Saturday, January 24, 2009

School in Sekiya

Until about age 13, kids go through a traditional school setting (homework, teachers, projects, papers, tests, and the like), but depending on what their ultimate career path is, they will also receive a little training in that path in addition to the typical math, basic magia (the equivalent of science), and history. Once they turn 14, they go to learn a trade. Fairies bypass this altogether and use their training in a trade as their schooling.

Miresa's and Bradlin's typical school day when they were younger, would then look like this:

8 AM: School begins

8:15 AM: History
9 AM: Basic magia (those that couldn't wield magia, like Bradlin, would either use this period as a study hall, or as basic training in their desired trade)
9:45: Math

10:30: Recess

11:15: Literature (an equivalent to an English class)

Noon: Lunch

1:00: Writing
1:45: Music
2:20: Specialized class (for Miresa, this is sword training)

3 PM: School ends

Elven, dwarven, and avri schooling would be a sort of block schedule, with more time devoted to different subjects depending on the day.Galia's typical school day would look like this:

8:00: School begins

Block 1: History (1:30)
Block 2: Math (:50)
Block 3: Basic magia (1:30)

Lunch

Block 4: Physical arts (equivalent to a PE class) (1:00)
Block 5: Fine arts (in Galia's case, this was a music class) (:50)
Block 6: Literature (:45)

roughly 3 PM: School ends

Most cities will have a school building with a staff of teachers, but the more rural areas will be taught by the local Seer. With the exceptions of fairies (they receive their schooling by training for a trade, and therefore do not need a traditional classroom), schooling is readily availiable, even for the poor. In the case of Miresa, Bradlin, and Galia, their homes are large enough to support a proper school building and a staff, but not small enough to be taught by the local Seer.

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