Newheart Contemporary Private School

**Newheart Contemporary Private School**, often abbreviated to **NCPS**, is a private school located in Maven, Newheart City. It is currently the only active school in the region after all schools were closed following the Genesis Event. As a result, NCPS had an influx of new students coming from rival schools in the region upon reopening on September 2017. It follows a curriculum that has been updated according to new laws adding Superhuman Studies and Basic Paradynamology as subject requirements.

Prior to the Genesis Event, the school and its students were looked down upon by the other schools as it has amassed multiple scandals and bad reputation over the years. The resident students usually agree with the sentiment, however, and most of the new students enrolled as they didn't have many alternatives.

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## About the School

It all started with a dream - a group of parents took the initiative to consult with other parents for the possible creation of a Newheart school, manned by Newheart teachers, and managed by Newheart investors. Like a wild bush fire, the inspiration spread, and every Newheart citizen, who believed that the education of their children was the best investment they can ever hope for, enthusiastically supported the idea of putting up a school. In September 2013, founder Dr. Ramsay Murdoch cut the ceremonial ribbon assisted by the school’s principal, Ms. Jasmine Falcone, formally starting the school’s operation in its Maven campus.

Newheart City had the fastest growing economy from among the cities that recovered the quickest after the Genesis Event. The Newheart government immediately felt the need to employ additional manpower to keep pace with its booming and robust economy, and soon it opened its doors to neighboring cities for employment opportunities. Skilled and non-skilled workers flocked to the beckoning, promising, and bright employment opportunities in Newheart. Strict immigration laws were loosened to attract more workers for Newheart's planned development. In turn, refugees from neighboring cities like Brimfell and Springfort brought their families with them.

In the wake of the Genesis Event, the world grinded to a halt. The world had never seen such a drastic transformation, nor was it prepared for it. Many establishments died out or temporarily closed down in the first, chaotic weeks of the Superhuman Era. Slowly but surely, society got back up on its feet. A problem among the expanding Newheart community arose, as there were no open schools. After two years of rebuilding, the Newheart government issued the reopening of educational institutions with a new, updated curriculum with added material for students. On September 2017, history repeated itself with Principal Falcone's cutting of another ceremonial ribbon - this one symbolizing rebirth, revitalization, and perseverance.

It has only been three years since the Newheart Contemporary Private School started its operations, yet, it has already left its mark on the Newheart community. The Newheart Contemporary Private School continues to uphold in terms of its high standard and quality education as evidenced by the students' achievements in academics as well as in sports. International competitions have already recognized NCPS' students' brilliance and talents in their competitions. The Newheart Education Council (NEC), the educational governing body of Newheart City, has recently chosen Newheart Contemporary Private School as one of its pilot schools for its new curriculum.

It is quite early to claim success, but the continued concerted efforts of the management, faculty members, and staff and with the commendable leadership of the school's Chief Executive Officer, the dream of every member of the NCPS family to leave a lasting mark in the Newheart community will soon come to reality. Soon, history will undoubtedly acknowledge the legacy of Mr. Ramsay Murdoch and Ms. Jasmine Falcone in giving fellow Newheart citizens the school they deserve.

## Mission and Vision

### Vision

The vision of Newheart Contemporary Private School is to create a better world and shape the future through inspiration, innovation, and education, to lead to help learners realize their full potential as people who embody tolerance, unity, perseverance, and compassion, and are loyal to their peers, their families, their country, and the Almighty God as a student, as a citizen of Newheart City, and as part of the Newheart Contemporary Private School family.

### Mission

The mission of Newheart Contemporary Private School is to provide an affordable, quality education to all learners while developing in a God-centered environment to enable them to inspire, educate, innovate, and to preserve the culture as citizens of Newheart City as well as the Newheart Contemporary Private School family.

