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Awesome Articles for Students: Websites and Other Resources

All of these sites are free.

In today’s digital world, we seem to be surrounded by news. Clickbait, anyone? Yet the pervasive and often intrusive nature of internet news articles belies the fact that many of these sites are behind a paywall, biased, or feature low-quality reporting.

Still, online articles are a great starting point for all kinds of learning assignments across the curriculum. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of the best free article websites for students. Many of these sites offer not only high-quality topical articles on every subject, but also ideas for lessons, such as questions, quizzes, and discussion prompts.

Student Article Websites

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CommonLit With thousands of high-quality, Common Core-aligned reading passages for grades 3-12, this easy-to-use literacy site is a rich source of English and Spanish texts and lessons. Search by theme, grade, Lexile score, genre, and even literary devices such as alliteration or foreshadowing. Texts are accompanied by teacher guides, paired texts activities, and assessments. Teachers can share lessons and track student progress with a free account. 

DOGOnews News articles featuring current events, science, social studies, world events, civics, environment, sports, weird/fun news, and more. Free access to all articles. Premium accounts offer extras such as simplified and audio versions, quizzes, and critical thinking challenges. 

CNN10 Replacing the popular CNN Student News, CNN 10 provides 10-minute video news stories on current events of international importance, explaining how the event fits into the broader news narrative. 

KiwiKids News Created by a New Zealand primary school educator, Kiwi Kids News features free articles about health, science, politics (including U.S. political topics), animals, and the Olympics. Kids will love the “Odd Stuff” articles, which focus on unusual news, from the world’s biggest potato to centenarian athletes. 

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PBS NewsHour Daily News Lessons Daily articles covering current events in video format. Each lesson includes a full transcript, fact list, summary, and focus questions. 

NYT Daily Lessons/Article of the Day The New York Times Daily Lessons builds a classroom lesson around a new article each day, offering thoughtful questions for writing and discussion, as well as related ideas for further study. Perfect for practicing critical thinking and literacy skills for middle and high school students, it’s a part of the larger NYT Learning Network , which provides an abundance of activities for students and resources for teachers.

The Learning Network Current event articles, student opinion essays, movie reviews, students review contests, and more. The educator resource section offers top-notch teaching and professional development resources. 

News For Kids With the motto “Real News, Told Simply,” News for Kids strives to present the latest topics in U.S. and world news, science, sports, and the arts in a way that’s accessible to most readers. Features a coronavirus update page .

ReadWorks A fully free research-based platform, Readworks provides thousands of nonfiction and fiction passages searchable by topic, activity type, grade, and Lexile level. Educator guides cover differentiation, hybrid and remote learning, and free professional development. Great resource for teachers.

Science News for Students Winner of multiple awards for journalism, Science News for Students publishes original science, technology, and health features for readers ages 9-14. Stories are accompanied by citations, recommended readings, glossaries, readability scores, and classroom extras. Be sure to check out Top 10 tips to stay safe during an epidemic . 

Teaching Kids News A terrific site that publishes readable and teachable articles on news, art, science, politics, and more for students grades 2-8. Bonus: The Fake News resource section links to online games about fake news and images. A must for any digital citizen.

Smithsonian Tween Tribune An excellent resource for articles on a wide range of topics, including animals, national/world news, sports, science, and much more. Searchable by topic, grade, and Lexile reading score. Lesson plans offer great ideas for the classroom and simple, usable frameworks for implementing these in any grade. 

Wonderopolis Have you ever wondered if llamas really spit or if animals like art? Every day, the award-winning Wonderopolis posts a new standard-based article exploring intriguing questions such as these. Students may submit their own questions and vote for their favorites. Be sure to check out “Wonders with Charlie,” featuring acclaimed writer, producer, and director Charlie Engelman.

Youngzine A unique news site for young people that focuses on climate science, solutions, and policies to address the myriad effects of global warming. Kids have an opportunity to express their views and literary creativity by submitting poetry or essays. 

Scholastic Kids Press A multinational group of young journalists ages 10-14 report the latest news and fascinating stories about the natural world. Features sections dedicated to coronavirus and civics.

National Geographic Kids A fine library of articles about animals, history, science, space, and—of course—geography. Students will enjoy the “Weird But True” short videos, featuring fun animations about oddball topics.  

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17 Useful Article Sites for Students

January 11, 2022 //  by  Kay Bancroft

As the popularity of student-led learning grows, so does the importance of providing our learners with safe and accurate research sources. While we want to encourage school students to explore their interests, we have to remember that the internet offers a vast supply of information, some of which is unregulated.

We want to help you guide your students to accurate and trusted resources, which is why we've done the hard work for you and found 17 of the best websites for student research.

Sites For Younger Students (K-5th Grade)

1. national geographic kids .

National Geographic Kids features content that is mostly focused on animals and the natural world but also has information on social studies topics too. The site offers educational games, videos, and other activities. Students can also find out 'Weird But True' facts and tour countries around the world.

Learn more: National Geographic Kids

2. DK Find Out!

DK Find Out! is a fun site covering many topics, such as science and math, along with content that is less commonly covered such as transportation, language arts, and computer coding. The site is easy to navigate and includes videos, quizzes, and fun facts.

Learn more: DK Find Out!

Epic! is a digital library and e-reader website and app with a collection of over 40,000 children's books. Students can search for texts and also be assigned texts to read by their teacher. Free accounts are available to use during the school day.

There is also a built-in dictionary feature and a large number of 'read to me' texts, which are excellent for students who may not be able to read independently yet.

Epic! also includes an educational video library, magazines, and options to track student activity. Some texts can also be downloaded for offline use if access to an internet connection is an issue.

Learn more: Epic!

4. Ducksters

Ducksters is quite a text-heavy site, so best for use with older students who have already developed independent reading and note-taking skills. It offers a range of social studies and scientific content, but it is an especially great resource for researching the US and world history. Along with written content, the site also has a collection of games for students to play.

Learn more: Ducksters

5. BrainPOP Jr.

BrainPOP Jr has a huge archive of videos on a broad range of topics. Each video is around 5 minutes long and kids will be tickled by the two main characters, Annie and Moby. This is a great resource to use if you've taught your students how to take notes from watching videos, although the transcripts for each video can also be accessed. The website also includes quizzes and activities for students to complete after watching the videos.

Learn more: BrainPOP Jr.

6. Kids Discover

Kids Discover is a vast, award-winning library of non-fiction content for students, featuring interesting articles and videos that will have them hooked! Students will need an account but there is some free content available.

Learn more: Kids Discover

7. Wonderopolis

Head to the Wonderopolis website and explore the world of wonders! The content on this site covers a wide range of educational topics. Articles have embedded photos and videos for easy access, and the search tool will help students find the information they need.

Learn more: Wonderopolis

8. Fact Monster

Fact Monster combines reference materials, homework assistance, educational games, and fun facts for kids. From the solar system to the world economy, Fact Monster has a wide range of information that your students might find useful in their research.

Learn more: Fact Monster

9. TIME for Kids

TIME for Kids aims to nurture today's learners and tomorrow's leaders with original news articles and interviews. Help your students grow the critical-thinking skills required to become active global citizens. The site is geared towards helping students understand the news and world around them.

Learn more: TIME for Kids

Sites for Older Students (6th Grade -12th Grade)

10. brainpop.

The older sibling of BrainPOP Jr, BrainPOP is aimed at older students and features videos based on a higher level curriculum. Tim takes over from Annie to interact with Moby, and the videos cover more information at a greater depth while at a faster pace.

Learn more: BrainPOP

11. Newslea

Containing a vast range of educational content, your students are sure to find the resources they need at Newslea. Material is aligned to academic standards and also includes wellness activities. You will need to subscribe to this site in order to access its content, but certain types of funding are available.

Learn more: News ELA

12. New York Times

The New York Times has the latest, up-to-the-minute articles informing your students of current events happening around the world. Be mindful that this is a news site aimed at adults, and so you should think carefully about the age and maturity of your students before directing them to this site. The site has a vast collection of online articles that students may find useful in their research.

Learn more: New York Times

13. National Public Radio (NPR)

Again, another NPR is another site of excellent journalistic material that is geared towards an adult audience. A great place to direct students if they are looking for reputable coverage of current events.

Learn more: National Public Radio (NPR)

14. National Museum of American History

The National Museum of American History website is a useful resource for exploring history and viewing artifacts. The website also provides suggestions to other Smithsonian pages that might be of use to your students' topics of research.

Learn more: National Museum of American History

15. How Stuff Works

'How Stuff Works' is an interesting collection of videos and articles which explain, well, how things work! Great for any curious student who wants to dig a little deeper into the science behind something.

