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World War II sparked fear and caused uncertainty for millions of people worldwide. With bomb threats and constant evacuations, everyday routines were extremely unpredictable, and unfortunately, school children weren’t spared from the chaos. Lessons were regularly interrupted, and students found themselves crammed into overcrowded classrooms with insufficient resources. Because a lot of the school buildings were damaged during the war, they also had to endure having lessons in makeshift classrooms such as chapels and even pubs. In spite of all this turmoil, students managed to make the most out of their time at school. We’ve compiled a collection of 45 photos of them doing just that.
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#1
The First Graduation Class From The Shevchenko State Art School, Kyiv, Ukraine, 1940
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#2
School Children Doing Exams Inside A Classroom, Australia, 1940
bElLa sTairZz 4 months ago
they made me go on a excursion to see these types of desks as a kid. and the slates theyd write on a bit before
#3
Sweaters And Long Ropes Of Beads Were Popular With The Girls At Woodrow Wilson High School, Washington, D.c., USA, 1943
#5
The Headmaster, Mr Cyril Fiske, Welcomes New Boys To Katharine Lady Berkeley's Grammar School In Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England, 1944
#8
Students Of The Taihoku First Girls' High School At Sports Day, Japan, 1940
DowntownStevieB 4 months ago
Behind the veil of the big-wigs in war, lies regular people with regular lives subject to the pain of war and tasked with carrying out the will of those with power. It's sad. How about this: we the people propose that the leaders who have conflict just duke it out and the loser pays the winner.
#13
High School Girls, Tule Lake Relocation Center, Newell, California, USA, Between 1942 And 1945
#14
Children In Christiansted High School, Christiansted, Saint Croix Island, Virgin Islands, 1941
#15
"Lammie" High School Sorority Girls Doing Halloween Party Planning In Dorothy Goldetsky's Basement, Minneapolis, USA, 1947
#16
A Group Of Girls Take Part In A Toy-Making Class At The Approved School In Leicester, UK, 1945
#18
Kuittinen Elementary School Singing Practice, The Word "Own" Is Still Visible On The Board From The Previous Lesson, Finland, 1942
#19
Cheering Schoolboys, Possibly At A Sporting Event, Australia, 1940-1950
#20
Classroom, Canberra High School, Australia, 1940
#22
Mrs. Mary K. Adair Takes An Examination For Officers' Candidate School, Fort Mcpherson, Georgia, USA, 1942
#24
Editorial Meeting Working On The Student Paper At The Banneker Junior High School, Washington, D.C., USA, 1942
#25
Leo W. Kraus Instructing High School Class, Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado, USA, 1945
#26
Miss Pauline Craske Teaches Her Junior School Pupils To Play Football On The Playing Fields At Queen's College, Taunton, England, 1943
#27
Irls At Baldock County Council School In Hertfordshire Enjoy A Drink Of Milk During A Break In The School Day, England, UK, 1944
Rick Murray 4 months ago
That was a thing until I was in junior school and Thatcher decided "no more milk".
#30
The School Captain Dennis Jennings Discussing Various Issues With His Prefect Colleagues, Peckham Central School, London, England, 1943
#31
Mrs Scott Helps Two Pupils At The Village School In Lewknor With The Posters They Are Drawing For A Competition Organised By The National Savings Committee, England, 1941
Multa Nocte 4 months ago (edited)
Oddly enough, in almost all of the photos I have ever seen of English schoolchildren, they were in single sex classrooms and they were almost always photos of boys. It is nice to see that this may not have been the norm.
#32
A Group Of Girls During A Lesson On Basket-Making, They Are Weaving The Wicker Strands To Make Waste Paper Baskets, Council School, Baldock, Hertfordshire, England, UK, 1944
#36
Leo W. Kraus And His High School Woodworking Shop, Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado, USA, 1945
#38
Pauntley Court - School And Home For French And Belgian Refugees, Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England, 1943
#39
Girls At Albany Senior School In Enfield During A Lesson On American History, England, 1943
#42
School Teacher Miss Pauline Craske Writes On The Blackboard During A Lesson At Queen's College, Taunton, England, 1943
#44
Crown Prince Olav Of Norway Visiting Norwegian School At Drumtochty Castle In Scotland, Norway, Between 1943 And 1944
Rick Murray 4 months ago
"Drumtochty Castle In Scotland, Norway" 🤦 Somebody needs to go back to school and pay close attention to the maps on the wall.
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