## School Hymn

> *"Innovators are born in this generation,*
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> *Brilliantly captivates each mastery,*
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> *Toward enlightenment beyond the horizon,*
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> *Newheart, apart from their native country*
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> *Oh praise our Alma Mater,*
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> *Oh praise our Alma Mater,*
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> *Thou shall define its glory,*
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> *Another abode for hopian seekers*
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> *Guide thee students for highest expertise,*
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> *Architects of their future destination,*
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> *Bridges all idealists into reality,*
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> *The vision of meridian foundation.*
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> *Oh praise our Alma Mater,*
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> *Oh praise our Alma Mater,*
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> *Thou shall define its glory,*
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> *Another abode for hopian seekers*
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> *Thou shall define its wondrous happenstance,*
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> *Langsum Alma Mater!"*
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## Staff Members

* Dr. Ramsay Murdoch (Founder and CEO)
* Ms. Jasmine Falcone (Principal)
* Mr. Allan Deacon
* Mr. Daniel Elseworth
* Mr. Derrick Carlton
* Ms. Holly Bertrand

### Science Department

* Ms. Delilah Packard
* Ms. Kirby Clarke
* Mr. Jonathan Marge

### IT Department

* Mr. Gavin Valenzuela
* Mr. Samuel Hardt

### English Department

* Ms. Amanda Hathaway
* Ms. Janet Damon-Guilles

### Social Studies Department

* Dr. Ernst Merryweather
	+ Mr. Razul Sadiq: He can teach French, Mandarin, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic.

### Math Department

* Mr. Charles Ralstein
* Mr. Rembrandt Ford

## Curriculum

In Senior High School, NCPS provides two different strands for students to study in: Science. Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), or Accountancy, Business, and Management (ABM). Some subjects are specific to those strands, while others are to be taken by all students in general.

Following the school's reopening on September 2017 and in accordance with a new law, the curriculum now features Basic Paradynamology and Superhuman Studies for all levels.

### All Levels

* Basic Paradynamology
* Language Studies
* Moral Education
* Physical Education and Health
* Social Studies
* Superhuman Studies

### Grade 11

* 21st Century Literature
* Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction
* Empowerment Technologies
* General Chemistry (STEM)
* General Mathematics
* Personal Development
* Practical Research 1
* Pre-Calculus (STEM)
* Oral Communication in Context

### Grade 12

* Basic Calculus (STEM)
* English for Academic and Professional Purposes
* General Biology (STEM)
* General Physics (STEM)
* Media and Information Literacy
* Practical Research
* Reading and Writing Skills
* Statistics and Probability
* Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics
* Work Immersion

### Additional

* Swimming
* Scouting

## Site, Facilities, and Locations

The school campus consists of one large building with three floors and a rooftop.