Learn more: How Stuff Works

16. History

Did you know that the well-known 'History Channel' has a site where you can read articles about important historical events? Events are categorized in a variety of ways, making it easy for students to find what they are looking for.

Learn more: History

17. Google Scholar

Now, Google Scholar is not a website where students can view information. Think of it more as a tool created to help readers find the literature of a scholarly nature on the internet. From the search bar, students are able to locate peer-reviewed papers, books, theses, abstracts, and journal articles from a range of academic publishers. It is a great tool for helping your students find and explore educational resources.

Learn more: Google Scholar

Internet Safety

It's worth noting that while these sites are designed for children and teenagers, advertisements may still pop up or students may be tempted to stray to different sites. We recommend that you always check out a site yourself before recommending it to your students. It might be wise to consider teaching an online safety lesson before starting any kind of online research project with your students.

You could reach out to your technology department for help with this. There are also some great ideas for lessons on sites such as Teachers Pay Teachers.

The Library

Don't discount your school library for excellent resources and access to texts! Connect with your school librarian and provide them with a list of research topics. They are usually more than happy to dig out some age-appropriate texts and check them out for you to use in your classroom.

However, we all know that one student with a super-specific and obscure interest, and that's when the internet can be an invaluable tool! Online resources are also excellent for when students don't have access to hard copy books, such as during remote learning.

Librarians can also tell you about any sites or databases your school subscribes to and how to navigate online texts you may have access to.

Taking Notes and Plagiarism

Along with teaching students about internet safety, it's also imperative to teach them how to take notes properly and avoid copying straight from the text.

Again, there are some great lessons and videos out there on how to take notes and write research in our own words. Students will definitely need some time and practice with it, but it's a useful topic on which to have a class discussion before they get started.

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The top list of academic search engines

1. Google Scholar

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Academic search engines have become the number one resource to turn to in order to find research papers and other scholarly sources. While classic academic databases like Web of Science and Scopus are locked behind paywalls, Google Scholar and others can be accessed free of charge. In order to help you get your research done fast, we have compiled the top list of free academic search engines.

Google Scholar is the clear number one when it comes to academic search engines. It's the power of Google searches applied to research papers and patents. It not only lets you find research papers for all academic disciplines for free but also often provides links to full-text PDF files.

• Coverage: approx. 200 million articles
• Abstracts: only a snippet of the abstract is available
• Related articles: ✔
• References: ✔
• Cited by: ✔
• Links to full text: ✔
• Export formats: APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, Vancouver, RIS, BibTeX

BASE is hosted at Bielefeld University in Germany. That is also where its name stems from (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine).

• Coverage: approx. 136 million articles (contains duplicates)
• Abstracts: ✔
• Related articles: ✘
• References: ✘
• Cited by: ✘
• Export formats: RIS, BibTeX

CORE is an academic search engine dedicated to open-access research papers. For each search result, a link to the full-text PDF or full-text web page is provided.

• Coverage: approx. 136 million articles
• Links to full text: ✔ (all articles in CORE are open access)
• Export formats: BibTeX

Science.gov is a fantastic resource as it bundles and offers free access to search results from more than 15 U.S. federal agencies. There is no need anymore to query all those resources separately!

• Coverage: approx. 200 million articles and reports
• Links to full text: ✔ (available for some databases)
• Export formats: APA, MLA, RIS, BibTeX (available for some databases)

Semantic Scholar is the new kid on the block. Its mission is to provide more relevant and impactful search results using AI-powered algorithms that find hidden connections and links between research topics.

• Coverage: approx. 40 million articles
• Export formats: APA, MLA, Chicago, BibTeX

Although Baidu Scholar's interface is in Chinese, its index contains research papers in English as well as Chinese.

• Coverage: no detailed statistics available, approx. 100 million articles
• Abstracts: only snippets of the abstract are available
• Export formats: APA, MLA, RIS, BibTeX

RefSeek searches more than one billion documents from academic and organizational websites. Its clean interface makes it especially easy to use for students and new researchers.

• Coverage: no detailed statistics available, approx. 1 billion documents
• Abstracts: only snippets of the article are available
• Export formats: not available

Consider using a reference manager like Paperpile to save, organize, and cite your references. Paperpile integrates with Google Scholar and many popular databases, so you can save references and PDFs directly to your library using the Paperpile buttons:

Google Scholar is an academic search engine, and it is the clear number one when it comes to academic search engines. It's the power of Google searches applied to research papers and patents. It not only let's you find research papers for all academic disciplines for free, but also often provides links to full text PDF file.

Semantic Scholar is a free, AI-powered research tool for scientific literature developed at the Allen Institute for AI. Sematic Scholar was publicly released in 2015 and uses advances in natural language processing to provide summaries for scholarly papers.

BASE , as its name suggest is an academic search engine. It is hosted at Bielefeld University in Germany and that's where it name stems from (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine).

CORE is an academic search engine dedicated to open access research papers. For each search result a link to the full text PDF or full text web page is provided.

Science.gov is a fantastic resource as it bundles and offers free access to search results from more than 15 U.S. federal agencies. There is no need any more to query all those resources separately!

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Studying current events gives students the opportunity to make relevant real world connections, engage with high-interest topics, and practice foundational reading and writing skills. Although working with current events is extremely valuable, it is not always easy to find news outlets that provide accessible content for students. The websites listed below are FREE of charge, don’t require any type of sign-in, and contain a variety of kid-friendly and appropriate news sources for students to utilize when studying current events. 

DOGO News  

DOGO News offers standards-aligned current event articles written with kids in mind. Higher level vocabulary is printed in bold and hyperlinked to a definition. Lesson plan ideas are also offered for multiple grade level bands. 

Smithsonian Tween Tribune

The Smithsonian Tween Tribune provides students with high-interest news articles that can be adjusted according to Lexile level.  As a teacher, you have the option to share articles straight to your Google Classroom.

Teaching Kids News

Teaching Kids News has been publishing news articles for kids for over ten years. Each article includes links for further reading and ideas for connecting the article with ELA curriculum. In addition to the current event articles for students, there is also an entire category on the website dedicated to media literacy.

Science News for Students

Science News for Students is an award-winning publication dedicated to providing students with the most up-to-date news in the fields of science, health, and technology. Each article includes a glossary of terms and a readability score.  In addition to the news articles, the website offers additional learning opportunities including Word of the Week, Experiments, Cool Jobs, and more.

Student News Daily

Student News Daily has six main categories: Daily News Article, World Events, Media Bias, Editorial, Editorial Cartoon, and News Quiz. Each news article includes comprehension questions, background information and additional resources (videos, maps, etc.).

The New York Times, Lesson of the Day

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School websites can be overwhelming because they typically house a lot of information. Additionally, figuring out the target audience of your school website can be tricky, as there are visitors with different search intents landing on your site. From parents to potential students to educators to currently enrolled students, school websites have to speak to users with various reasons for visiting.

We've rounded up 15 school websites that effectively balance function and aesthetic appeal. Here are our favorites.

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The best school websites balance function and aesthetics

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1. LIM London

Additionally, the font is easy to read and contrasts nicely. We love the color combination and how the homepage features testimonials and frequently asked questions as you scroll down.

2. Metropolitan Montessori School

The homepage flows well , offering an image that shows students at the school, then providing information regarding the education students receive. A section for recent updates also demonstrates the institution's commitment to transparency.

3. Ocean School

We also love that there are separate sections for parents, educators, and "explorers" to discover what the school offers, as each user has a different intent by visiting the site.

4. Solanco School District

The site also features links to the school's social media accounts, allowing visitors to connect with the institution there. We also enjoy the icons adjacent to related links , such as the middle school menu and the site's built-in calendar of upcoming events.

This site also stands out to us because it's accessible, thanks to the color contrast toggle and font-size toggle.

5. Marist College

As you scroll down, Marist College presents compelling statistics regarding its reputation, post-grad employment rate, and study abroad program. Also on the homepage is a section highlighting announcement blog posts. The footer also has many options, making navigating the site simple.

6. Canterbury School

We love how this homepage features a focus on upcoming events. The Canterbury School also provides visitors with statistics on the institution, its campus, and what it offers, which is effective for potential students landing on the site.

7. LIM College

This demonstrates that you can (and should!) lean into what your institution does when creating your website. Let your school's branding influence the site design. We love how this site puts announcement blog posts front and center, plus how you can learn more about alumni employers as you scroll down.

8. Washington Market School

9. School of X

10. New York University

11. Columbia Business School

12. Porto Business School

13. The New School

14. Parsons at The New School

15. Westbourne Grammar School

The best school websites balance function and aesthetics.

As you can tell from these examples, the best school websites can successfully tell the institution's story in an engaging yet aesthetically appealing manner.

