
noun
school·house
ˈskül-ˌhau̇s 
: a building used as a school and especially as an elementary school
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In this atmosphere, microschools blossomed as a reinvention of the one-room schoolhouse that allowed one educator to teach a small group of students.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Start your crash course in area history at the Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center, located in a historic schoolhouse in the heart of Fairfax’s historic downtown.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Most of the buildings were removed before the creation of the lake, yet a schoolhouse and other buildings remain under the water.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
Each year, third-graders from around the San Ramon Valley get decked out in pioneer garb and pay a visit to the schoolhouse.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Start your crash course in area history at the Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center, located in a historic schoolhouse in the heart of Fairfax’s historic downtown.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Most of the buildings were removed before the creation of the lake, yet a schoolhouse and other buildings remain under the water.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
Each year, third-graders from around the San Ramon Valley get decked out in pioneer garb and pay a visit to the schoolhouse.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Schoolhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolhouse. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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schoolhouse
noun
school·house
-ˌhau̇s
: a building used as a school
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