* There are 3 glass doors as entrances, 3 glass doors leading to the court, and 2 glass doors leading to the back, where the swimming pool is located.
* Before entering the campus, the resident security guard checks the students' ID cards. However, the guard's device constantly does not seem to be working.
* **Reception Area:** The school entrance is surrounded two reception counters on either side.
* **Elevators:** There are two elevators, both on the right side of the school, at the front and back respectively. The more commonly used elevator is the one near the right school entrance. Students are discouraged to use these, but they're used frequently anyway. In the morning, the main elevator is used to carry elementary students' bags up to the first floor so they don't have to carry it along the staircase.
* **School Clinic:** Located on the ground floor, to the right of the basketball court's main entrance. Every year, the clinic conducts multiple physical and general assessments and vaccinations, especially the assessments for superhuman abilities.
* **Student Affairs Office:** Located on the ground floor, to the right of the school clinic.
* **Accounting Office:** Located on the ground floor, the first room on the left of the left hallway.
* Principal's Office: Located on the ground floor, the last room on the left of the left hallway. It is unconveniently easy to miss.
* **Electrical Room**
* **CCTV Room:** Located on the ground floor, opposite the Student Affairs Office. There are cameras situated all around the school, with one placed in each classroom. However, these cameras don't seem to work.
* **Canteen:** Located on the ground floor, behind the basketball court.
* **Basketball Court:** Often referred to by the students as the 'aquarium' due to how it's in the middle of the school and surrounded by windows from each floor, this is where students play sports such as basketball and volleyball, as well as where some major events are held, especially if the lower levels are involved.
* **Receiving Room:** Located at the ground floor, the first room on the right from the back staircase. It features couches for guests, and is a well-furnished room that is generally inaccessible to students aside from special permissions.
* **Conference Room:** Located at the ground floor, the second room on the right from the back staircase. It features a long glass table with decorated chairs, as well as past projects of students lining the walls. It is generally inaccessible to students aside from special permissions.
* **Swimming Pool:** The pool is located at the back of the school, on a separate, smaller building still within the campus borders. There are two entrances to the pool, one on either side of the main building. The swimming pool building also contains dressing rooms and shower rooms. Directly connected to the room is Mr. Albert Deacon's office. Beside the swimming pool building is a playground for the younger students, consisting of a slide, a swing set, and a seesaw.
* **Printing Shop:** Located on the first floor, immediately to the left of the main staircase. This is where you can have documents printed and laminated for a small fee.
* **Mr. Murdoch's office:** Located on the first floor, near the back staircase.
* **Cleaners' Room:** Located on the first floor, if you go straight across the main staircase. It is where cleaning equipment is stored.
* **Student Council Conference Room:** Located on the second floor, opposite the Broadcasting Room, and just before the right entrance to the auditorium. It features a printer, which you can request to use for free if you have the right connections as opposed to having to pay for it at the Printing Shop on the first floor.
* **The Auditorium:** Located on the second floor, this is where large-scale presentations, career talks, and other official events occur when a large audience is held. On the left of the stage is the storage room for props, art projects, posters, and other stage equipment. To the right is the broadcasting room.
* **Broadcasting Room:** Located on the second floor, to the right of the auditorium and just before the auditorium's right entrance. This is where sound control for the auditorium takes place, as well as where students and faculty make announcements on the school speakers.
* **11-Socrates Classroom:** Located on the second floor, the second classroom on the right after exiting the stairs.
* **11-Tesla Classroom:** Located on the second floor, the third and last classroom on the right after exiting the stairs.
* **12-Da Vinci Classroom:** Located on the second floor, the first classroom on the right after exiting the stairs.
* **12-Newton Classroom:** Located on the second floor, the classroom immediately on the left after exiting the stairs. Unusually for a classroom, it has its own storage unit.
* **Computer Lab:** There are two computer laboratories, one for the students up to Middle School, and the other for students up to Senior High School, both located on the second floor. The room for Middle School students essentially functions more as a 'Robotics Room', where students' robotics projects are stored.
* **Rooftop Floor:** Upon entering the rooftop floor through the stairs/elevator, there are abandoned classrooms where faculty and management store different objects and some of them stay.
* **Storage Room:** Located above the second floor, using the main staircase. It doesn't exactly have a floor of its own, as the flight of stairs directly specifically only lead to that room. It is where tools for maintenance staff and things like ladders are stored.
* **Parking Lot:** The main parking lot is situated at the right side of the school. However, they get easily filled with family vehicles, so the school buses often have to stop at the sandy area at the front of the main school entrance.
* **Ability Assessment Unit:** This building is located outside the main building, opposite the front of the school, where general and practical assessments of students' abilities are performed, so that the school can later on perform the necessary preparations in order to ensure the individual's and everyone else's safety.