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In February of 2020, we launched the new website Greater Good in Education , a collection of free, research-based and -informed strategies and practices for the social, emotional, and ethical development of students, for the well-being of the adults who work with them, and for cultivating positive school cultures. Little did we know how much more crucial these resources would become over the course of the year during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Now, as we head back to school in 2021, things are looking a lot different than in past years. Our most popular education articles of 2020 can help you manage difficult emotions and other challenges at school in the pandemic, all while supporting the social-emotional well-being of your students.

In addition to these articles, you can also find tips, tools, and recommended readings in two resource guides we created in 2020: Supporting Learning and Well-Being During the Coronavirus Crisis and Resources to Support Anti-Racist Learning , which helps educators take action to undo the racism within themselves, encourage their colleagues to do the same, and teach and support their students in forming anti-racist identities.

Here are the 10 best education articles of 2020, based on a composite ranking of pageviews and editors’ picks.

Can the Lockdown Push Schools in a Positive Direction? , by Patrick Cook-Deegan: Here are five ways that COVID-19 could change education for the better.

How Teachers Can Navigate Difficult Emotions During School Closures , by Amy L. Eva: Here are some tools for staying calm and centered amid the coronavirus crisis.

Six Online Activities to Help Students Cope With COVID-19 , by Lea Waters: These well-being practices can help students feel connected and resilient during the pandemic.

Help Students Process COVID-19 Emotions With This Lesson Plan , by Maurice Elias: Music and the arts can help students transition back to school this year.

How to Teach Online So All Students Feel Like They Belong , by Becki Cohn-Vargas and Kathe Gogolewski: Educators can foster belonging and inclusion for all students, even online.

How Teachers Can Help Students With Special Needs Navigate Distance Learning , by Rebecca Branstetter: Kids with disabilities are often shortchanged by pandemic classroom conditions. Here are three tips for educators to boost their engagement and connection.

How to Reduce the Stress of Homeschooling on Everyone , by Rebecca Branstetter: A school psychologist offers advice to parents on how to support their child during school closures.

Three Ways to Help Your Kids Succeed at Distance Learning , by Christine Carter: How can parents support their children at the start of an uncertain school year?

How Schools Are Meeting Social-Emotional Needs During the Pandemic , by Frances Messano, Jason Atwood, and Stacey Childress: A new report looks at how schools have been grappling with the challenges imposed by COVID-19.

Six Ways to Help Your Students Make Sense of a Divisive Election , by Julie Halterman: The election is over, but many young people will need help understanding what just happened.

Train Your Brain to Be Kinder (video), by Jane Park: Boost your kindness by sending kind thoughts to someone you love—and to someone you don’t get along with—with a little guidance from these students.

From Othering to Belonging (podcast): We speak with john a. powell, director of the Othering & Belonging Institute, about racial justice, well-being, and widening our circles of human connection and concern.

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15 of the best school websites in 2024 for inspiration, a collection of excellent school website examples in the wild, all worthy of a+..

• By Sandra Boicheva
• March 21st, 2024

Looking for inspiration and ideas for your school’s website? You’ve come to the right place! We’ve curated a collection of 15 of the best school websites out there.

These websites excel in user-friendly design and engaging content, making them ideal models for colleges, high schools, and elementary schools alike. They provide valuable information as well as they have visually appealing layouts and effortless navigation. So, let’s dive in and explore what makes them so impressive. If you’re considering revamping your current site or starting from scratch, this inspirational article will surely serve as a source for valuable insights.

1. UMS Wright Preparatory School

The UMS-Wright Preparatory School website, designed by Mighty, offers a captivating online experience highlighting the institution’s rich legacy and esteemed reputation. It features a royal red and white color palette, evoking prestige and tradition. Visitors are greeted with a dynamic introductory video in the hero section, showcasing the vibrant school community. As users explore, they encounter a compelling About section detailing the school’s extensive history, accompanied by stimulating visuals.

Key Highlights:

• Engaging Introductory Video: Welcoming video showcasing the vibrant school community.
• Sophisticated Color Palette: Use of royal red and white colors reflecting the school’s prestigious status.
• Informative About Section: Detailed content about the school’s extensive history.
• Immersive Experience: Visitors can explore informative sections providing insights into the school’s spirit and heritage.

2. Wellington College

Wellington’s education website sets a new standard, showcasing its unique approach to learning. Visitors are captivated by full-screen videos of the college and its activities. Engaging scrolling animations and parallax effects enhance user interaction. The “Meeting the Headmaster” section provides insights into school leadership. Additionally, the site presents statistics about the Wellington community and academic performance. With well-structured navigation, users can easily access information. For instance, the Admissions menu offers comprehensive options for prospective students, including enrollment details, fees, and virtual tours.

• Horizontal scrolling.
• Full-screen videos and scrolling animations enhance user engagement.
• “Meeting the Headmaster ” section provides insights into school leadership.
• Statistics highlight key metrics about the Wellington community and academic achievements.
• Well-structured navigation with sub-levels.
• The admissions menu offers comprehensive options for prospective students.

3. School of X

The School of X website stands out with its bold and vibrant color scheme, creating a visually appealing and engaging experience. It strikes a balance between being playful and informative, making it enjoyable for visitors to explore. One cool feature is how the website integrates past Instagram posts directly onto its pages, allowing visitors to easily connect with the school on social media. The font used throughout the site is easy to read yet visually pleasing, contributing to a positive user experience. Additionally, when you first land on the homepage, you’re greeted with visually striking layered images that add depth and interest to the design.

• Bold Color Scheme: Creates a visually appealing atmosphere.
• Instagram Integration: Embeds past Instagram posts for easy social media connection.
• Readable Font : Ensures ease of reading while maintaining visual appeal.
• Layered Images: Homepage features visually striking layered images for added depth.

4. Duck English School

At Duck English, learning English means changing lives. This Russian-based school takes teaching seriously, focusing on homework and real results instead of quick fixes. While they don’t promise fluency overnight, they guarantee progress.

The website reflects their unique approach with a crowned duck mascot, clean design, big text, and neon accents. It’s dynamic, with scrolling animations and features like teacher introductions, downloadable stats, student testimonials, and a success story blog.

• Unique Branding: Crowned duck mascot and neon accents create a distinctive look.
• Modern Design: Sleek layout enhances user experience.
• Prominent Text: Big, clear text ensures important information is easy to find.
• Engaging Features: Scrolling animations and various sections keep visitors interested.
• Comprehensive Content: From teacher introductions to student testimonials, the website offers a wealth of information.

5. Cambridge Club Kyiv

Cambridge Club Kiev is a popular English language school in Ukraine, offering both in-person and online training programs. They specialize in preparing students for exams like C1 Advanced, TKT modules 2 and 3, and Cambridge exams. Their website features a modern design with soft colors, fun 3D characters, and smooth scrolling animations.

On the homepage, you’ll find a simple layout listing all their training options, highlighting their advantages, and showcasing their global partners. They also include real testimonials from students, sourced from Google Reviews, to give you an idea of what to expect. Plus, they have a handy footer with all the site’s links neatly organized for easy navigation.

• Diverse Training Programs : They offer a range of English courses and exam preparations.
• Modern Website Design: The website has a fresh look with appealing visuals and smooth animations.
• Easy-to-Navigate Layout: The homepage provides clear information about their offerings and partnerships.
• Genuine Student Feedback: Real testimonials from Google Reviews offer insights into the school’s effectiveness.
• Convenient Site Navigation: The footer includes all site links for hassle-free browsing.

6. Tilton School

Tilton’s Digital Viewbook gives students and families a firsthand look into its unique boarding school experience. Designed to boost applications, foster community, and showcase the school’s brand, the viewbook features a captivating background video in the hero section, along with prominent UI elements and a thorough video tour of the campus. Rich in UI animations and interactions, it includes parallax effects, scrolling animations, and a broken grid layout, with custom shapes adding visual appeal.

Motion typography adds energy to the content, while authentic audio testimonials from students offer genuine insights. Visitors can explore success stories through written and video testimonials.

• Engaging Background Video: Grabs attention with dynamic visuals.
• Comprehensive Video Tour: Offers an in-depth look at campus facilities.
• Rich UI Animations: Enhance user engagement throughout the viewbook.
• Custom Layout: Utilizes unique shapes and a broken grid for visual appeal.
• Dynamic Typography: Adds energy to the content presentation.
• Authentic Testimonials: Provides genuine insights from current students.
• Success Stories : Showcases achievements through written and video testimonials.

7. The Online School

The Online School provides personalized education for every student, following the British curriculum. Their focus is on learning driven by curiosity. The website has a modern design with moving backgrounds.

