Extraclassroom

/ˌɛkstrəˈklæsrum/ adjective

Definition

Occurring or existing outside a classroom or formal academic instruction setting.

Etymology

From Latin 'extra' (outside) + 'classroom' (from 'class' + 'room'). Modern educational term developed with standardized schooling systems.

Kelly Says

Schools have classrooms where teachers instruct, but extraclassroom means the amazing learning that happens outside—field trips, hallway friendships, playground discoveries.

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