The Academy of the Elements

The Academy of the Elements is a bending school that Avatar Korra created for young Benders.

Motto: ***Bending is Knowledge***

## Current Headmaster

The Powerful, well-known Master Pakkuchan. Master Pakkuchan is a man of many techniques and has granted many knowledge like his own. He is gracious, strict, and loves his students.

Even though he is the headmaster, students claim that Sifu Kamara, his wife and the head of earth bending at the academy, is the real leader.

## **Mission**

Throughout the world, **formal education** is a central aspect of society. The importance of learning is especially emphasized among the upper class of the Fire Nation, and to a lesser extent, by some people in Ba Sing Se.

The Academy has one mission and one mission only: To shape the future of the free world. The Fire Nation, Air Nation, Earth Kingdom, Water Tribes....they accept students and make them honorable, responsible and resourceful. They teach the children to care for each other, and protect each other. Since the year it was founded, changes have been made to society.

Children and young Adults alike come out better and different, and more knowledgeable. The Academy is recognized instantly when mentioned for it's safe walls and high education levels.

It was dubbed the best Elemental School in existence by the Firelord, Earth King and several Chiefs alike. Many Villages and Cities agree. It is very glorious and the earth kings daughter, Chai attends this school. It hold the Award as the first ever school to teach an Avatar.

## Facts About the Campass

The Academy of the Elements is a very large school, with around 100,000 students. It owns a huge amount of land. The airbenders train in the mountains, water benders train by the river and the lake, the fire benders train on the mountains with the dragons, and the earthbender train on the beach, on the metal bending course and in the courtyard.

For the only teacher, Master Pakkuchan handles things quickly and with ease, keeping the Academy collected.

The Campass is split into different buildings each for all the varieties of Elements.

## Schedule and Classrooms

The learning day starts at 8:30 and ends at 2:30. During this time, the students learn writing/reading, math, history and science. Then they have a one hour and thirty minute free time. From 4:00 to 5:30 students learn their mane element. After that, from 5:30 to 6:15, student learn a sub-element. Then they have dinner time from 6:15 to 7:00. From 7:00 to 8:00, every student stays in the dining hall for a study hall. After they leave with desert to go to their dorm rooms. They have another free period (most students use it in their dorms) until curfew. For 1st to 3rd years, they must be in their dorms by 10 PM. For fourth through 7th years, it is at 11:00 PM. That is a normal day at the Academy of the Elements!

## Students

AIRBENDERS (1st - 6th Years)

* Marxie
* Yhni
* Nevebe
* Cass
* Gyatso
* Jiao
* Mikki
* Jinoris
* Jibby
* Gale
* Gust
* Kayla

WATERBENDERS (1st - 6th Years)

* Wade
* Yunni
* Mira
* Ciara
* Kael
* Karak
* Jaka
* Takka
* Tekkin
* Unittite
* Wyatt
* Huku

EARTHBENDERS (1st - 6th Years)

* Chai
* Geo
* Jin
* Demgi
* Saple
* Levi
* Della
* Hara
* Mark
* Lis
* Yohi
* Heaji
* Rohan
* Wulo
* Loa
* Lin
* Annchi
* Bai
* Ling
* Mei
* Chang
* Wei Lei
* Zhang Wei

FIREBENDERS (1st - 6th Years)

* Celosia
* Chen
* Leo
* Lion
* Kazumi
* Selena
* Solamar
* Jade
* Jia
* Nux
* Aziuk
* Zuv
* Zachery
* Moak
* Amity is a student in all the departments.

## History

**BEFORE THE ACADEMY OF ELEMENTS**

*Air Nomads*

Spiritual enlightenment was central to the Air Nomad culture, as all of its members regularly meditated, in addition to practicing airbending. Furthermore, they were taught to value all forms of life and considered it to be sacred, regardless of whether it was good or evil. For children, there existed the Air Scouts, an organization that taught young Air Nomads several useful skills, such as how to tie proper knots around the horns of a sky bison.

*Water Tribe*

Besides basic skills such as reading and writing, a warrior's battlefield skills are also highly valued, as the city maintains a fairly large army and armory. Waterbending is also regularly taught, with waterbenders like Master Pakku instructing and testing male waterbending students during regular dueling sessions, and female waterbenders frequently attending healing classes. Prior to the end of the Hundred Year War, female waterbenders in the North were forbidden from learning any techniques beyond healing.

