Four Seasons Academy

The Four Seasons Academy is one of the nation's prestigious academic institutions and the main location where future guardians are trained. It has a diversity of students, some from rich families, some are recruited via special recommendations, and rarely on occasion, some are scouted for being talented. Most have ended up in this academy after their Seasonal Guardian powers manifested. When students are accepted, they either leave home and live in the academy's dormitories or rent a room at local apartments.

## History

Four Seasons Academy was founded in Nature City following the end of the War of the Wolves. Along with certain other academies, it was founded to train future Seasonal guardians to protect citizens from the attacks of local supervillains, monsters and the Wolf Kingdom's minions, and various other careers. The Academy also plays a role in the city's security, having established working partnerships with the police force. It is also in an Alliance Programme with other academies like Royal Ocean.

From the first principal of the academy onwards, only the identities of two of the Octet Legends are kept secret from the public except for the principal. This is to ensure not only their safety, but so that their descendants, if they ever attended the academy wouldn't get preferential treatment.

## Description

Four Seasons Academy's architecture seems to be, as one critic notes, "What happens if Baroque and Rococco married and had a baby, only for it to marry Modernism." It looks grand, appropriate for a prestigious academy. Floral and plant motifs are common throughout the school architecture, ranging from acanthus columns to twisted columns that resemble vines, to overhead sculptures above the classroom doors, twisting designs wound around doorways and restroom mirrors like vines, corbels shaped like foliage supporting balconies, and cartouches with leaf motifs above the building entrances. The central building is accessible through a simple gate held up by marble columns, roof decorated with floral imagery and the guardian lion statues at its entrance. There are green walls throughout the school that make great Instagram spots and gardens.

### Main Campus

This is the main building of the academy which is bigger than the dorms, and it's notable for the classrooms, the labs and other facilities, and the canteen which sells good food.

#### The Classrooms

The Academy Classrooms are just like your typical classroom, albeit air-conditioned, with modern ceiling lights and notable for the energy crystals that have special effects depending on which guardian touches it. Usually, the Winter guardians would increase their status among their peers by touching the crystal to provide a snowfall effect for the classroom. making it cool for the class, especially in a hot summer. The whiteboards are interactive, for the teachers and students to write on with Crystouch Pens. Usually, there are about 30+ chairs and tables, with a table for the teacher.

There are also Seasonal classrooms, for the guardians of a particular season. For spring, the classroom has green walls, motifs of spring's flowers such as cherry blossoms, and a sweet smell. For summer, the walls are a light red, with golden lines to represent sunlight painted on them and tropical plants. For autumn, the walls are yellow, there are straw decorations and an autumn wreath at the doors. Lastly, for winter, the classroom walls are white with snowflake decorations, the chairs have in-built heaters since the classroom is cold, the doors have evergreen wreaths, and there's a heater in the corner. As an alumni of Four Seasons Academy put it, "It's always Christmas in the winter classroom." What all Seasonal classrooms have in common are that in them, students learn about using their superpowers wisely and how to combat monsters, supervillains and more.

Spring ClassroomSummer ClassroomAutumn ClassroomWinter Classroom

#### Library

See also: *FSA Library*

The library is two floors high, and Baroque-Modern spiral staircases connect the floors to each other. It's notable for its shelves filled with books, and it has bean bags and desks for reading and study, French-style lamps to read by light, and like any other library, materials such as newspapers, comics and manga, audio books and more. The librarian can be found behind a desk with a blue marble top, and the desk is near a storage room for books. The first floor has a small stage for students to make presentations or practice their speeches, and enough space for 50 people to sit. The second floor has a balcony with benches for students to read in the open air.

#### Viridian Infirmary

See also: *Viridian Infirmary*

This room looks like any other school clinic where sick or injured students are treated (those suffering critical injuries are wheeled to the city hospital instead of this area). The dispensary is a typical hospital room with several beds, an examining room, a dentist's room, and a doctor's office. It includes a medicine storage room, which is usually locked to prevent unauthorized people from breaking in and stealing the medicines. Balthazar, who recently graduated from medical school, works here.

