Who built the first school in America?

Answer 1

Whether it be the U.S. or Canada there would be no documentation when immigrants first came to prove when the first school was built because many wilderness towns started their own small schools (crude, but enough to teach children.)

Answer 2

The first college in North America was Harvard College. This college was established in 1636 and named after it's first benefactor, Minister John Harvard of Charlestown

Key notes:

1653 John Sassamon, a Massachusetts Indian, became the first Native American to study at Harvard.

1780 The Massachusetts Constitution went into effect and recognized Harvard as a University.

Note: a University encompasses different colleges or schools that are separate entities unlike a college where there is one school with separate departments.

Answer 3

The oldest American school was Boston Latin School founded in 1635. But there were private or home schools before then. Massachusetts passed the "Deluder Satan Act", which required that towns of a certain size hire a schoolmaster to teach local children in 1642.

Answer 4

The oldest school in North America is the National Autonomous University of Mexico established in 1551.

Answer 5

the frist school started by Persian on 2400 years before

Answer 6

The first schools in the U.S. were public schools set up in the original colonies during the 17th century. Prior to the public schools, parents taught their children at home and in church.

Answer 7

Harvard College was established by vote by the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1636.

Answer 8

1635 the Boston Latin School was established. It was the first town supported school.