Prior to its near-destruction at the hands of the Fire Nation, the Southern Water Tribe hosted regular classes for its students, as the tribe once consisted of several large walled villages. Unlike the North Pole, it also regularly taught waterbending to members of both sexes, and gender discrimination was not an issue for budding benders. Sadly, this art was virtually lost when the Fire Nation killed or captured the South Pole's entire waterbender population, except for Katara. Like the North, the South maintains a strong regard for its warrior culture. In spite of the South's dire state and its lack of contact with the outside world, the South's tribesmen are quite literate, as Sokka and Katara were capable of both reading and writing without any difficulty.

During the Southern Reconstruction Project, Master Pakku possessed a waterbending school in the city, where he taught Northern Style waterbending to waterbenders who were born after the end of the war in the South.

*Earth Kingdom*

During Avatar Kyoshi's lifetime, education in the Earth Kingdom was known to have a certain level of corruption, as it was common for tutors to swap identities with children of wealthy families in order to pass the government tests needed for prestigious administrative jobs.

One of the most renowned academic institutions in the Earth Kingdom is Ba Sing Se University, with its own enrolment materials proclaiming it to be the greatest university in the world. By 296 BG, the university boasted a zoology department headed by Professor Shaw, and by 100 AG young scholars could attend an extensive range of classes in both the sciences and humanities. However, during the Conspiracy of Ba Sing Se, teachings on the Hundred Year War were strictly forbidden in the university, as displayed by Joo Dee when she silenced a student who was asked about the conflict by Team Avatar. At the peak of the Dai Li's power, public knowledge of the War was forbidden in the city as a whole.

Other than general knowledge and education, earthbenders could learn earthbending from many high level masters throughout the Earth Kingdom in their dojos. One such dojo was Master Yu's Earthbending Academy in Gaoling. These masters also privately tutored rich and high class students like Master Yu did with Toph Beifong.

Toph Beifong herself later established a metalbending academy near the city of Yu Dao to teach earthbenders metalbending.

*Fire Nation*

Education has been highly valued in Fire Nation since at least the lifetime of Szeto. In 296 BG, Rangi noted that it was highly rare for school to be cancelled in the Fire Nation, with one notable exception being the celebrations after the Fire Sages revealed a new Fire Avatar.

Education was strict during the Hundred Year War and was often oriented toward the ultimate goal of indoctrinating the student population in the country's politics. There were few forms of personal expression, as such actions were considered a threat to the Fire Lord's unquestioned authority during the War. Many common arts such as dancing were thus omitted from the school curriculum. There was also very strict censoring to make the students believe that the Fire Nation's war against the other nations was in fact a justified one, as Sozin's official reasoning for the Hundred Year War was to spread his nation's prosperity to others. At the beginning of every day, the students must stand up and pledge loyalty to the Fire Lord, promising to serve him for as long as they live. The Fire Nation also altered certain aspects of historical events to make it seem as though they were fighting for the greater good. For example, a school textbook stated that the Air Nomads used military force to repel Fire Nation attacks, though the peaceful nation had no such organization. The authorities also fostered the impression that Fire Nation history began with Sozin's ascension, as Sozin had forbidden all knowledge of their history prior to his reign to be shared with the people.

Education, especially military knowledge, is also valued for the children of the Fire Nation Royal Family, as shown in the case of Prince Zuko and Princess Azula. Aristocratic children are often educated in well-respected institutions, such as the prestigious Royal Fire Academy for Girls.

**AFTER THE ACADEMY OF ELEMENTS**

## Notable Past Teachers and Staff of The Academy of Elements

* Headmaster
* Hei-Ran
* Iroh
* Jianzhu
* Katara
* Kelsang
* Kunyo
* Lek
* Master Pakku
* Master Yu
* Ms. Kwan
* Piandao
* Professor Zei
* Rangi
* Sud
* Tenzin
* Toph Beifong
* Wong
* Yugoda
* Zuko

## Notable educational Institutions

These schools have monopolized into The Academy of the Elements patriarchy

* Ba Sing Se University

* Beifong Metalbending Academy
* Fire Nation school
* Master Kunyo's Firebending Dojo
* Master Yu's Earthbending Academy
* Master Pakku's waterbending school
* Republic City University
* Royal Fire Academy for Girls

## Trivia

* The school was granted a statue for hosting the Earth King's daughter.
* The school has the most awards than any other district.
* The Avatar is treated equally in the algorithm to maintain balance .
* Annual celebrations often take place there.
* It was founded in the Middle of the Avatar Cycle, before Korra's departure from this world.
* It was founded in 189 AG
* It was founded by four Firebenders.
* The Academy is located in Republic City.
* The Academy is full of Art Galleries and Study Halls, mostly Training rooms.
* The Academy may only have a single teacher, but he handles things very well.
* The Campus is split into different buildings each for all the varieties of Elements.
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