## School Events

* **Teachers' Day:** A celebration of teachers worldwide.
* **Supreme Student Council (SSC) Grand Political Rally (Oct. 17-Oct. 18):** Students vying for positions of authority within the Supreme Student Council, the supreme governing student body, engage in campaigning activities to rally votes in their favor and talk about their platforms and debate with the opposing political party. There have been two political parties to date: The **League of Leaders** and **C.L.U.B.S**. (Chosen Leaders Uniting Brilliant Students), with no independent candidates.
* **Newheart EduCon (Oct. 28):** A convention where students can explore their future options with different educational institutions and universities setting up their booths.
* **United Nations Day (Oct. 31):** A celebration of the unity and diversity of the different countries and cultures associated with the United Nations. Each grade level is assigned a certain group of countries within a certain area, with which they can take inspiration from for their costumes. Students are encouraged to take part in a parade around the school campus showing off their costumes and partake in different cultural activities relevant to their assigned regions.
* **Flag Day (Nov. 2):** A day meant to celebrate the country, specifically, its flag. Not to be confused with the similar but more official and larger-scale national celebration of National Day. Decorations bearing the country flag are put up across the school, with the day usually ending in the upholding of one big flag carried by multiple students.
* **Family Fun Day (Nov. 24):** A fun day for the students and their families to take part in where they exchange stories, eat together, and compete in the Family Olympics for prizes and bragging rights. There also happens to be an expensive raffle draw, which for some reason is a *requirement* for students to participate in, meaning they have to pay for 10 tickets each, and you're not even guaranteed *any* chance of winning at all.
* **Acquaintance Party (Nov. 29):** One of the most awaited events of the year, where students get the whole day off and make preparations for the whole week leading to it. The main purpose of the Acquaintance Party is for students to hang out and have fun with each other with many activities to keep them occupied. At the end of the day, the main event lies in the auditorium, where several performances and especially the Battle of the Bands takes place. Afterwards, the students are allowed to take over the auditorium completely, often leading to a rave, and shortly afterwards, a slow dance. There are booths all around for people to participate in, whether they help in managing them or go there to enjoy themselves:
	+ The **Horror Booth**, where students go to scared or get scared in; recently renamed to the Lost Souls' Lair. It features a maze built with tables and chairs cleverly arranged and covered with white cloth. The lights are dimmed, and the room often sports Halloween-themed decorations. The 'scarers', usually dressed as ghosts, ghouls, or other scary monsters, attempt to scare away the participants. It is, however, quite common for either side to get injured. Those who managed to make it out of the maze unscathed and within a time limit get a unique badge to show off.
	+ The **Marriage Booth**, where couples or everyone's favorite ship pairings are invited to take part in a (unofficial, of course) wedding, officiated by a joke priest.
	+ The **Movie Theater**, where students (and faculty, sometimes) arrange 2-3 movies for paying customers to watch along over a day. The movie selections are usually well-known cinematic blockbusters or horror movies.
	+ The **Parlor Booth**, where, for a fee, students can get their nails done, backs massaged, and even young children can have their faces painted to look like their favorite characters or even heroes and villains!
	+ The **Jail Booth**, where every now and then, members of the Council employ 'police officers' to capture anyone who meets a certain criteria which changes every hour (i.e. those wearing red shoes, or any Junior High School student). Those who are caught are put in 'jail', where they must play mini-games in order to escape.
	+ The **Entertainment Booth**, where students can play video games in a tournament setting and win prizes.
	+ The **Superpower Rally Booth**, where there are minigames and students are free to use their powers however they want to try and get the best possible score in the least amount of time.
	+ There are also numerous food stands spread out throughout the campus, where aspiring student entrepreneurs sell food products, whether grocery-bought or homemade.