#### Canteen of Plenty

See also: *Canteen of Plenty*

It's the typical school canteen with chairs, long tables and stalls, except the stall signs are neon and holographic, the canteen has decorations that change depending on the months of the year, miniature weather control, and that there's a statue of the Cornucopia found near the Canteen's entrance. The canteen menu changes its menu with the festivals of the year.

#### Science Labs

*See also: FSA Science Labs*

The labs are like your typical science labs, with its equipment, microscopes and such, though they have an interactive table to perform virtual surgeries and experiments that students can't perform due to their levels (though some cheeky ones are willing to try).

#### Art Room

*See Also: FSA Art Room*

The students who study visual arts go there to practice their skills. It has two interactive tables for students to draw and such, easels, and storage for art equipment and canvases, and an interactive whiteboard with a projector screen. Outside the art room is a space where the annual School Art Fair is held for students to display and sell their artwork, and is eerily quiet during the rest of the year.

#### Swimming Pool

See Also: *FSA Swimming Pool*

Located outside the gym and near the soccer field, the area where the swimming pool is for some reason resembles a beach (students and teachers asked the principal why, but he refuses to answer). But who cares, it's essentially a sand pool, and where the swimming club and any other student goes to have a dip to relax.

#### Soccer Field

Found behind the Academy, it's where the students meet to play soccer. It's also an informal place for soccer competition while the Stadium is for the official School Sports Comp.

#### Gym

See also: *FSA Gym*

It's located near the canteen and has your typical exercise equipment that turns out to be high-tech. Its divided into two sections: the first section has walls with motivational posters, and at least a part of the first section has training dummies for the students to practice their techniques on. Rarely does damage occur in this section of the gym. The second section, dubbed the Hall of Mirrors, is walled with mirrors and bars. It's mostly a free workout section, though there are dumbbells and mats stored in boxes in a corner at this section. Females are found more often in this gym section, sometimes practicing ballet. At least some students have been found in this section attempting to mix self defence and dance together. Students who major in unarmed combat take their classes from the teachers in this gym.

#### Stadium

See also: *FSA Stadium*

Near the main building, it's an open-air area with three rows of circular seats on stages, separated by stairs. Its center consists of a large blank space where students duel each other, a running track surrounding the blank area, and a marble stand by the side. It's shielded to prevent stray energies from hitting the spectators. The seats are divided into four areas representing the four seasons, colored with the colors associated with the seasons, with dividers bearing banners with the crests associated with the season. It's big enough to host the student population. It holds events like the official School Sports Comp, the National Day school parade and more.

#### Principal's Office

See also: *FSA Principal's Office*

The office where the principal works from. It has a mahogany desk with drawers filled with papers, a stationary holder, and a table lamp on it. Beside the desk is a shelf filled with books about the school history and its notable alumni, some of whose children attend Four Seasons Academy. A couch where visitors can recline that is leather is found in the office, as well as a painting of a forest.

#### Assembly Hall

Where the students and staff gather every morning or for special occasions. It has a stage with dark blue curtains with star decorations, banners depicting the four seasons, elegant ceiling lights and a viewing gallery on the second floor. It seats the entire student population like the stadium, and is where announcements are made. Also, martial arts displays, concerts and low-budget plays are held there.

#### Detention Area

See also: *Detention Area*

Nicknamed 'The Prison' by some students, it's an area that is a dim room lit by crystal chandeliers, entered through an iron door. Students who break the school rules after warnings from the prefects and teachers are sent there to reflect on their wrongdoings. The door in question has a lock to prevent the students inside from breaking out, and there is a power-nullifying bracelet students wear when they enter this room.

#### Recreation Room

Located next to the library, it has couches and beanbag chairs, a TV with a videogames consoles, and desks where you can place your laptops on, with charging stations. It has a neon clock to tell the time. Closed at night, since the dorms have their own recreation.

#### Office Buildings

Connected to the main school building by a walkway, these are where you can find the offices of the teachers. At the upper levels, there are walkways connected to the main building's classrooms.

