school·yard

(sko͞ol′yärd′)

An open area next to a school building for play and outdoor activities.

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schoolyard

(ˈskuːljɑːd)

the large open area with a hard surface just outside a school building, where the schoolchildren can play and do other activities

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Noun

schoolyard - the yard associated with a school

yard - a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings); "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town"

Translations

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schoolyard

[ˈskuːljɑː^rd] n (US) → cour f de récréationschool year n → année f scolaire

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

schoolyard

[ˈskuːlˌjɑːd] n (Am) → cortile m della scuola

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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And now, as usual of late, he hung about the gate of the schoolyard instead of playing with his comrades.

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The community members residing adjacent the schoolyard said this on Friday in reaction to the 11 teachers who were locked outside the school after they allegedly came late after the school's Friday assembly session had dispersed.

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Damascus Countryside, SANA - 8 children sustained injuries of varying degrees of severity on Friday as a result of the explosion of unidentified object in a schoolyard in Jdaidet Artooz al-Fadlin Damascus Countryside.

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In the study, researchers summarized the peer-reviewed scientific literature documenting green schoolyard benefits to academic outcomes, beneficial play, physical activity and mental health.

GRADES K -12 Green Schoolyards Provide Physical and Mental Health Benefits, Research Says

The pilot program, launched in 2013, helps connect families and communities with their local schools by engaging community members in the schoolyard design and implementation process, and by providing much needed green space in urban neighborhoods.

Collaboration for Green Schools Earns "Space to Grow" National Award

Samsung and the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) awarded the first-ever Schoolyard STEM Lab to the students and teachers of Nizhoni Elementary School in Shiprock, NM, in celebration of the 10th annual National Environmental Education Week.

Navajo students win Schoolyard STEM Lab

We have all witnessed the term "gay" used as a term of abuse and control in the schoolyard.

In Mark's name, the campaign goes on

Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard: Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying should be in the collection of any teacher educator serious about addressing cyberbullying, which happens when teens and technology join forces for the wrong purposes.

Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard

Muadh Zain saw his uncle die in front of him and his schoolyard was bombed as the bitter civil war raged near his family's home in Deraa.

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