hospital school

{{Short description|School operated in a hospital}}

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A hospital school, also known as home and hospital education (HHE),{{cite web |title=Glossary of terms in use in HHE and ICT - LeHo Project | Learning at Home and in the Hospital |url=http://www.lehoproject.eu/en/glossary |accessdate=25 January 2016 |website=Learning at Home and in the Hospital}}{{cite web |date= |title=ICT for Home and Hospital Education – based on best practices of the LeHo (Learning at Home and in the Hospital) project | DigiSkill |url=http://www.digiskills-project.eu/?q=content/ict-home-and-hospital-education-%E2%80%93-based-best-practices-leho-learning-home-and-hospital |accessdate=2022-09-13 |publisher=Digiskills-project.eu}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/4035320/|title=Hospital School provides routine, relief for sick children|date=2008-11-27|publisher=WRAL-TV|accessdate=2008-11-27}}

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). 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.{{Cite web |last=Uggeri |first=Matteo |date=2014-12-15 |title=The use of ICT to support Home and in the Hospital Education (HHE) |url=https://www.slideshare.net/MatteoUggeri/the-use-of-ict-to-support-learning-at-hhe-uggeri-final |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=Slideshare |language=en}} 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{{Cite web |title=HEAL Association |url=https://www.healassociation.org/ |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=Hospital Educator and Academic Liaison (HEAL) Association}} in the USA, HOPE{{Cite web |title=HOPE - Continuity in Education |url=https://www.hospitalteachers.eu/ |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=Hospital Organisation of Pedagogues in Europe}} in Europe and Redlaceh{{Cite web |title=REDLACEH - POR EL DERECHO A LA EDUCACIÓN DE NIÑOS, NIÑAS Y JÓVENES HOSPITALIZADOS O EN TRATAMIENTO |url=https://www.redlaceh.org/ |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=REDLACEH}} in South America.