• Personalized Learning: Education that fits each student’s needs.
• Easy Access: Tutors are just a click away with a prominent button.
• Trustworthiness: Collaborations with publishers and global partners ensure high-quality education.
• Physical Locations: They have drop-in centers in Dubai, London, and Oxford.
• Engagement Options : Students can take quizzes and fill out forms to get started.

8. The Solanco School District

The Solanco School District website welcomes visitors with a powerful message: “Connecting. Inspiring. Empowering.” This statement immediately grabs attention, setting the tone for the visitor’s experience. The site makes it easy to connect with the school through links to its social media accounts. Icons accompany related links, like the middle school menu and upcoming events calendar, making it simple to navigate. Additionally, the website prioritizes accessibility with features like the color contrast toggle and font-size toggle, ensuring that everyone can easily access and engage with the content.

• Strong Message: “Connecting. Inspiring. Empowering.” sets the tone for the visitor’s experience.
• Social Media Links : Make it easy to connect with the school online.
• Iconic Navigation: Icons alongside links improve user experience and navigation.
• Accessibility Features: Color contrast toggle and font-size toggle prioritize inclusivity.
• Calendar Integration: Provides convenient access to upcoming events within the district.

9. Pulteney School

Pulteney, a leading co-ed school in South Australia, proudly presents its educators’ dedication and students’ motivation through its engaging and professionally designed website. With a history dating back to 1847, Pulteney cherishes its legacy as a school committed to academic excellence.

The website has a professional government-style design in navy blue and white, showing the school’s serious and professional side. It provides curriculum details tailored for different age groups and has a comprehensive FAQ section to answer common questions. Visitors can easily book a tour of the campus with a teacher, giving them a chance to experience the school firsthand.

Additionally, the website’s full-screen menu organizes content into clear categories, making it easy to find what you need.

• Professional Design: Reflects the school’s serious and professional approach.
• Comprehensive FAQ Section: Answers common questions.
• Campus Tours : Let visitors experience the school firsthand.
• Clear Navigation: This makes it easy to find information on the website.

10. CIS International School

CIS International School’s website is designed to inspire students to become responsible, innovative, and open-minded global citizens, while also showcasing their academic excellence and social skills. The website has a professional yet engaging design, proving that modern websites can still look polished.

The school focuses on helping students succeed academically and socially. With sliders stylishly showcasing relevant content, the website makes a great first impression. Its easy-to-use menu lets visitors explore different education levels effortlessly.

Plus, there are sticky sidebar links to keep visitors engaged and connected with the school community.

• Empowering Design: Encourages students to take responsibility and be innovative.
• Academic Excellence: Highlights students’ academic skills and social abilities.
• Dynamic Presentation: Sliders display content stylishly to capture visitors’ attention.
• User-Friendly Navigation: A simple menu makes it easy for visitors to find what they need.
• Social Media Integration: Sticky sidebar links keep visitors engaged and connected.

11. Adelaide Botanic High School

Adelaide Botanic High School’s website has a sleek and modern look, focusing on the school’s branding and images. The menu is straightforward to use, so you can find what you’re looking for without any hassle. Interactive features like the interactive map make the website engaging and give visitors a real sense of what the school is like.

• Modern Design: Highlights the school’s branding and images.
• User-Friendly Menu: Makes navigation simple and hassle-free.
• Interactive Features: Such as the interactive map, add engagement.

12. Nuasin Next Generation School

Nuasin Next Generation is a free K–12 public charter school that’s all about helping students thrive in college, career, and life. Whether you’re after a sleek website design or timeless elements, they’ve got you covered. Their website stands out with bold primary colors, especially red. With images that focus on people, classic design, and vibrant colors, this site offers great insights into effective web design.

• People-Focused Images: Putting students and educators front and center for a personal touch.
• Classic Web Design: Embracing timeless principles for a lasting impression.
• Highly-Tinted Images : Using vibrant colors to make the website memorable and engaging.

13. Winchester College

Winchester College is a prestigious boys’ boarding school with a 600-year history. It recently underwent a significant repositioning project and launched a new website. This effort aimed to modernize the school’s image and ensure its relevance in the present day.

• Rich Legacy: Winchester College boasts a centuries-old history of excellence.
• Modernization Efforts: The school has undertaken initiatives to update its brand and appeal to contemporary audiences.
• Website Revamp: The launch of a new website reflects Winchester College’s commitment to staying current and accessible.

14. Sanderling Waldorf School

Sanderling Waldorf School’s website is designed to look good and give information, making it attractive for people thinking about sending their kids there. The main picture at the top of the page immediately grabs your attention with important details about the school.

One cool thing about the site is a video where current students and parents talk about their experiences, giving a real sense of what the school is like. The warm colors used across the site make it feel friendly and inviting, which matches the school’s values.

• Eye-Catching Homepage Banner: Shows important school details right away.
• Testimonial Video: Features real students and parents talking about their experiences.
• Welcoming Color Scheme: Gives the site a friendly feel that matches the school’s values.

15. Marcellin College

And last, we have Marcellin College. This Catholic boys school in Melbourne shows its dedication to students’ education through its website design. Founded by the Marist Brothers to educate boys in Melbourne, the site has a modern look with simple, animated features.

• Modern Design: The website has a sleek, updated design with animations for a more engaging experience.

10 Tips for Designing an Effective School Website

Crafting a top-notch school website will help keep everyone in the loop, from students to parents and everyone involved. This is why, we’ve put together 10 handy tips for designing a school website that gets the job done from making your homepage easy to navigate to integrating social media.

✔️1. Make the homepage user-friendly

Keep things simple and easy to find. Put important info like news, events, and links to key pages right up front. For example, you could have a big banner with the latest news, a calendar showing upcoming events, and a menu with quick links to things like admissions and curriculum.

✔️2. Make it accessible

Your website should be easy for everyone to use, even if they have disabilities. Use clear fonts, describe images for people who can’t see them, and make sure the colors work well together. You could even try using a screen reader to check how accessible your site is.

✔️3. Get Social

Add buttons for sharing and following your school’s social media accounts. This helps people spread the word and feel more connected. You could let visitors share articles or events on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

✔️4. Keep navigation simple

Organize your menu so it’s easy to find what people are looking for. Use clear labels and categories like About Us, Academics, Admissions, and Contact Us. That way, visitors can quickly find the info they need.

✔️5. Highlight important pages

Put popular pages like contacts, curriculum, admissions, and the calendar front and center. This makes it easy for everyone to find the most important stuff. You could have a “Quick Links” section on the homepage for fast access.

✔️6. Use a CMS to update your site more easily

Choose a content management system (CMS) that’s easy for anyone to use. That way, staff can keep the website up to date without needing technical skills. Platforms like WordPress or Squarespace are great options.

✔️7. Show your calendar

Make sure your school’s calendar is easy to find. This helps everyone stay in the loop about events, holidays, and other important dates. You could have an interactive calendar on the homepage that lets people filter events by date or category.

✔️8. Celebrate student success

Create a section of your website dedicated to showcasing student achievements. This lets everyone see the awesome things your students are doing. You could feature profiles of outstanding students and their accomplishments.

✔️9. Add some flair

Use photos, videos, and other multimedia to make your website more interesting. This helps bring your school’s story to life and gives visitors a glimpse into campus life. Share photos from events, take people on a virtual tour, and include testimonials from students and parents.

✔️10. Get feedback and get better at it

Ask parents, students, and staff for feedback on your website. Use their suggestions to make it even better. Add a feedback form or survey to your site so people can easily share their thoughts. Then, review the responses regularly to see where you can make changes.

Alrighty, folks, that’s a wrap!

So, what have we learned from these school websites? Well, they’ve shown us that a great school website is about being user-friendly, informative, and engaging. Schools can create websites that truly serve their communities. From making navigation a breeze to incorporating social media, there are plenty of ways to make your school website shine. So, here’s to building websites that students, parents, and teachers will love to visit!

Hey, before you go, don’t forget to check out our other awesome articles on UI/UX design! We’ve got loads of tips and inspiration to help you create stunning designs that will blow your mind.

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2. olive school, 3. ross school, 4. sanderling waldorf school, 5. berean christian high school, 6. bronx charter school for children, 7. washington market school, 8. greensboro day school, 9. the new school, 10. salesian college, 11. columbia business school, 12. the town school, 13. the summit country day school, 14. king’s school, 15. the blake school, 16. the archer school for girls, 17. marist college, 18. putney high school, 19. haas hall academy, 20. the first academy, 21. gilman school, how to create your own school website.

