Hospital school

A hospital school, also known as home and hospital education (HHE), is a school operated in a hospital, generally a children's hospital which provides instruction to all primary and secondary grade levels. These schools help children regain academic progress during periods of hospitalization or rehabilitation. The schools are most often accredited and run by the local public school system, funded by the state, and are based on the same curriculum and testing mandated by the state as is practical for the students. Enrollments are low when compared to traditional schools, and teachers must provide instruction for many grade levels.

Laws and regulations on hospital school and domiciliary learning vary from country to country. The studies related to this field are usually grouped under the term home and hospital education (HHE). The term HHE was first introduced in a proposal for the EU-funded project LeHo (Learning at Home and in the Hospital), an international three-year project funded by the European Union and managed by the Fondazione Politecnico di Milano. The project researched pedagogical practices for ICT use in the hospital school sector.

There are a number of associations worldwide that support the work of hospital schools and hospital teachers. These are HEAL in the USA, HOPE in Europe and Redlaceh in South America.

List of hospital schools

Hospital Location School operated by Notes Carlson Home Hospital School Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Unified School District Central Regional Health School Wellington, New Zealand Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospital, St Mary's Hospital, Collingham Child and Family Unit, Lavender Walk Adolescent Mental Health UnitLondon, UKChelsea Community Hospital School Children's Hospital of Illinois Peoria, Illinois Leicester Royal Infirmary Leicester, UK Children's Hospital School Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk Public Schools Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center Durham, North Carolina Durham Public Schools NIH Children's School at NIH Clinical Center Hospital Bethesda, Maryland NIH Clinical Center Janeway Children's Hospital St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Eastern School District Lucile Packard Children's Hospital School Palo Alto, California Palo Alto Unified School District North Carolina Children's Hospital Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Northern Health School Auckland, New Zealand Nottingham University Hospitals Trust Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK Hospital and Home Education Learning Centres, Nottingham City School District Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children Westmead, New South Wales, Australia Department of Education (New South Wales) Royal Free Hospital Children's School London Borough of Camden, UK Shriners Hospital for Children Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Public Schools Southern Regional Health School Christchurch, New Zealand St George Hospital, Sydney Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia Department of Education (New South Wales) The Hospital School at Cardon Children's Medical Center Mesa, Arizona Banner Health University of Wisconsin Hospital Madison, Wisconsin Madison Metropolitan School District John Hunter HospitalNewcastle, AustraliaJohn Hunter Hospital School Vidant Medical Center / Maynard Children's Hospital Greenville, North Carolina Pitt County Public Schools Children's Health Ireland at CrumlinDublin, IrelandSolas Hospital SchoolEl Carmen de Maipú HospitalMaipú, Santiago, ChileChiloé HospitalCastro, Chiloe, Chile

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