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"Exploring the Rich History of Grammar School Education: From Winslow Homer's Country School to Miss Blanche Lamont's Montana Classroom" Step back in time to 1939

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Miss Blanche Lamont with her school in Hecla, Montana, October 1893

Miss Blanche Lamont with her school in Hecla, Montana, October 1893
SCHOOLMISTRESS, 1893. Miss Blanche Lamont with her school in Hecla, Montana, October 1893

Background imageGrammar School Collection: SCHOOL CHILDREN, 1939. Girls of Lincoln Bench School studying their reading lesson

SCHOOL CHILDREN, 1939. Girls of Lincoln Bench School studying their reading lesson on the school steps in Malheur County, Oregon. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, October 1939

Background imageGrammar School Collection: HOMER: COUNTRY SCHOOL. Oil on canvas by by Winslow Homer, 1871

HOMER: COUNTRY SCHOOL. Oil on canvas by by Winslow Homer, 1871

Background imageGrammar School Collection: New Grammar-School, at Colchester (engraving)

New Grammar-School, at Colchester (engraving)
1097200 New Grammar-School, at Colchester (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Grammar-School, at Colchester)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Back view of the Church of St John at Hackney and a grammar school, London, c1835

Back view of the Church of St John at Hackney and a grammar school, London, c1835. Also showing figures walking through the graveyard

Background imageGrammar School Collection: PUSA2A-00060

PUSA2A-00060
Chigwell Grammar School in Wanstead, Essex, where William Penn was educated. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of an earlier illustration

Background imageGrammar School Collection: THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AT GRANTHAM, UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom, great britain

THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AT GRANTHAM, UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom, great britain, european

Background imageGrammar School Collection: BLACK SCHOOL CHILDREN. Children of a School for Colored Children, a Freedmens School

BLACK SCHOOL CHILDREN. Children of a School for Colored Children, a Freedmens School, studying in the street of a Southern town. Wood engraving, American, 1867

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Mariinsky School for Girls, 1886. Creator: Pavel Mikhailovich Kosharov

Mariinsky School for Girls, 1886. Creator: Pavel Mikhailovich Kosharov
Mariinsky School for Girls, 1886. From a collection of paintings, lithographs, sketches, studies, and drawings, which capture various remote corners of the Siberian wilderness

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ipswich, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ipswich, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ipswich, 1862. The new building stands on high and rising ground to the north of the town...[and] overlooks the Arboretum...and commands an extensive view of

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Five pupils at Hodge Hill Girls School, Birmingham, who are completing a project on high

Five pupils at Hodge Hill Girls School, Birmingham, who are completing a project on high rise flats for their C.S.E. Left to right, Mary McNulty, Gail Franklin, Helen Davis, Shirley Jukes

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Mr Stuart Nash (at the piano) with principal singers in the Hodge Hill Girl

Mr Stuart Nash (at the piano) with principal singers in the Hodge Hill Girls School production of Patience. They are teaming up with nearby Hodge Hill Mixed Comprehensive on the show for their annual

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Sixth form pupils of Hodge Hill Grammar School, Birmingham

Sixth form pupils of Hodge Hill Grammar School, Birmingham, working on Nativity murals for St. Philips and St Jamess Church Midnight Eucharist on Christmas Eve

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Four girls from Hodge Hill School gymnastics team who took part in displays at Tally Ho

Four girls from Hodge Hill School gymnastics team who took part in displays at Tally Ho! Police Training Centre, Edgbaston, to mark a 20th anniversary of the Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Girls from Hodge Hill School are busy cooking up

Girls from Hodge Hill School are busy cooking up funds for The Birmingham Mail Christmas Tree Fund, which has set a target of £ 30, 000

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Dr W. Sherlock, (c1641-1707), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Dr W. Sherlock, (c1641-1707), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dr W. Sherlock, (c1641-1707), 1830. William Sherlock (c1641-1707) English church leader educated at St Saviours Grammar School

Background imageGrammar School Collection: The Temple Grammar School, Brighton, 1835. Creator: Henry Alexander Ogg

The Temple Grammar School, Brighton, 1835. Creator: Henry Alexander Ogg
The Temple Grammar School, Brighton, 1835. View of the Temple built by Thomas Read Kemp on Montpelier Road. Steel engraving by Henry Alexander Ogg after George Earpe

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Magdalen College MCF01_02_0783

Magdalen College MCF01_02_0783
MAGDALEN COLLEGE, ST JOHNs QUAD, OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE. The old Grammar Hall and war memorial cross in St Johns Quad at Magdalen College. The war memorial was moved to Wheatley in the 1970s

