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The school closed in 1890 when its pupils transferred to Grantown Grammar School and Burnfield House is now the home of the Museum. [21] Adjacent to the museum is a Bell tower that holds the old town bell. [22] The Speyside Orphanage (also known as the Speyside Charity/Free School) was established in 1795, with funds from Lady Grant of Monymusk.
Larger urban school boards established about 200 "higher grade" (secondary) schools as a cheaper alternative to the burgh schools. [22] [44] Some of these were former grammar schools, such as the Glasgow and Edinburgh High Schools, Aberdeen New High School and Perth Academy.
The history of education in Scotland in its modern sense of organised and institutional learning, began in the Middle Ages, when Church choir schools and grammar schools began educating boys. By the end of the 15th century schools were also being organised for girls and universities were founded at St Andrews , Glasgow and Aberdeen .
Aberdeen Grammar School, Scotland (1257) Stedelijk Gymnasium van 's-Hertogenbosch [ nl ] , The Netherlands (exact year of foundation unknown, but first mentioned in 1274) Cathedral School in Turku , Finland (1276)
Larger urban school boards established about 200 "higher grade" (secondary) schools as a cheaper alternative to the burgh schools. [1] [19] Some of these were former grammar schools, such as the Glasgow and Edinburgh High Schools, Aberdeen New High School and Perth Academy.
Scotland portal; Grammar schools of Scotland. Note: the words "grammar school" do not denote any special status within the Scottish education system, although these schools do often have a prestigious and long history.
The school closed in 1979. Activities and exhibits at the museum include an opportunity to participate in a Victorian classroom situation, with employed actors playing teachers who impose strict discipline. [3] The school is the subject of a 2018 documentary by Margaret Moore, Scotland Street School Remembers. [2] [4]
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