A school’s website is more than just a web page; it’s the school’s community, where stories come to life, information flows, and connections are made. Whether you’re a curious parent, an eager student, or a dedicated teacher, these websites are your first peek into what makes each school special. From the littlest elementary schools to the grandest universities, we’ve rounded up some fantastic school websites to show you just how creative, informative, and welcoming a school website can be. Let’s take a remarkable tour that’ll give you loads of ideas and maybe even make you wish you were back in school!

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• Porto Business School presents programs with clear, professional imagery.
• The site uses a modern design layout, making information easy to navigate.
• It highlights its achievements with rankings from the Financial Times, establishing credibility.

Porto Business School offers a variety of programs focused on enhancing management and executive skills, including MBAs, executive education, and custom corporate solutions. It prides itself on a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation, reflected in its flexible program offerings. The website leads our list of top school websites for its well-organized layout, facilitating easy access to program information, upcoming events, and school achievements. Preview How to Build Your Own

• The Olive School’s website uses a simple design ensuring information is accessible.
• It features a “News” section presenting their accomplishments and events.
• It uses vibrant colors and photos that add a welcoming atmosphere.

The Olive School focuses on encouraging young individuals and inspiring future leaders. The website highlights its commitment to educational excellence, leadership, and community service. It ranks among the best school website designs for its straightforward layout, offering detailed sections and making it a comprehensive resource for parents and students alike. Preview How to Build Your Own

• The Ross School website uses a modern design that highlights its philosophy and campus life.
• It presents academic excellence through student testimonials and achievements.
• The site integrates visuals, giving a comprehensive view of the school’s offerings.

The next example on our list of the greatest school websites is the Ross School website. It presents a dynamic day and boarding school located in the Hamptons, catering to students from Nursery through Postgraduate. The website’s layout is clean and intuitive, making it easy to navigate through its vast educational resources and information about its two campuses. Preview How to Build Your Own

• The website showcases vibrant and inviting images representing the school’s environment.
• It uses concise messaging to convey its educational philosophy.
• The website features testimonials and statistics that highlight its success.

Sanderling Waldorf School’s website provides overview of their educational offerings from early childhood through middle grades. They emphasize a holistic approach that integrates academic, creative, and social-emotional learning. The layout is user-friendly, inviting, and informative, making it easy for users to navigate and learn about the school’s programs, philosophy, and community engagement opportunities. Preview How to Build Your Own

• The website displays a strong Christian ethos throughout its design and content.
• It uses high-quality images and videos to show the environment and activities.
• It covers testimonials from students and parents, offering insights into the school community.

Berean Christian High School’s website serves as a resource for prospective students and their families to explore academic programs, admissions processes, and student life. It emphasizes the school’s commitment to a Bible-centered education, incorporating faith into various aspects of student development. The layout is user-friendly, with easy navigation and clear sections for all relevant information, including athletics, arts, and academic offerings. Preview How to Build Your Own

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• The website presents a welcoming and clear mission statement right on the homepage.
• It features straightforward navigation, making information easily accessible.
• It engages the community with a section for upcoming events and strong CTAs.

The Bronx Charter School for Children is focused on empowering students to reach their full potential, both academically and as community members. The site highlights its commitment to a rigorous academic program and a supportive social-emotional curriculum. This site is among the top school websites for its user-friendly layout, with clear sections and ways to support the school. Preview How to Build Your Own

• The website presents a child-centered approach through engaging imagery and video tours.
• The website’s design is intuitive, making navigation seamless for visitors.
• It offers testimonials from the community adding a personal touch.

The Washington Market School’s website is a gateway to its independent preschool in Tribeca, NYC. It emphasizes a blend of Maria Montessori and Reggio Emilia’s educational philosophies, offering programs tailored to young learners. With a focus on promoting a lifelong love of learning, the site effectively communicates the school’s unique approach through clear content, inviting design, and community testimonials. Preview How to Build Your Own

• The Greensboro Day School website features engaging visuals and a clear layout.
• It offers an interactive campus tour, providing a virtual visit experience.
• It aligns the color scheme and design elements with the school’s branding.

Greensboro Day School is a coeducational private school in North Carolina, serving around 950 students from preschool to 12th grade. With small class sizes averaging 16 students, the school boasts a personalized education environment. The layout is user-friendly, with easy navigation through various sections, making it a great source for anyone interested in great school website examples. Preview How to Build Your Own

• The New School’s website boasts a modern design, facilitating easy navigation.
• It has vibrant imagery and videos that highlight the academic environment.
• It uses a sophisticated color scheme, contributing to a professional online presence.

The New School’s website serves as a digital gateway to its unique educational offerings, including various academic programs and groundbreaking research. It effectively communicates the university’s commitment to creativity, social impact, and interdisciplinary learning. The site completes the list of the best school website designs with a layout that is structured to easily guide students and faculty through their areas of interest with ease. Preview How to Build Your Own

• The website showcases its partnership with Liverpool FC, highlighting unique extracurricular opportunities.
• It features a clean layout, ensuring information is accessible to anyone.
• It includes high-quality images and detailed sections about the college’s academic programs.

Salesian College Chadstone is a Catholic secondary school for boys, emphasizing a future-focused educational approach rooted in the Salesian tradition. The website’s layout is user-friendly, with clear navigation and sections dedicated to different aspects of school life, from academics to community engagement, making it easy for visitors to find the information they need. Preview How to Build Your Own

• The website features high-quality images, emphasizing its professional environment.
• It displays a range of academic programs, through clear and engaging layouts.
• The site highlights its connection to New York City, giving a sense of the vibrant community.

Columbia Business School’s website is a portal into the academic and research excellence offered by the institution. It outlines a variety of academic programs, from MBA to PhD, tailored to equip students for leadership in the business world. It is one of the top school websites because of its user-friendly layout, making it easy to navigate through courses, faculty research, and student life.  Preview How to Build Your Own

• The Town School website offers an inviting design with vibrant imagery.
• It highlights key information such as language diversity, and partnerships.
• It has a simple navigation, allowing easy access to important sections.

The Town School’s website is among the top school websites with its unique educational approach for Nursery through 8th Grade in New York City. It stands out with detailed sections on their co-educational model, equity, inclusion, community action, and the seamless journey towards top high school destinations. The layout is user-friendly and aimed at providing prospective families all they need to know about this vibrant learning community. Preview How to Build Your Own

• The website demonstrates a welcoming design with a vibrant color scheme.
• It offers details on academic programs, emphasizing a personalized approach.
• The site includes video tours and testimonials providing insights into the school’s community and facilities.

The Summit Country Day School provides a Catholic, independent school education from Montessori to grade 12, set in Cincinnati. The website effectively communicates the school’s mission, values, and extensive offerings, including advanced academics and athletics, within an easy-to-navigate layout. The website’s layout is user-friendly, highlighting key information front and center and categorizing it into one of the best school websites.  Preview How to Build Your Own

• The website features a clear design, emphasizing the school’s approach.
• It showcases success through statistics like 98% of graduates pursuing higher education.
• The website covers student testimonials adding credibility.

King’s Schools offers a Christian-based education for preschool through 12th grade, with over 70 years of history. The school prides itself on a caring community where students are encouraged to know and be known. It is classified in the list of the top school website examples for its user-friendly layout, providing essential information about admissions, academics, and student experiences.

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• The Blake School’s website features a modern design with easy navigation through its menus.
• It showcases vibrant images and videos that highlight the school’s campus life.
• The site uses statistics and infographics to present achievements and offerings.

The Blake School website serves as a thorough resource for students and their families, offering detailed insights into its academic programs, student life, and admissions process. The website provides a clear snapshot of the school’s values, including statistics on community diversity, financial aid, and the achievements of its faculty and students. The layout is designed to be welcoming and informative, encouraging further exploration of what The Blake School has to offer. Preview How to Build Your Own

• The website uses vibrant images and videos, enhancing user engagement.
• It features a structured layout, making information easily accessible.
• The site highlights recent achievements and news, giving a sense of the school’s vibrant community and accomplishments.

The Archer School for Girls is all about empowering young women through education in a nurturing environment. From showcasing students’ achievements to detailing their programs, this site does a great job of presenting what they’re about. It offers detailed information on their academics, arts, and athletics, making sure users get the full picture of student life and putting the site in the list of the top school website examples. Preview How to Build Your Own

• The website uses engaging visuals and a straight design enhancing its appeal.
• The website offers an academic section with detailed program descriptions.
• It includes strategically placed CTAs, such as “Register” for events.

