diff --git a/datajoint/__init__.py b/datajoint/__init__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/datajoint/__init__.py
+++ b/datajoint/__init__.py
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ from .relation import Relation
 from .user_relations import Manual, Lookup, Imported, Computed, Part
 from .relational_operand import Not
 from .heading import Heading
-from .schema import schema
+from .schema import Schema as schema
 from .kill import kill
diff --git a/datajoint/schema.py b/datajoint/schema.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/datajoint/schema.py
+++ b/datajoint/schema.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from .user_relations import Part
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class schema:
+class Schema:
     """
     A schema object can be used  as a decorator that associates a Relation class to a database as
     well as a namespace for looking up foreign key references in table declaration.
rename schema to Schema and add alias schema