Template talk:Infobox School

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[edit] Documentation

[edit] Purpose

{{infobox School}} — An infobox about a school, other than a university or college. Examples include primary and secondary schools.

[edit] Usage

[edit] Required fields

{{infobox School
|name=       (Official name, in English [page title])
|type=       (Public, Private, Secondary, Primary, etc.)
|location=   (location, could include address, separate lines with <br>)
}}

[edit] Optional fields

|image=       (full image link)
|motto=       (school motto)
|established= (date of establishment/founding)
|affiliation= (religious affiliation)
|district=    (school district name)
|grades=      (grade levels)
|president=   (President's name)
|principal=   (Principal's name)
|head of school= (Head of School's name)
|dean=        (Dean's name)
|faculty=     (number of faculty members)
|staff=       (total full-time staff)
|students=    (total students)
|enrollment=  (alternate name to use for students, use either)
|athletics=   (athletic teams)
|conference=  (athletic conference)
|colors=      (official school colors)
|mascot=      (school mascot)
|free_label=  (use for special requirements)
|free_text=   (data for free_label)
|free_label2= (use for special requirements)
|free_text2=  (data for free_label2)
|information= (main phone# to school)
|website=     (http://www.school.url)

[edit] Empty syntax

{{Infobox_School
|name           =
|image          =
|motto          =
|established    =
|type           =
|affiliation    =
|district       =
|grades         =
|president      =
|principal      =
|head of school =
|dean           =
|faculty        =
|staff          =
|students       =
|enrollment     =
|athletics      =
|conference     =
|colors         =
|mascot         =
|free_label     =
|free_text      =
|free_label2    =
|free_text2     =
|location       =
|information    =
|website        =
}}

[edit] Example

{{Infobox_School
|name           =George Washington Elementary
|image          =
|motto          =In God We Trust
|established    =1776
|type           =[[Public school|Public]]
|affiliation    =
|district       =[[District of Columbia Public Schools]]
|grades         =K-12
|president      =
|principal      =Abe Lincoln
|head of school =
|dean           =
|faculty        =70
|staff          =35
|students       =800
|enrollment     =
|athletics      =Football, soccer, hockey
|conference     =
|colors         =Red, white, blue
|mascot         =Uncle Sam
|free_label     =Newspaper
|free_text      =''USA Today''
|free_label2    =
|free_text2     =
|location       =100 Pennsylvania Ave. <br>Washington D.C.
|information    =1-800-USA-USA
|website        =[http://www.yahoo.com Link]
}}
}}

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[edit] History

Added Documentation

--Lc 04 22:23, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Discussion

[edit] Template:Infobox_School_II

What is wrong with the template on Infobox_School_II is there an error because it is really small. John R G 00:44, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Changes by WildCard

I suppose the changes by WildCard were to comply to some standard thus I have not reverted it. However, many pages are dependent on Template:Infobox School and thus they are now broken because of the many substantial changes.

As an interim measure (to prevent editors from having to change the content of the Infobox), I have created a version of the old Infobox at Template:Infobox School II so editors can choose to use the old style -- and switch to the new style when they wish. --Mintchocicecream 02:45, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

I have created Template:Infobox School2 to create a unified infobox for school articles. I believe that my box brings more consistency to WP by being more similar to Template:Infobox Company and Template:Infobox University2. madh 21:18, September 10, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Default image configuration

Shouldn't the images all be the same size and borderless or whatever. Right now we simply determine the image page-by-page, but this can lead to chaos. I propose modifying the page to include the image automatically to whatever size. However, this will involve modifications to every page linking to it. Nicholasink 04:14, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

Very true. In most infoboxs, the "image" parameter contains only the filename. -- Netoholic @ 04:37, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Prominent Faculty

What is the purpose of the "Prominent Faculty" field? It seems that very few (high) schools will actually have faculties so notable as to be listed prominently in an infobox. I suggest we replace "Prominent Faculty" with "Faculty", and use that field instead to list the size of the teaching staff. --BenjaminTsai 06:38, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

I've been told the term "faculty" is only used in this context in North America. A more open alternative might be "Teaching staff". -- Netoholic @ 10:40, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

We need to consider that in many cases this will not be a named member of faculty but the number of faculty. i would think if there are two faculty members listed it is redundant to say they are prominent. I removed the word prominent before i saw the talk page here. See what you think? David D. (Talk) 03:31, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

We're using it as the number of faculty on my school's article. Reuvenk 02:00, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

Faculty isn't used by the public in Australia, and seldom by teaching staff. Alex Law 05:38, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

How about "Vice Principals"? Sstrieu 07:46, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed additional fields

Some suggestions:

• Religious affiliation, optional
• Pedagogical approach, also optional - could include special needs approaches (e.g., Greenspan, ABA), educational philosophy (e.g., Montessori, Steiner), etc.
• Accreditation, optional
• Member of network, optional - example could be "Solomon Schechter Day School Association"
• Grade levels, required?

--Leifern 14:15, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

More custom sections would be appreciated. I'm afraid of changing the template for fear of messing up many pages. Reuvenk 02:02, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

The University template is using some very sophisticated hidden fields. This might be a way to include more fields with out wrecking the current look for other schools. See the university template for more details. David D. (Talk) 02:40, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Many changes

As you might have noticed, I pretty much revamped the template, adding some new fields, and changing formatting slightly. Along with that I added standard documentation that should make it easier for editors to include in their pages. Please feel free to give me some input, for any possible improvements. Or also to let me know if any of the changes messed up any existing pages. --Lc 04 22:26, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

• The students field does not seem to display with this template. Even in the example provided on this page. Minnaert 20:25, 14 December 2006 (UTC)