Marist College focuses on providing a distinctive educational experience with a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. It emphasizes experiential learning through internships, study abroad programs, and research opportunities. The site efficiently outlines these offerings and other resources, making it one of the most useful school websites for students. Preview How to Build Your Own

• The Putney High School website features a modern design with vibrant colors.
• It includes a virtual tour to give visitors a detailed look at the school’s facilities.
• The site presents success stories and achievements, creating an aspirational feel

Putney High School presents itself as a leading UK school, focusing on providing a rich and broad education for girls aged 4-18. The website emphasizes the school’s commitment to fun, supportive, and inspirational learning environments. The layout is user-friendly, making it easy for visitors to navigate through academic offerings, achievements, and admissions information. Preview How to Build Your Own

• Haas Hall Academy displays impressive achievements such as the 100% college acceptance rate.
• The site uses an educational-focused layout, emphasizing its academic success.
• It features alumni testimonials, providing real-life success stories.

Haas Hall Academy’s website represents an exceptional charter school with a focus on preparing students for college through an accelerated curriculum. With a 100% graduation and college acceptance rate, it highlights its status as the top high school in Arkansas. The website is structured to showcase the school’s academic success, supported by testimonials and impressive statistics like its national rankings and faculty qualifications. Preview How to Build Your Own

• The First Academy’s website includes high-quality images that show school life and community.
• It highlights their strong academic ethos through engaging content sections.
• The site effectively uses testimonials and success stories to build trust.

The First Academy in Orlando, FL, is a top-rated private Christian school, offering education from preschool to high school. The website is well-organized, making it easy to navigate through their comprehensive academic, arts, and athletics programs. It presents a community-focused environment where every child is known, loved, and valued, classifying it among the leading school websites. Preview How to Build Your Own

• The website features engaging visuals and student testimonials, offering a personal touch.
• It presents structured content for easy access to key information.
• Its color scheme and design elements reflect a modern educational environment.

The Gilman School’s website showcases its dedication to educating boys in mind, body, and spirit, aiming to produce individuals of character and integrity. Established in 1897 in Baltimore, Maryland, the school emphasizes a holistic education within a diverse community. The layout of the Gilman School’s website is designed for ease of use, with a clean, modern aesthetic that prioritizes accessibility to important information.  Preview How to Build Your Own

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A high-quality school website is essential for conveying your school's philosophy and values to the community.  For this reason, we decided to discuss some of the critical features of a good school website and some developers of cost-effective websites for schools.

This article presents the 21 best website examples for high schools, institutions, and kindergartens to inspire you.

By following these patterns, you will be on the road to creating a website that will successfully promote your school and bring new students to your site. 

Best School Websites Examples

New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School

URL: https://noscihigh.org/

This is an open-enrollment charter school in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. It uses a relatively simple template that facilitates users' navigation and understanding of the website.

Also, a slideshow of the services presented by the school is shared on the home screen, which helps capture visitors' attention and make the site more attractive.

It employs two menus, one adapted to all electronic screens to visualize sessions and another sticky one to organize the categories in hierarchical order.

Scrolling down the website, users can fill out a form for direct contact with the school. At the top right of the main screen are options for users to donate to the school and find their social networks.

All these elements can generate confidence in visitors and make them perceive the entity as reliable and professional.

Notes to take from this website:

• Multiple menus.
• Adaptable to all electronic devices.
• Contact form.
• Hyperlinks to your social networks.
• Intuitive navigation.

Builder used:  Custom

Bronx Charter School for Children

URL: https://tbcsc.org/

Bronx Charter School for Children is a charter school in Bronx, NY. Their website has an attractive and easy-to-use design. Its home screen is simple, with a slideshow that manages to show visitors the school's work and meet the team.

Through its website, the school conveys its inclusion, including the option to change the language in different languages.

Also, it adds a menu adapted to all screens, facilitating access to visitors from any device.

Users can quickly scan the information on the website as more images are used than text. The design of this site allows easy navigation and understanding of its information.

• The menu is adaptable to the screen.
• Ease of scanning.

Bow Valley College

URL: https://bowvalleycollege.ca/

Bow Valley College is a published college located in Calgary, Canada. Their website provides a very user-friendly interface that is easy to navigate through. It uses a white background to present the information organized and legibly.

All the information about the university is located at the top, with three menus organized by hierarchical categories. The website also has a search bar at the top left that facilitates the search process for its visitors.

Also, on their home screen, they share a picture of the university's outdoor room and a direct contact box with them. All these tools provide visitors with an efficient experience and showcases professionalism and seriousness through the website.

• Friendly and easy-to-navigate interface.
• Search bar.
• Multifunctional menus.
• White background.

Builder used:  Sitecore

Putney High School

URL: https://www.putneyhigh.gdst.net/

Putney High School is an independent day school for girls in Putney, London.  Your website has smooth graphics and a particular navigation bar that appears when you scroll through the main sections.

Visitors browsing the website can see various animated photos and news titles on the homepage.

To manage the new capabilities, use a school’s online donation page and parent portal links to external platforms.

In addition, the internal pages consist of creative sources and vibrant student images that attract the visitor.

• Visual graphics.
• Online donation page.

Builder used:  WordPress

The New School

URL: https://www.newschool.edu/

The New School is a university located in New York. Their website has a creative design combined with a parallax effect. It has a mega menu adapted to all electronic screens, compressing all the necessary university information.

By scrolling down, you can see different types of visual graphics, such as photographs and videos, that allow a quick and clear understanding of the messages you want to convey, especially for parents and students seeking information about the school. It also has infinite scrolling, making the content loads dynamically as users scroll down.

• Infinite scrolling.
• Parallax effect.

Builder used:  Ektron

Ocean School

URL: https://oceanschool.nfb.ca/

Through interactive games, 360-degree movies, and 3D environments, Ocean School aims to help students better comprehend our relationship with the oceans. Its website's design is simple, allowing it to load the contents quickly.

It includes a drop-down menu on the top left with categories that display subcategories in a hierarchical way that allows to keep order and improve navigation.

The website also shares a community blog where users can interact and share information. Additionally, the site has a visual curtain effect when changing sections. All these elements improve the user experience and prevent users from getting lost on the website.

• Simple layout.
• Drop down menu.
• Hierarchical categories.
• Community blog.
• Transition effects.

International Grammar School

URL: https://www.igssyd.nsw.edu.au/

International Grammar School is an independent school located in Sydney with an inspiring website to connect with multiple audiences while providing a practical basis for users to access information about the School.

It also provides an excellent user experience with simple and intuitive navigation, allowing users to access critical areas of the site easily.

The site includes tools such as IG Tour and direct application to the site, providing security and efficiency to parents wishing to purchase the service.

Additionally, the home page includes contact information and location of the establishment. 

• Embedded social networks.
• Contact and location information.

Salesian College

URL: https://www.salesian.vic.edu.au/

Salesian College is a private school that receives only male students from grades 7 to 12.

The design of their website is simple but interactive. It has a drop-down menu in which the navigation options are organized into subcategories and levels, facilitating the site's structuring.

On the other hand, in its header, there is important information for parents, such as the location of the establishment and the contact number.

Also at the top of the site is a search bar and the entrance to the portal that facilitates the search procedure by users. 

• Clean design.

Porto Business School

URL: https://www.pbs.up.pt/

This school demonstrates the vital role of designing visually appealing school websites. The main page of the website features animation, which makes it distinctive.

This website's ability to quickly switch between languages is an additional benefit. Users discover more about the page's offerings and awards that the Business School of Porto has won as they navigate through it.

Its menu is sticky, allowing visitors to have quick and easy access to the website's different sections without having to go back to the top of the page.

Additionally, it includes an automatic business center registration advisor on its home page that will quickly answer users' questions. 

• Language switching.
• Sticky menu.
• Automatic advisor.

CIS International School

URL: https://cisedu.com/en-gb/

CIS International School is among the most important international schools in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Tashkent (Uzbekistan).

Its interface is simple and easy to use, with a slideshow showing its service. It uses a drop-down menu that allows it to show a more significant number of navigation options without cluttering the interface.

It also embeds hyperlinks to your YouTube and Telegram sites, which can generate interest and curiosity in your contacts, leading to increased visibility and recognition of the school.

• Simple to use interface.
• Drop-down menu.

Builder used:  Bitrix

Manhattan School of Music

URL: https://www.msmnyc.edu/

Manhattan School of Music is a private music conservatory in New York City.

This website manages to catch the user from the first moment since when showing its home screen, it shows it with faded color, and when passing the pointer over it, the sessions of the menu categories are displayed.

In its header is a session where the most important events of each week are shown. In the upper right part are buttons to access the search for information.

And at the bottom, a button takes prospective students directly to the page where they can apply to the conservatory. All these features make it a pleasant and easy-to-use site, providing adequate information to its visitors.

• Visual effects.
• Specialized information search.
• Apply for admission through the website.

