Hospital school

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This article is about primary and secondary education in hospitals. For hospitals providing tertiary medical education, see Teaching hospital. For the 18th century Scottish residential schools, see Scottish education in the eighteenth century.

A hospital school, also known as home and hospital education (HHE),[1][2] is a school operated in a hospital, generally a children's hospital which provides instruction to all primary and secondary grade levels. These schools help children regain academic progress during periods of hospitalization or rehabilitation. The schools are most often accredited and run by the local public school system, funded by the state, and are based on the same curriculum and testing mandated by the state as is practical for the students. Enrollments are low when compared to traditional schools and teachers must provide instruction for many grade levels.[3]

Laws and regulations on Hospital School and Domiciliary Learning change from a country to another. The studies related to this field are usually grouped under the term Home and hospital education (HHE).[1] The term HHE was first introduced in a proposal for the EU-funded project LeHo (Learning at Home and in the Hospital), an international three-year project funded by the European Union and managed by the Fondazione Politecnico di Milano.[4] The project researched pedagogical practices for ICT use in the hospital school sector.

There are a number of associations worldwide that support the work of hospital schools and hospital teachers. These are HEAL[5] in the USA, HOPE[6] in Europe and Redlaceh[7] in South America.

List of hospital schools[edit]

Hospital Location School operated by Notes
Carlson Home Hospital School Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Unified School District
Central Regional Health School Wellington, New Zealand
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospital,

St Mary's Hospital, Collingham Child and Family Unit, Lavender Walk Adolescent Mental Health Unit

London, UK Chelsea Community Hospital School [8]
Children's Hospital of Illinois Peoria, Illinois
Leicester Royal Infirmary Leicester, UK Children's Hospital School [9]
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk Public Schools
Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center Durham, North Carolina Durham Public Schools
Janeway Children's Hospital St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Eastern School District
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital School Palo Alto, California Palo Alto Unified School District
North Carolina Children's Hospital Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Northern Health School Auckland, New Zealand
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK Hospital and Home Education Learning Centres, Nottingham City School District
Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children Westmead, New South Wales, Australia Department of Education (New South Wales)
Shriners Hospital for Children Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Public Schools
Southern Regional Health School Christchurch, New Zealand
St George Hospital, Sydney Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia Department of Education (New South Wales)
The Hospital School at Cardon Children's Medical Center Mesa, Arizona Banner Health
University of Wisconsin Hospital Madison, Wisconsin Madison Metropolitan School District
John Hunter Hospital Newcastle, Australia John Hunter Hospital School
Vidant Medical Center / Maynard Children's Hospital Greenville, North Carolina Pitt County Public Schools
Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin Dublin, Ireland Solas Hospital School [10][11]
El Carmen de Maipú Hospital Maipú, Santiago, Chile
Chiloé Hospital Castro, Chiloe, Chile

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Glossary of terms in use in HHE and ICT - LeHo Project | Learning at Home and in the Hospital". Learning at Home and in the Hospital. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. ^ "ICT for Home and Hospital Education – based on best practices of the LeHo (Learning at Home and in the Hospital) project | DigiSkill". Digiskills-project.eu. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  3. ^ "Hospital School provides routine, relief for sick children". WRAL-TV. 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
  4. ^ Uggeri, Matteo (2014-12-15). "The use of ICT to support Home and in the Hospital Education (HHE)". Slideshare. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  5. ^ "HEAL Association". Hospital Educator and Academic Liaison (HEAL) Association. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  6. ^ "HOPE - Continuity in Education". Hospital Organisation of Pedagogues in Europe. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  7. ^ "REDLACEH - POR EL DERECHO A LA EDUCACIÓN DE NIÑOS, NIÑAS Y JÓVENES HOSPITALIZADOS O EN TRATAMIENTO". REDLACEH. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  8. ^ "Well at School". Hospital education provisions in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
  9. ^ "Home". childrenshospitalschool.leicester.sch.uk.
  10. ^ "Solas Hospital School". Solas Hospital School.
  11. ^ Hunt, Joanne (2023-03-03). "The hospital teacher: 'Every school day here is like the first of September'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
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