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School Days: 14 Photos of Student Life Around the Globe
A day of learning, from getting dressed to doing homework.
Oripa Katungu dresses her niece Florence Kahindo, 6, in a school uniform while Ange Kavira, 5, right, observes in Kirumba, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Merveille Kavira Luneghe,
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Democratic Republic of Congo
Daniela Suárez, 16, the photographer's niece, applies makeup before going to High School No. 22, where she is in her third semester, in San Pedro Atzompa, State of Mexico. Daniela, whose neighbor drops her off at the nearest public transportation stop, gets up at 5 a.m. to get ready for the day.
Aline Suárez del Real,
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Mexico
Pauline Mbabazi, 18, leaves her father’s home to go to school in Butambala, Uganda. She takes school necessities with her for the start of the school term.
Edna Namara,
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Uganda
Michel-Ange Fonrose, 17, gets on Hans Compère’s motorcycle cab to travel to school in Carrefour, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Anne Myriam Bolivar,
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Haiti
Valley Meridian Academy students aged 8 to 11 wait for a dance class in Birendranagar, Surkhet district, Nepal. Every Tuesday and Friday, students participate in extracurricular activities such as art and sports classes.
Chandani Kathayat,
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Nepal
Yanko Banda, 11, eats porridge provided by a program called Mary’s Meals at Lirangwe Primary School in Malawi.
Prudence Phiri,
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Zambia
Uuganbat Batnasan, left, 6, and Anujin Batsuuri, 6, students at School No. 5, study in Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia.
Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu,
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Mongolia
Students aged 3 to 5 play on the playground at Ujjwal Shishu Niketan Academy in Kathmandu, Bagmati province, Nepal.
Sunita Neupane,
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Nepal
Mateo Cerna Aguirre, 5, plays with math teaching aids at Mundo Creativo in Chihuahua, Mexico.
Lilette A. Contreras,
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Mexico
Arpan Rai, 15, looks through a telescope next to Newton Pradhan, left, 15, and Bijay Dahal, 15, at a children's day event at Saraswati Secondary School in Mechinagar municipality, Jhapa district, Nepal.
Mayamitu Neupane,
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Nepal
Nathan Jahel González Nieves, left, 8, and Yadiel Daniel Lorenzo Villarrubia, 8, find earthworms with their after-school teacher, Damaris González, at a school garden in Aguada, Puerto Rico. During the after-school program, students develop ecological awareness and learn the importance of agricultural sustainability.
Coraly Cruz Mejías,
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Puerto Rico
Pratikshya Bhattarai teaches kindergarteners at DRS School in Kathmandu, Bagmati province, Nepal.
Yam Kumari Kandel,
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Nepal
Tadeo Tecorral Pascualeño, 6, does homework at his house in Zitlala, Guerrero, Mexico. He says he likes to do his homework next to his toy soldiers because they encourage him.
Avigaí Silva,
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Mexico
Shiwangi Singh Thakur, 6, practices reading an English sentence at her house in Nepalgunj, Banke district, Nepal.
Amrita Jaisi,
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Nepal
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