The Art Center

URL: https://www.theartcenter.nyc/

This is an art school specializing in children located in New York. This site has a minimalist style that reflects the identity and artistic approach. It employs a hierarchical drop-down menu, and its categories make it easy to navigate and explore the website.

It also displays several enrollment buttons strategically placed on the site, increasing the visibility of the enrollment option.

Additionally, its Instagram network is shared, which allows visitors to have a more complete and attractive view of the school's student life and artistic activities.

• Minimalist design.
• Enrollment buttons.
• Instagram widget.

The Paris American Academy

URL: https://www.parisamericanacademy.fr/

This is Paris's first bilingual design school, offering a range of art and design course. A timeless aesthetic is used for the design of this site allowing the content to be the protagonist.

A legible font makes it easy for users to read and understand the information on the school's website. Also, relevant images are used for each category, allowing visitors to understand the content visually.

Additionally, on the top right are buttons allowing students to apply to the school. Its website makes it simple for potential pupils to learn about the courses offered and fulfill the enrolling procedure.

• Intuitive navigation. 
• Use of quality pictures.
• CTA buttons.

URL: https://dschool.stanford.edu/

The main page innovatively attracts users with a subtle and interesting animation effect after introducing an ample, white negative space that integrates the school's preferred red shade.

Also, users can control the waves of motion formed when the cursor rolls over the red lines on the page. It is a charming and exciting example of the lessons the school can impart to its students. Viewers have access to a straightforward header menu.

The top menu lists the page titles in a small, black, basic sans serif font contrasting with the white negative space. Also, it uses a strikethrough effect as they are seen to make the tracking process simple.

• Readable font.
• Special effects.

Builder used:  Squarespace

Cedar Hills

URL: https://www.cedarhillskp.org/

Cedar Hills work towards forming a cooperative learning community for all its students. With drop-down choices, the navigation bar is brief yet neatly organized. The header highlights the "Enroll" and "Schedule a Tour" call-to-action buttons.

Also, the imagery on the site and the layout aspects are ideal for an elementary school or preschooler.

The design of the website is pretty user-friendly throughout. For instance, their contact form displays Google Maps immediately beside it.

• Graphic visuals.

The Greene School

URL: https://thegreeneschool.com/

The Greene School is a private school in West Palm Beach. Their website has an easy-to-understand design, combining the color green with their concept.

It has a sticky menu in the main page's header that, when scrolling in front of the categories, displays sub-tabs, which maintain order, and navigation is made accessible on any device.

The site uses a newsletter at the top, which keeps your visitors up to date with your news and information.

Additionally, one of their YouTube promotional videos is embedded in the site allowing people to understand the purpose of the school and reach a much more interested audience.

• Easy to navigate.
• Use of promotional videos.
• Newsletter.

Ready Set Kids

URL: https://www.ready-set-kids.com/

This school offers classes for kids & families, including STEM, Spanish, music, art, and more. This site maintains a basic but colorful design while conveying positive emotions to its visitors.

The site welcomes visitors with a newsletter subscription pop-up window so potential customers can get daily information.

Its menu is sticky with categories that display sub-tags that allow for order and ease of navigation.

It also shares a parent portal where parents can access their personal information, such as profiles, task history, records, etc.

• Parent portal.

Creative World Art Cente

URL: https://www.cw-arts.org/

This one is a non-profit arts organization located in Arcadia, California. The site welcomes visitors with a newsletter pop-up window informing the community about the school's achievements, news, and projects.

Its layout is simple, making it easy to navigate through the website. Being an art school, they showcase their work through high-quality photographs.

As well as put buttons for donations, communication, and access to the shopping cart strategically in the main menu.

The above elements increase the community's participation and contribute to expanding the resources available to the school.

• Strategic buttons.
• Newsletters.

Washington Leadership Academy

URL: http://www.washingtonleadershipacademy.org/

Washington Leadership Academy is a public charter school located in Washington, DC. It has a relatively simple layout with neutral colors that generate a professional aesthetic on the website. Its menu is adaptable to all electronic screens, giving it comprehensive coverage.

Upon opening the site, visitors will be greeted by a newsletter window inviting them to subscribe and several buttons inviting them to enroll in the school, facilitating the process of acquiring services.

Also, throughout the website, images of its institutional workshops, staff, and students are displayed so parents and students can understand their field of study.

• News subscription.
• Easy navigation.

St. Louis Voices Academy

URL: https://www.stlouisvoicesacademy.org/

St. Louis Voices Academy of Media Arts is an Educational Organization headquartered in St. Louis, MO. Its website has a simple and easy-to-use design. Users can access it quickly from any device, which adapts to small screens.

It also has strategic buttons throughout the site that invite visitors to learn more and apply to the school. On their home screen, they capture the attention with a high-quality photo that conveys the message of the art academy.

They also share photos of the staff and their location, which is vital for the safety of both parents and children.

The above features allow visitors to obtain information and feel comfortable with the experience on the website.

• Adaptability to any device.
• Buttons that facilitate enrollment.
• High-quality pictures.

Builder used:  Webflow

Clearfield Alliance Christian School

URL: https://clearfieldchristian.com/

Clearfield Alliance Christian School is a private Christian school near Clearfield Township, Pennsylvania. The website has a simple design that makes navigating easy for the user.

Its aesthetic is complemented by the combination of red and white, which represent the identity and values of the school.

It has a menu that adapts to all screens with categories that display sub-labels in hierarchical order. It also adds buttons to get more information at points on the page, making users want to explore and engage more with the website's content.

• Responsive menu.

Even though creating a school website can be difficult, it is a worthwhile investment for any institution.

Any school should invest in a dedicated school website regardless of size or reputation. In addition, it can be used to showcase talented students and graduates, document school activities, update existing students, and draw in new students.

Schools can efficiently connect with customers, advertise their programs, and establish a favorable online presence by developing a professional and well-designed website.

Students, instructors, parents, and school administrators all benefit significantly from having a school website.

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Jeffrey Levine has been promoted to associate professor of the practice. Involved in land-use planning on the local and regional level for 25 years, Levine is interested in how to apply best practices in theory and research in local and municipal settings. His research interests are in the areas where public finance, private equity, and land-use planning intersect, as well as how transportation, housing, and sustainability interact in small- to mid-sized cities and regions.

Elisabeth Reynolds has been promoted to professor of the practice. Reynolds’s research is focused on systems of innovation, manufacturing and industrial competitiveness, and regional economic development. Her recent academic and applied work has focused on growing innovative companies to scale, digital technology adoption, and inclusive growth.

Andres Sevtsuk has been promoted to associate professor with tenure. Sevtsuk is the head of the City Design and Development Group in DUSP and director of the City Form Lab. His research focuses on public qualities of cities, and on making urban environments more walkable, sustainable, and equitable, bridging the fields of urban design, spatial analytics, and mobility research. He is the author of the Urban Network Analysis framework and software tools, used by researchers and practitioners around the world to model pedestrian activity in cities and to study coordinated land use and transportation development in ways that reduce transportation carbon emissions.

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Kent Larson has been promoted to professor of the practice. Larson is an architect, director of City Science at the MIT Media Lab, and co-director of the Norman Foster Institute on Sustainable Cities based in Madrid. His research is focused on urban and architectural design, urban modeling and simulation, transformable micro-housing, living laboratories, ultralight autonomous mobility, and algorithmic dynamic zoning.

Danielle Wood has been promoted to associate professor. Wood is the founding director of the Space Enabled Research group, which seeks to advance justice in Earth’s complex systems using designs enabled by space. Prior to serving on the faculty at MIT, Wood held positions at NASA Headquarters, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Aerospace Corp., Johns Hopkins University, and the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs.

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DOD Awards $57 Million Grant to North Chicago School District 187 for Forrestal Elementary School at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois

The Department of Defense announced today the award of a $57,701,575 grant as the Federal share of a larger $72,126,969 project to North Chicago School District 187, from the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation that replaces Forrestal Elementary School at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois.

The project will address facility capacity and condition deficiencies that placed Forrestal Elementary School as the 68th school on the 2019 Deputy Secretary of Defense "Public Schools on Military Installations Priority List" (Priority List).  Upon completion, 580 kindergarten through fifth grade students will be supported through the project.

Funding for this grant is provided under the Department's Public Schools on Military Installations Program.  In making these funds available, the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation must give priority consideration to military installations that have schools with the most serious capacity and facility condition deficiencies, as determined by the Priority List. 

A multi-disciplined Federal Evaluation Team, with representatives from the Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force, Army, Navy, and the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation reviewed the school project to ensure the award appropriately addresses the noted capacity and facility condition deficiencies.

In correcting the identified facility condition and capacity issues at Forrestal Elementary School, this grant keeps faith with service members, improves the quality of education for defense-connected students, aids in the recruitment and retention of vital skills at Naval Station Great Lakes, and enhances partnerships between the communities and the installation.