Background imageGrammar School Collection: The palestra and gymnasium of the gymnasium, historical Rome, Italy

The palestra and gymnasium of the gymnasium, historical Rome, Italy, digital reproduction of an original 17th-century
17th-century, antica, attraction, attractions, black, black-and-white, black-white, central italy, characteristic, contemporary, culture, custom, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital, digitally

Background imageGrammar School Collection: The Grammar School and Guild Chapel, Stratford-on-Avon (colour litho)

The Grammar School and Guild Chapel, Stratford-on-Avon (colour litho)
3637792 The Grammar School and Guild Chapel, Stratford-on-Avon (colour litho) by Haslehust, Ernest William (1866-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Grammar School and Guild Chapel)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: The Shakespeare Memorial Festival at Stratford-on-Avon (engraving)

The Shakespeare Memorial Festival at Stratford-on-Avon (engraving)
1058850 The Shakespeare Memorial Festival at Stratford-on-Avon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Shakespeare Memorial Festival at Stratford-on-Avon)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Birds-Eye View of Birmingham in 1886 (engraving)

Birds-Eye View of Birmingham in 1886 (engraving)
1055312 Birds-Eye View of Birmingham in 1886 (engraving) by Brewer, Henry William (fl.1858-d.1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birds-Eye View of Birmingham in 1886)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: New Grammar School, Ipswich (engraving)

New Grammar School, Ipswich (engraving)
1102273 New Grammar School, Ipswich (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Grammar School, Ipswich)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Billsdon Grammar School, trade card (engraving)

Billsdon Grammar School, trade card (engraving)
731622 Billsdon Grammar School, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Billsdon Grammar School, trade card)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: 'He looked long at his likeness'(litho)

"He looked long at his likeness"(litho)
2809375 " He looked long at his likeness" (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Grammar School, Wolverhampton (colour litho)

Grammar School, Wolverhampton (colour litho)
2800316 Grammar School, Wolverhampton (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grammar School, Wolverhampton)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Grammar School, Liepaja, Latvia (colour photo)

Grammar School, Liepaja, Latvia (colour photo)
3103056 Grammar School, Liepaja, Latvia (colour photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grammar School, Liepaja, Latvia)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: The New Grammar-School, Lancaster (engraving)

The New Grammar-School, Lancaster (engraving)
1601495 The New Grammar-School, Lancaster (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Grammar-School, Lancaster)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Grammar School at Eighty-Second Street and West End Avenue, Manhattan Borough (b / w photo)

Grammar School at Eighty-Second Street and West End Avenue, Manhattan Borough (b / w photo)
5215169 Grammar School at Eighty-Second Street and West End Avenue, Manhattan Borough (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Background imageGrammar School Collection: The Guild of the Holy Cross (engraving)

The Guild of the Holy Cross (engraving)
5216202 The Guild of the Holy Cross (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Guild of the Holy Cross)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: The Grammar School of St Olave s, 1810, from a contemporary print (engraving)

The Grammar School of St Olave s, 1810, from a contemporary print (engraving)
3637063 The Grammar School of St Olave s, 1810, from a contemporary print (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Grammar School of St Olave s, 1810)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: The Grammar School, Tunbridge, Kent (engraving)

The Grammar School, Tunbridge, Kent (engraving)
3622589 The Grammar School, Tunbridge, Kent (engraving) by Adlard, Henry (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Grammar School, Tunbridge, Kent.); © Look and Learn

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Inauguration of the New Grammar School at Crediton, Devon, J W Buller, Esquire, MP

Inauguration of the New Grammar School at Crediton, Devon, J W Buller, Esquire, MP
1098572 Inauguration of the New Grammar School at Crediton, Devon, J W Buller, Esquire, MP, addressing the Assemblage (engraving) by English School

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Wye College and Grammar-School, Kent (engraving)

Wye College and Grammar-School, Kent (engraving)
1095747 Wye College and Grammar-School, Kent (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wye College and Grammar-School, Kent)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: The Prince of Wales, as a Freemason, setting the Chief Stone of the New Grammar School at Reading

The Prince of Wales, as a Freemason, setting the Chief Stone of the New Grammar School at Reading (engraving)
1104459 The Prince of Wales, as a Freemason, setting the Chief Stone of the New Grammar School at Reading (engraving) by English School

Background imageGrammar School Collection: A Bird s-Eye View of Manchester in 1889 (engraving)