* **National Day (Dec. 2):** A day dedicated to celebrating the founding and subsequent rebirth of Newheart City following the worldwide Genesis Event. Students are usually made to watch documentary features about how the country and Newheart City itself came to be, and became one of the most developed cities around the world in the modern day.
* **Innovation Week (Dec. 7-Dec. 11):** For 5 days, the students of NCPS are encouraged to make use of their innovative and practical skills to come up with exhibits to show off their scientific and creative prowess. While some students may opt for the usual model volcano, other students actually attempt to innovate with their weird and wonderful creations, usually made out of recyclable material or remote-controlled robots. Students then go around the campus exploring the exhibits that each grade level has to offer, with each representative explaining what that exhibit is about or what their contraption does.
* **Math and Science Olympiad (Dec. 13):** Students who are particularly skilled in math and science must triumph through multiple rounds (the first one of which is where every student is encouraged to participate) in order to get to the final round, where the contestants battle in groups of three to take the Olympiad crown.
* **Grand Christmas Party (Dec. 15):** No school year is complete without an annual Christmas celebration, and NCPS is no different. Each class section is required to organize a Christmas-themed performance to show off to the rest of the school. The campus is adorned with Christmas decorations, with the exchange of good food and presents followed shortly after within each section.
* **Winter Break (Dec. 22-Jan. 3)**
* **Clash of Verses:** A competition where students can write poetry and perform them on stage.
* **Field Trip (Feb. 16):** Each year, the students of a particular department or so (Elementary, Middle School, Junior High School, and Senior High School) are taken on an educational field trip for the whole day.
* **Spring Break (Mar. 29-Apr. 9)**
* **World Scholars' Cup:** An international competition where scholars from all around the world and from different educational institutions participate in events where they discuss and debate about world issues.
* **The Colors Clash (Apr. 20):** The biggest and fiercest competition of the year. The different grade levels in their respective departments are sent to face off with each other in extravagant displays of dance, colors, and brilliance. In fact, it's only become more intense this year with the recently-announced allowance of the use of superhuman abilities.
* **Intramurals (May 6-May 10):** A whole week of celebrating the spirit of sport within the campus where the different grade levels once again compete in their respective departments in different sports such as basketball, volleyball, swimming, and even smaller games such as chess, crosswords, and video games. In addition, for school year 2018-2019, a school-versus-school intramurals event is being planned upon the reopening of the other schools.
* **NCPS Got Talent:** An event where distinguished NCPS students display their various talents for a glorious trophy and bragging rights. In the past, students have usually resorted to singing, dance, and magic shows, but this school year, superhuman abilities have been allowed for more creative and extravagant displays, to a limited extent, after some convincing from the Supreme Student Council.
* **Retreat:** Over the course of two days, the students are encouraged to get to know each other on a personal level, and reflect on themselves and their progress over the past year. Several games and activities are planned to help the students achieve these goals, and are made to stay in the school overnight. In addition, students can also put secret messages in other student's message bottles.
* **JS Prom:** Every year the students of Levels 10 and 12 as a traditional celebration of moving forward, especially to those graduating.
* **Clearance Week:** In the final week of school, students are given a Clearance Pass to finish their requirements and receive their official documents to graduate their current level.
* **Recognition Rites:** An annual academic event dedicated to recognizing the educational achievements of the students that usually takes place at the end of a school year.
* **NEC Accreditation Assessment (TBA):** Twice a school year, officials from the Newheart Educational Council come in to check on the school's progress and student and faculty satisfaction level.
* **Genesis Event Anniversary (TBA):** The event is meant to commemorate the many lives lost and changed forever due to the Genesis Event.
* **Summer Vacation (Jul. 1)**

