Leobardo Medina, 8, rides a gondola lift to school in Caracas, Venezuela.
Leobardo Medina, 8, rides a gondola lift to school in Caracas, Venezuela.
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Claire Anne Tuazon takes her 8-year-old daughter, Genesis Tuazon, to school in a rowboat in the City of Malabon in the Philippines.
Claire Anne Tuazon takes her 8-year-old daughter, Genesis Tuazon, to school in a rowboat in the City of Malabon in the Philippines.
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Margarita Samayoa drops off her 6-year-old daughter, Valentina Rodas, in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Margarita Samayoa drops off her 6-year-old daughter, Valentina Rodas, in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
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Silvia Alvarado, walks to school with her sister Rosario and brother Henry, accompanied by their mother Nuya, in the village of Metalio in El Salvador.
Silvia Alvarado, walks to school with her sister Rosario and brother Henry, accompanied by their mother Nuya, in the village of Metalio in El Salvador.
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Children walk to forest kindergarten, which is held mostly outdoors, in Wessling, a municipality in Bavaria, Germany.
Children walk to forest kindergarten, which is held mostly outdoors, in Wessling, a municipality in Bavaria, Germany.
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Children cross a stationed train during their school commute in Delhi, India.
Children cross a stationed train during their school commute in Delhi, India.
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As classes let out, students walk to their respective buses, which will drive them home from Kennebunk High School in Maine in the United States.
As classes let out, students walk to their respective buses, which will drive them home from Kennebunk High School in Maine in the United States.
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Schoolchildren walk to class in the old city of Kabul in Afghanistan.
Schoolchildren walk to class in the old city of Kabul in Afghanistan.
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As heavy snow falls, parents walk their children to school in Ashford, a town in the county of Kent, England.
As heavy snow falls, parents walk their children to school in Ashford, a town in the county of Kent, England.
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A child walks home from school through the mountains around Telouet Kasbah in Morocco.
A child walks home from school through the mountains around Telouet Kasbah in Morocco.
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Children in Atule'er, a village in China's Sichuan province, climb a cliff to reach their school.
Children in Atule'er, a village in China's Sichuan province, climb a cliff to reach their school.
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Children form a walking school bus at Van Derveer Elementary School in New Jersey in the United States.
Children form a walking school bus at Van Derveer Elementary School in New Jersey in the United States.