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Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis currently attend Lambrook School, a preparatory school that educates children up to age 13.
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Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
Grauer School offers four-year scholarship The Grauer School, an independent college preparatory school, invites students with core values of compassion, resourcefulness and leadership, as well as financial need, to apply for a full, four-year scholarship.
—Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2021
Looking for Alaska by John Green This coming-of-age novel tells the story of a teenager who leaves behind his mundane life in Florida to attend preparatory school in Alabama.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2023
Jack Reid, 17, died by suicide on April 30, 2022, in a residential house at the Lawrenceville School, a boarding and preparatory school in Mercer County, New Jersey.
—Celina Tebor, CNN, 1 May 2023
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Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
Grauer School offers four-year scholarship The Grauer School, an independent college preparatory school, invites students with core values of compassion, resourcefulness and leadership, as well as financial need, to apply for a full, four-year scholarship.
—Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2021
Looking for Alaska by John Green This coming-of-age novel tells the story of a teenager who leaves behind his mundane life in Florida to attend preparatory school in Alabama.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2023
Jack Reid, 17, died by suicide on April 30, 2022, in a residential house at the Lawrenceville School, a boarding and preparatory school in Mercer County, New Jersey.
—Celina Tebor, CNN, 1 May 2023
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“Preparatory school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preparatory%20school. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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