| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
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| experimental public school for kindergarten through grade 12; created and organized by teachers and parents and community leaders; operates independently of other schools |
charter school
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| educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894) |
Elizabeth Palmer Peabody
,
Elizabeth Peabody
,
Peabody
|
| German educator who founded the kindergarten system (1782-1852) |
Friedrich Froebel
,
Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel
,
Froebel
|
| child who attends a preschool or kindergarten |
kindergartener
,
kindergartner
,
preschooler
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| establishment including the plant and equipment for providing education from kindergarten through high school |
school system
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