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As the new school year starts, a wave of new laws that aim to curb distracted learning is taking effect in Indiana, Louisiana and other states.

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Cellphones have become a school scourge. More than 70 percent of high school teachers say student phone distraction is a “major problem,” according to a survey this year by Pew Research .

That’s why states are mounting a bipartisan effort to crack down on rampant student cellphone use. So far this year, at least eight states have passed laws, issued orders or adopted rules to curb phone use among students during school hours.

The issue isn’t simply that some children and teenagers compulsively use apps like Snap, TikTok and Instagram during lessons, distracting themselves and their classmates. In many schools, students have also used their phones to bully, sexually exploit and share videos of physical attacks on their peers.

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Certification and Non-Discretion: A Guide to Protecting the 2024 Election

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In the wake of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, lawmakers and advocates focused significant attention towards reforming the Electoral Count Act—an 1887 law that governs the counting of Electoral College votes in Congress. After almost two years, Congress passed reforms to the Act that will make it more difficult for partisan actors to manipulate the outcome of future presidential elections. While this achievement is no doubt critical to prevent another insurrection, partisan attacks on election outcomes remain most likely to occur at the state and local level where the bulk of election administration takes place, long before Congress meets to ratify the Electoral College results. The 2022 election cycle previewed one such attack with alarming frequency: Rogue officials in several states refused to certify election results or attempted to otherwise interfere with certification—the statutory process by which election officials attest to the accuracy and completeness of election results.

While efforts to impede certification are not new, never before have they been deployed on such a large and coordinated scale. For this reason, little academic attention has been paid to the mechanics of state certification frameworks. This Article fills that gap to demonstrate why, and how, state certification frameworks can combat the ongoing threats against them. It begins by providing a detailed overview of how election certification works and how recent attacks on the process have targeted and disrupted certification using false claims of widespread election fraud. It then delves into the rich but often overlooked history of certification as a non-discretionary duty to demonstrate that those attacks flouted hundreds of years of well-established American legal history; recognizing that discretion created opportunities for crises and election fraud, early courts and legislatures purposefully shaped certification into a mandatory, non-discretionary duty. The Article concludes with a roadmap for election officials, candidates, and advocates to resolve future attacks on the certification process in eight key battleground states likely to play significant roles in the 2024 election cycle.

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There are 8 million teens eligible to vote. These high school students are trying to make sure more do.

Every year, Jessie Cai would shadow her mom on “take your kid to work day.” At the Maryland Social Security office, where her mom was a systems analyst, she was struck by the lack of Asian American faces in the room. “I walked around and got the distinct impression that not many people in public service looked like me or my mom,” said Cai, a 17-year-old rising senior. 

That experience set her on a mission to understand Asian American civic engagement. In 2023, she joined  New Voters , an organization that helps high schoolers host voter registration drives. A consequential Maryland primary election was on the horizon, and she wanted to make sure young people — including the Asian Americans in her community — made their voices heard. “In Maryland, you can pre-register to vote at age 16, so I knew we could cast a wider net to register younger students,” she said. 

New Voters paired Cai with a mentor, who gave her step-by-step guidance for hosting a registration drive. Cai set up meetings with school administrators, convinced her statistics teacher to sponsor her club and partnered with the National Social Studies Honor Society to set up the weeklong initiative in April. She and her friends tabled outside of the cafeteria, where they handed out doughnuts to students who dropped by to learn more about voting.

In the end, she managed to register 186 students. “We drove home the point that voting is the best way to hold people in power accountable,” she said. “We reminded them that we take our right to vote for granted. It’s a privilege that other teens around the world sometimes don’t get.” 

This is how New Voters, a nonpartisan nonprofit, operates — by connecting high school students passionate about civic engagement to the resources they need to galvanize their peers. Founder Jahnavi Rao, 24, registered 85% of eligible voters at her high school as a senior in 2017. Soon after, high schoolers across the country were reaching out to her to ask how they can do the same. 

Since 2018, the organization has registered over 80,000 high schoolers to vote across 400 high schools in 39 states. Each election, the organization builds on itself — New Voters has worked with over 2,000 high school student drive leaders and volunteers, who then go on to mentor new recruits. 

“We’re a youth-led, issues-first organization,” Rao said. “When we talk to students, we always lead with, ‘What do you care about?’ That’s the best practice for canvassing across the board, because young people care so much. It’s just a matter of tying that care to voting.” 

Amplifying high school voices in politics 

In the 2022 midterm elections,  12% of ballots  were cast by young adults ages 18-29, even though they make up approximately  18%  of the electorate. 

However, these numbers have been  trending upward  in recent years. According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University, Gen Z voters  turned out at higher rates  than previous generations during their first midterm elections in 2022.  Fifty-one percent of voters ages  18-24 are expected to vote this November.

One way to engage the  8 million  youth who are newly eligible to vote this year is to appeal to the issues they are  more likely to care  about: the climate crisis, gun violence and racism, said Rao.

Another key factor in youth voter turnout is ease of access to the ballot box. States that  lowered barriers to voting  by allowing same-day voter registration and student IDs as documentation had much higher rates of voting in 2022.

Michael Hanmer, a professor of government and politics and the director of the Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement at the University of Maryland, noted that about  39% of high school graduates  don’t go on to attend college. He emphasized the benefits of registering students during high school as soon as they turn voting age. “After high school, disruptions in life can make it more difficult to register,” he said. “If you build habits of civic engagement earlier while students are in their home communities, voting is much more likely to stick.”

Hanmer believes that voting is culture-based, and that school administrations, teachers and students can all take part in building a voting-positive culture. “Schools as an institution can play a large role in encouraging civic engagement by working with organizations like New Voters that train students to build cultural roots and transfer their skills to incoming students,” he said.

Cai’s mentor, Collin Wang, hosted five drives to register more than 300 students at his high school in Wexford, Pennsylvania, before becoming a New Voters mentor. He says one of the greatest challenges his mentees have faced is convincing school administrators to get on board with the drives. Some principals weren’t keen on supplying lists of eligible voters; others were hesitant about being accused of partisanship. In these instances, Wang and New Voters provided message templates that explained the nonpartisan nature of their work and the state laws that  mandated  high schools host voter registration drives. In the end, administrators came around.

While Wang offers guidance to his mentees, he also lets students tailor their own approaches to registering their peers. “We want to give the students their independence because each school is different,” Wang said. “The students know what strategies will work best at their schools.” 

Building a coalition around high school civic engagement

Over the past year, the work of New Voters has expanded beyond school drives. In early 2022, the organization launched the New Voters Research Network, which matches high school students with university and nonprofit researchers and trains them to develop a study on civic engagement. “When students present their projects to professors, they’re blown away at the impact and quality of the research that high school students can produce,” said Sydney Fahn, the director of the initiative. Currently, the network is running around a dozen research projects. 

For his project, Wang reached out to all 600 Pennsylvania public high school principals to analyze which messages received the most engagement. While his team is still waiting on the results, Wang is confident the research network will fill an important knowledge gap. “There’s really no reported information on the potential of high school civic engagement,” he said. “I hope all these findings could lead to change-making policies in the future.”

After establishing the research network, Rao shifted her attention to the November election. In February 2023, she organized a virtual listening tour of 40 organizations in the high school space — from other voter-focused initiatives like My School Votes  to general youth nonprofits like the YMCA and Scouting America — to ask them about whether they were involved in voter registration efforts. She found two common sentiments among the groups: One, there wasn’t enough data available on how to increase voter registration, and two, there wasn’t enough collaboration among high school-serving organizations. “I had an idea — what if we could bring together everybody who’s working with high schoolers to the table, whether they’re state-based, county-based, national or issue-based, to share best practices and build trust?” Rao said.

This led to the group’s latest project, the  New Voters Collaborative,  which brings 30 high school-serving organizations together for monthly meetings to discuss issues like how to encourage voting in high school civics classes and write op-eds for local papers. “We’re building out a map of where each organization works, where the gaps are and supplementing the schools that need resources,” she said. “The ultimate goal of the collaborative is to support voter registration at every high school in the country.”

With the general election approaching, New Voters is targeting 400 drives and 40,000 new registrations across the swing states of Pennsylvania and Arizona. Katie Walters, a high school government teacher in Pennsylvania and a New Voters faculty adviser, said her students began strategizing as early as this spring, tabling during graduation rehearsals and planning homeroom class visits in the fall. “We have students go into every classroom and explain how to register,” Walters said. “A grassroots, student-to-student interaction is key.”

Iris (Yi Youn) Kim is a reporter for NBCU Academy's  Storytellers .