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Eden Academy (イーデン
Overview[]
With a well-established history of over 500 years[2], Eden Academy is regarded as the top school in the nation. It has a student body of roughly 2500, ranging from ages 6 to 19 with a curriculum spanning 13 grades. Its strict education and that many of its students and alumni come from families with prominent status have made it extremely desirable for families to enroll their children. Some parents even offer "donations" to enroll their children or buy good grades, but it has been made clear that the headmaster and school administration are not easily bought.[3]
It has been noted that there is a gulf between the alumni families and first-generation students that leads to bullying and discrimination in the student body. The tuition fees for Eden are very expensive, as well as the cost for school uniforms. Due to the presumed wealth of families in Eden Academy, kidnapping students is a common occurrence, to the point that families enrolling to the school get warned of it.
Students are divided into dormitory boarders and commuters. Students who do not stay in the school dormitories travel to school by bus or in their own chauffeured car.
There are a total of 8 classes or groups for each year.[4]
- Specter Hall
- Cline Hall
- Cecile Hall
- Wald Hall
- Malcom Hall
- Hamilton Hall[5]
- Villiers Hall[5]
- Rose Hall[5]
Curriculum[]
In the First Year, there are four core subjects; History, Math, Science, and Reading. During the midterm exams, students are tested on each of these subjects. Other secondary subjects include Physical Education, Arts and Crafts, National Language, and Classical Language.
For middle schoolers, subjects include Math, History, Biology, Physics, Primary Foreign Language, and Secondary Foreign Language.[6]
After the exams, the completed tests are kept in a tightly guarded vault in North Hall until grading is completed.
Stella Stars are awarded to the highest and second-highest performing students of each grade for each of the subjects. Any students who fail will receive a Tonitrus Bolt without exception. Scores that are 30 and above appear to be passing grades, while any score below 30 are failing ones.
At the end of the term, students are divided into new classes based on their ability and performance.
Seven Wonders[]
For several years, students and teachers have been talking about the existence of various school secrets called the "Seven Wonders of the Eden Academy[7]." Each of them has its own mysterious origins, and there are muted rumors about some of them. A complete list of them all[8]:
- Lorelei, the Siren of the Swimming Pool
- The Moving Portraits of Imperial Scholars
- The True Nature of Pierre Pommier
- The Thirteen Steps in the Great Hall
- The Devil Ritual in the Old Schoolhouse
- The Cursed Underground Maze in Section 4
- The Sealed Chamber in the Tower of Wisdom
The siren shares her name with a well-known Ostanian ship, the title of which may hint at a royal origin. Some portraits of Imperial Scholars of the past are located in the school's Hall of Fame[2], and a sealed room is located in the Tower where Imperial Scholars mixers are held[9]. Pierre Pommier is a mysterious patissier who appears unannounced in the school cafeteria and offers extraordinary, delicious desserts called the "Pastries of Knowledge," after eating which many students become Imperial Scholars[7].
Admissions Process[]
The admissions process consists of two phases, the entrance exam and the family interview. Upon passing the entrance exam, the family is required to attend a mandatory family interview and must include both parents.
Entrance Exam[]
The entrance exam is a written exam that takes place in a large hall overseen by an examiner.
Family Interview[]
The selection process begins even before the actual interview itself. While the applicants and their families are en route to the interview site, the teaching staff watches and evaluates their every move from the buildings above, passing or failing them based on their elegance. When queuing to confirm their interview appointments, applicants who have passed are directed to Assembly Hall A, while failed applicants are directed to Assembly Hall B.
On the way to Assembly Hall A, applicants are further presented with obstacles to test their ability to resolve them with elegance. For example, a student pretends to be stuck in a gutter with dirty water, and applicants must help him without dirtying their clothes. Soiling their clothes results in immediate failure and ejection from the school premises.
At the family interview, the families are interviewed by three teachers, who are also dormitory housemasters. As Eden is focused on family values, families will be asked certain questions depending on their circumstances. In the case of families that have remarried, interviewers will present the parents with questions regarding how they met. The parents will be asked questions about themselves and their child, their reasons for enrolling their child, and parenting styles. The child is then asked about their hobbies, goals at Eden Academy, and their parents. The applicants are scored based on how they answered the questions.
Results[]
Once the scores are tallied, a list of accepted students is posted in alphanumeric order. Applicants who were not accepted but scored highly are placed on a highly-confidential waiting list. If an accepted student withdraws, the applicant with the highest spot on the waiting list will be offered their spot.
System[]
Imperial Scholars Honors Program[]
- Main article: Imperial Scholars
Awards and Demerits[]
List of misconducts:
- Use of violence on another student automatically gives the student 3 bolts.[10]
- Yelling "Die" at another fellow student is enough to consider giving the student a single bolt.[11]
- Smoking on school property.[12]
- Unkempt uniforms.[13]
- