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Drawing lessons
"Drawing lesson in the first form of the School of Three Muses."
Crossing attendant helps kids cross the road
"A crossing attendant - a 'lollipop man' stops traffic for schoolchildren and trains them to cross under his supervision."
Class in progress at St. James House School
"A class in progress at St. James House School, Croydon in London, where foreign children are given special pre-school coaching in English."
Strelley cattle farm in north-western Australia
Strelley cattle farm in north-western Australia is the base for an Aboriginal controlled education system designed to preserve the Aboriginal culture and identity. Children and teachers squat on the ground in the open air in traditional fashion."
Child holding broken doll
"Marta Lopez, aged 3, clutches the broken doll she found to play with in the ditch near her home in Managua, Nicaragua's war torn capital."
Tags: Children - Nicaragua
Child collecting loose grains of rice to feed his family
"Francisco Garcia, aged 13, collects loose grains of rice for his family's daily meal from the cargo area in Managua's airport where the planes bringing food aid to Nicaragua landed."
Nurse checking girl's height
"The care provided to the children in the child care centres includes complete medical attention."
Physiotherapist Mrs. A. Mudaliar works with Leslie Thomas
"Working out: Physiotherapist Mrs. A. Mudaliar puts little Leslie Thomas through his paces to strengthen weakened limbs and realised his full potential physically."
Pc Peter Hyde reading to school children in England
"Storytime: Once upon a time in school...young children in a class at a West Midlands school listen attentively as Pc Peter Hyde, their local policeman, reads from a story book..."
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Women with head loads

Three peasant women carry heavy loads on their heads along a dirt road in the country.