A Bird s-Eye View of Manchester in 1889 (engraving)
1046919 A Bird s-Eye View of Manchester in 1889 (engraving) by Brewer, Henry William (fl.1858-d.1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bird s-Eye View of Manchester in 1889)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: HRH the Prince of Wales at Yarmouth (engraving)

HRH the Prince of Wales at Yarmouth (engraving)
1057876 HRH the Prince of Wales at Yarmouth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HRH the Prince of Wales at Yarmouth)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Buildings of Birmingham (engraving)

Buildings of Birmingham (engraving)
1053214 Buildings of Birmingham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buildings of Birmingham)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: The Young Princes at the Antipodes (engraving)

The Young Princes at the Antipodes (engraving)
1054759 The Young Princes at the Antipodes (engraving) by Atkins, William Edward (1842-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Young Princes at the Antipodes)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Rambling Sketches, Grantham, Lincolnshire (engraving)

Rambling Sketches, Grantham, Lincolnshire (engraving)
1604726 Rambling Sketches, Grantham, Lincolnshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rambling Sketches, Grantham, Lincolnshire)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Grammar School, Great Yarmouth (colour litho)

Grammar School, Great Yarmouth (colour litho)
2800331 Grammar School, Great Yarmouth (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grammar School, Great Yarmouth)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Grammar School, Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire (colour photo)

Grammar School, Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire (colour photo)
3627209 Grammar School, Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grammar School, Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: The Grammar School, Chigwell (engraving)

The Grammar School, Chigwell (engraving)
3634884 The Grammar School, Chigwell (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Grammar School, Chigwell)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Guild Chapel, Grammar School, and Alms Houses, Stratford-on-Avon (photo)

Guild Chapel, Grammar School, and Alms Houses, Stratford-on-Avon (photo)
727521 Guild Chapel, Grammar School, and Alms Houses, Stratford-on-Avon (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guild Chapel, Grammar School, and Alms Houses)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Interior of the Grammar School (engraving)

Interior of the Grammar School (engraving)
671335 Interior of the Grammar School (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of the Grammar School)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: New Grammar School Darlington, selected design (engraving)

New Grammar School Darlington, selected design (engraving)
2814011 New Grammar School Darlington, selected design (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Grammar School Darlington, selected design)

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Contemporary woodcut of a Tudor grammar school (woodcut)

Contemporary woodcut of a Tudor grammar school (woodcut)
619607 Contemporary woodcut of a Tudor grammar school (woodcut) by English School, (16th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageGrammar School Collection: Grammar School at Woodstock, Oxfordshire, 1827 (engraving)

Grammar School at Woodstock, Oxfordshire, 1827 (engraving)
3744594 Grammar School at Woodstock, Oxfordshire, 1827 (engraving) by Buckler, John Chessell (1793-1894); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Sixty Views of Endowed Grammar Schools)



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"Exploring the Rich History of Grammar School Education: From Winslow Homer's Country School to Miss Blanche Lamont's Montana Classroom" Step back in time to 1939, where diligent school children at Lincoln Bench School immerse themselves in their reading lesson. The dedication and thirst for knowledge displayed by these young girls is truly inspiring. Travel even further back to 1871, as we witness Winslow Homer's masterpiece "Homer: Country School. " This oil painting captures the essence of a rural grammar school, showcasing the rustic charm and simplicity of education during that era. In bustling London circa 1835, a captivating scene unfolds with the Church of St John at Hackney standing tall alongside a grammar school. This historical snapshot reminds us of how integral education has always been within our communities. Venturing across continents, we find ourselves in Hecla, Montana in October 1893. Miss Blanche Lamont proudly poses with her dedicated students from a local grammar school. Their bright smiles reflect not only their love for learning but also the impact teachers have on shaping young minds. Delving into America's past, an evocative wood engraving from 1867 showcases black school children studying diligently on the streets of a Southern town. Despite facing adversity during this tumultuous period in history, these students demonstrate resilience and determination through their pursuit of knowledge. Returning to Britain brings us face-to-face with Grantham's renowned Grammar School. With its rich heritage dating back centuries, this institution stands as a testament to academic excellence and tradition within our educational system. Shifting gears slightly towards modern times takes us to Hodge Hill Girls School in Birmingham. Here we meet five pupils passionately working on an exciting project focused on high achievements – proof that today’s grammar schools continue to nurture ambition and encourage personal growth. Taking another leap through time lands us amidst ancient Rome’s palestra and gymnasium – symbols of physical education and intellectual development.