## Trivia

* NCPS students are often referred to as 'NPCs' or 'Non-Player Characters' by those outside the school (but also from within to each other, but much less frequently) as a form of insult and mockery.
* The core values of the school, Tolerance, Compassion, Unity, and Perseverance, are usually abbreviated into 'T-CUP' (like 'teacup') as an easy mnemonic.
* The school is infamous for the many additional and extra-curricular payments that students and parents have to deal with, as many of them are *requirements*. Even if you think you've found a way to evade the payments by lying that you cannot afford to do so yet and hope the faculty forget about it, they will insist you pay a down payment. The teachers aren't safe either - when they remind the students, they're technically just doing their job, as if their students don't pay up, the fees are deducted from the teachers' *salary*. School events are indeed bittersweet in NCPS.
* The school sometimes forces its students to pay for something that either won't be used or only end up being used once all year. Even if the product wasn't bought and a refund was promised, it would take the school a few weeks before they actually pay the students back.
* Using funds collected by each classroom's respective Treasurer, it is very common for each class section to start buying and bringing helpful devices essential home appliances to their classroom, including but not limited to: box speakers, water heaters, water dispensers, extension cords, and pillows and blankets, to spruce up the classroom and make it feel more homely. On certain occasions, students may start bringing more unusual appliances, like portable stoves, mini-fridges, and microwaves.
* In addition, students like to stock up on necessities within their classrooms, like paper, coffee, and spare stationary items.
* It is very common to hear music blasting from the hallways or specifically from a classroom *or* multiple classrooms, especially from from the Junior High School levels and above.
* Some of the more popular places for students to hang out in include the staircases, the hallways (especially near their classroom doors), the auditorium, the entrance to the swimming pool area near the back staircase (because of the Wi-fi connection), near the Computer Lab (also because of the Wi-fi connection), and the open space next to the swimming pool area.
* The boys' bathrooms on the second floor are notorious for smelling like cigarettes. The girls' bathrooms, however, are no better, as there have been numerous complaints of things like tampons and lipsticks being left behind for the staff to clean up.
* Specific color-codes for dresses are usually given out for special days where students are allowed to wear civilian clothing as opposed to their uniforms.
* It is more common for the basketball court to be used by students who are on their free time, as opposed to students who are actually on their P.E. subjects. Students bring their own balls and other sports material to use for in the court.
* A sleeping student is no rare sight at any school. However, in NCPS, the students take it to a whole other level by bringing entire pillows and blankets, and either sleeping while sitting on their desks, sleeping on the floor (and sometimes as a group), or even sleeping outside classrooms in the hallways.
* Master remote controls for air conditioning and class projectors are usually kept by the staff. To change the temperature of the air conditioning or control the projector, students and faculty members will usually have to request for them. However, some students have taken to keeping the remotes to themselves for their own class to use *or* to simply mess with the staff.
* Most high school students bring their laptops with them to work on their assignments. Of course, the students also frequently play games or watch movies on their laptops, especially with their friend groups and when they are free. In fact, students sometimes use the class projectors for their games or movies. Extension cords have been a very high-demand item due to these.
* Despite constant warnings, students will still attempt to play volleyball in their classrooms, often damaging the lights, air conditioning units, wall decorations, other people, or disturbing the classroom next door as a result.
* The backs of classrooms are usually filled with miscellaneous items, including used projects, books, and junk. The classroom of 12-Da Vinci in particular has an entire horizontal shelf on the floor at the back of the class, absolutely overflowing with junk and assorted items. Advisors' tables/offices are usually placed at the back of these classrooms.
* In addition to the notorious reputation that the school is already known for both inside and out, several urban legends exist within the school itself that no one can either confirm or deny. These legends range from a ghost on the rooftop to something more mundane, such as the legend that fallen pens go into an interdimensional pocket breach created by someone else within the campus, to an actual sexual scandal posted on the school's official social media page, which only a few claim to have actually seen, but many have heard about. Other events include a murder done by one of the cleaning staff, gang wars between rival schools, countless sexual scandals and rumors of infidelity from both students and faculty, constantly breaking school violations, and vandalizing and outright breaking school equipment such as chairs, tables, projectors, and even whiteboards.
* Traditionally, for a film project, students can get special permissions to access usually-inaccessible areas of the school, like the Conference Room, or the Receiving Room.
* Every NEC Accreditation Assessment, the faculty puts on a facade that makes everything seem better and smoother on the surface that it actually is, and encourage the students to follow a script whenever asked by an NEC inspector, promoting the school and saying that they've been doing a good job and they like it here.