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Schools established in Chile in the 1960s; at its largest, church schools had 3,000 students across eight elementary schools and one secondary school. The schools closed in the 1980s. [12]: 97–98 Church-sponsored elementary schools opened in Lima in 1966. Over the next five years, elementary schools opened in La Paz, Bolivia and Asuncion ...
The number of schools and students grew apace with the taxpayer-funded public schools. In 1900, the Church supported 3,500 parochial schools, usually under the control of the local parish. By 1920, the number of elementary schools had reached 6,551, enrolling 1.8 million pupils taught by 42,000 teachers, the great majority of whom were nuns.
It was founded on 16 October 1811 as the "National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church in England and Wales".The Church of England, as the established religion, set out as the aim of the new organisation that "the National Religion should be made the foundation of National Education, and should be the first and chief thing taught to the ...
The Episcopal Church in the United States of America maintains approximately 1,200 schools, of which about 50 are secondary schools [8] and which educate about 2% of all students in private schools or 0.22% (115,000 students) of the school population in the United States.
Christian parochial schools are called "church schools" or "Christian schools." In addition to schools run by Christian organizations, there are also religious schools affiliated with Jewish, Muslim, and other groups; however, these are not usually called "parochial" because of the term's historical association with Christian parishes.
A recent study of U.S. elementary school students also finds that, regardless of demographic, students who attend Catholic schools exhibit less disruptive behavior and greater self-control than students in other private or public schools, suggesting the benefit that these kinds of environments can have for students of all backgrounds. [29]
Members of church leadership such as apostle Richard G. Scott urge young men to "not waste time in idle pursuits, but [to] serve a mission for the Church, then make marriage their highest priority". [20] Overall, students at Brigham Young University are urged often by church leaders and school leaders to wed.
The church invited Native American children to live with an active family in the city for the duration of the school year, allowing them to attend a local school close to their "foster" home. Participation required children to be baptized members of the church, be relatively free of emotional oddities, want to be educated, and keep good grades ...