### The Academy Gardens

Collectively called the 'Forests of the Academy', the school gardens are found around the campus in varying sizes. Usually, they are the transitory points between the dorms, the central school building and its other areas. Some gardens are terraced, others on ground level, and most look like rainforests, and you would almost assume you've entered a real one the first time you visit. They are connected to each other by glow-in-the-dark paths made of minerals that absorb sunlight during the day to emit a glow at night and one could, by following the main path, circle around the whole campus, but that would take hours. Students can go there to enjoy the beauty of nature, sun rays and the sky, with the lawns used as training grounds, provided that no damage is done to school property.

The below gardens are connected to each other by the glowing paths.

#### Eco Garden

It has a koi pond, and green plants growing in the garden, with pebble paths on the floor. Trees such as angsana and the rain tree grow in it, and there are benches where students can sit on and read or admire the scenery. Birds are found in there, and there is a corner of the garden where herbs are grown, which is where the canteens get all those wonderful spices. It can be entered through a moon gate in the main building.

#### Garden of Heroes

It's a lush garden that is the transit point between the Four Season Academy's main building and the four dorms. Eight topiaries of the heroes who defeated the Wolf kingdom are found here in the garden's centre, surrounding an open space. A glow-in-the-dark-path leads to the entrance of this garden, a Chinese gate with words carved on its pillars, and from there, divides and splits into four paths leading to the four dorm blocks.

#### Hanging Gardens

Located around the campus, these terraced gardens are lush with many trees and flowers to surround the Academy, making this location a perfect place for various students to train individually or in teams, or conduct their research on plant life.

## Student Accommodation

See Also: *FSA Dorms*

There are four blocks beside the central building that are themed on the four seasons. Each is different from the other, and they have commonalities, mainly: the dorms are separated by gender and by level, and they have a common room that serves as a study area and meeting point between students. There are many rooms, enough for every student. Each room comes with a medium sized closet and a modest bathroom, as well as a small living space. Generally, the rooms in the boy’s area and girl’s area remain the same, though they are noted by some new students to resemble hotel rooms. The design is generally the same though, two beds, two writing desks, a couple of shelves, two French style chairs, a chandelier hanging from the ceiling, and a couch for relaxation. Every room has two windows, as well as a heating system. You can decide to share a room with one of your colleagues, or if you wish, you can have the entire room for yourself.

The Dorms that the students stay in were founded on two values cherished by the academy founders associated with a season, with the first Dorm Leaders bequeathing the Four Seasons Jewels to a trusted student, starting a school tradition.

## Student Life

### Uniforms

Four Seasons Academy is one of the superhero schools which has no set uniform. However, there are a variety of preset uniforms one can choose from, and one can match any top with any bottom. Hats, capes, stoles, robes and vests are optional, customizable, sold in the school store and available in the colors of the four seasons. No jewelry except for those embedded in school uniforms or any weapon owned by students is allowed on school grounds, unless there are special occasions or the student is in the dorms. While a student within the academy can select the uniforms and switch around to match to their liking, they can only wear their own clothes outside school, and transform into their Otherform during quests and physical education.

### Rules

Bullying is not tolerated in this school.

If two students are dueling on school grounds, at least one of the faculty members must be present to witness.

Students are only allowed to carry their weapons during Seasonal Classes, PE, Missions, and inside the Stadium and Dorms, regulated by the staff. Outside the stadium and dorms however, they will receive a warning. Students can leave them in the armory if they want.

### School Clubs

The academy has many clubs dedicated to extracurricular activities for students to expand their interests. The Student Council oversees them, and report to their advisor. Some clubs like the Anomaly Research Club are heavily supervised.

## Notable

See: Category:Academy Students, Category:Staff

## Events

* Sports Day:

## Navigation

Academy Locations

	+ Seasonal Classrooms

* **L'Estate**, the Estival Dorm
* **L'Autunno**, the Autumnal Dorm
* **L'Inverno**, the Hiemal Dorm

* Science Labs
* Art Room
* Viridian Infirmary
* Canteen of Plenty
* Soccer Field
* Swimming Pool
* Gym
* Stadium
* Principal's Office
* Detention
* Academy Gardens
	+ Eco Garden
	+ Garden of Heroes
	+ Hanging Gardens
* And more...
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