Pleiades Academy of the Enchanted Arts

**Pleiades Academy of the Enchanted Arts** is a secondary school of magic academics in the district of Pleiades, Taurus. It is considered by far the most prestigious of all the magic schools in Pleiades. It is dubbed "Mojo High" by the students alike due to its emphasis and elective on infliction magic.

## Description

Located in an area heavily carved for the school, it is surrounded by enchanted woods and immense amounts of beautiful flora. The school was heavily inspired by Gothic and medieval architecture, akin to a castle. Everything was known to be almost excessively grand, except for the food.

## History

The school was established pre-cataclysm and was funded by the capitol of Solaria. The faculty of the school was hand selected by Solaria's best scholars, which was noted by the students to give an alienated disconnection from the student body due to regional differences; especially in the teachings, where the teachings were considered strange, but efficient.

## Admission

Pleiades was once considered to be the most difficult school to apply to. Students are required to take physical exams regarding fighting capabilities with both magic and weapons, neutral state of powers, and test exams. Only around 700 of 2,000 applications actually succeed in entry. Because of the SSP's utility of the ranking system, GPA's are almost omitted within post-secondary institution applications.

## Programs

Students can opt for two models of attendance, from SSP standards or the school's highly sought-after, limited capacity correspondence system. The correspondence system is exclusive to students taking more than two advanced classes. This option is best for those focusing on activities conflicting with the traditional SSP standard schedule. Students taking this model are required to attend class twice a week for the first half of school year for initial instruction, and are expected to return all assignments for the subsequent half of the year at the end of each month.

## Student Life

A student's life would consist of waking up around 7 in the morning. There would be student-designated trains that departed at 7:45 AM and transported students to the drop off area at around 7:50. School gates would close at 8:45 at the bell, and homeroom would commence. Each class was around an hour and three minutes, and ended at 1:00 PM. Dismissal commenced at 1:05.

The average school year started from mid January to roughly early December, and at every quarter of the year, students are given two weeks off for break at the end of each month (March, June, September, and December — however, December on exception, is three weeks). This specific school year's policy is only administered to specific schools under the Solaria Supereminence program, those not under said policy have a normal school year which consists of nine month school year.

The school's lessons are distributed by subject rather than course difficulty. Those in advanced classes are meshed in with standard classes, but are given more difficult work material.

Exams are administered at the end of the school year, focusing on mental and physical examination.

## Administration

The administration was lead by the Headmaster or Headmistress. The school's policy that was placed by the district was known to keep immense disconnect from students, as most students did not even know their own headmaster's name. The teachers were kept even under more scrutiny, given a pseudonym and a cloak to disguise themselves for anonymity. There are 15 teachers for each grade level, however from sophomore year and up, they also specialize in different subjects rather than one.

## Subjects

The difference in standard and advanced classes are the consumption of materials. Standard classes consist of more studying, while advanced classes usually consist of half studying and hands on. Due to the limitations of high-quality materials, advanced classes are the only classes permitted to do hands on activity. Testing is differentiated, as standard classes are required for a writing exam at the end of the year, while advanced students are expected to be able to perform their skills. The classes are divided in half from standard side and advanced side, one designated for lecturing and one for lecturing and hands-on activity platforms.

* Freshman Year (Age 15-16)
* Sophomore Year (Age 16-17)
* Junior Year (Age 17-18)
* Senior Year (Age 18-19)
 In the freshman year, all students are required to take at least 3 out of the 5 classes in order to advance to the next grade level. Each class has a set timeline on each unit set by each teacher and the classes' average mastery rate. These classes are the introduction to magic in general, and do not go into depth with the performance aspects.

 Maldestrom
 Plithe
 Yoldestrom
 Hucklepuff

* **Ancient Dark Arts** - A class dedicated to the magic of foes and the practice of dark arts. It is also taught the different spells of protection against such dark arts, and is usually taken by students planning to work in any type of law enforcement, though latest generations of students are known to break the boundaries and use this as foul play. Most students taking the class have a reputation to be dishonest and underhanded at times. This is the least taken class and considered the best optional class.
* **Enchantments and Curses** - A class dedicated to practicing and studying different spells and curses, as well as the performance of said spells. It is highly regarded to be the most prestigious course by students and scholars alike. Students enrolled in the advanced class are known to be incredibly power hungry and intelligent.
* **Magic Casting 101** - Teaches students how to conserve magic and use it effectively without draining their crystal's mana.
* **Magic Ethics** - A sociology class that was partially taught within Magic History for growing students. This class teaches the laws of magic for society. A mantra is told from young students at an early age in order to restrict them from opposing ideals.
* **Magic History** - A required class for all students in freshman year. The class introduces the history and innerworkings of magic, as well how it affected the sociology of Solaria. This subject in general is taught throughout every single grade level minimally. The class covers the origins and effects magic had on the environment in history.
 In sophomore year, there is heavy leaning towards each student learning their elemental, tangible, or intangible magic. Alongside the emphasis of this magic, students are taught different spells and ways of different magic casters, such as witchcraft, wizardry, sorcery, etc. Students are also required to choose between the magic caster courses.

* Intangible Magic
* Tangible Magic
* Wizardry
* General Magic
* Fantastical Magic
* Potion-Making (Witchcraft)
* Alchemy (Wizardry)
* Combative Magic (All classes)
* Fantastical Creatures (General Magic)
* Medical Magic (Elective of Herbal Cultivation)

 In junior year,

 In senior year,