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A hospital school, also known as home and hospital education (HHE), [1] [2] 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. [3]

Laws and regulations on Hospital School and Domiciliary Learning change from a country to another. The studies related to this field are usually grouped under the term Home and hospital education (HHE). [1] 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. [4] 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 [5] in the USA, HOPE [6] in Europe and Redlaceh [7] in South America.

List of hospital schools

HospitalLocationSchool operated byNotes
Carlson Home Hospital SchoolLos 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 Unit

London, UK Chelsea Community Hospital School [8]
Children's Hospital of IllinoisPeoria, Illinois
Leicester Royal Infirmary Leicester, UKChildren's Hospital School [9]
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters Norfolk, VirginiaNorfolk 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 SchoolPalo Alto, California Palo Alto Unified School District
North Carolina Children's Hospital Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Northern Health SchoolAuckland, New Zealand
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UKHospital 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)
Shriners Hospital for Children Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Public Schools
Southern Regional Health SchoolChristchurch, 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 Hospital Newcastle, Australia John Hunter Hospital School
Vidant Medical Center / Maynard Children's Hospital Greenville, North Carolina Pitt County Public Schools
Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin Dublin, Ireland Solas Hospital School [10] [11]
El Carmen de Maipú Hospital Maipú, Santiago, Chile
Chiloé Hospital Castro, Chiloe, Chile

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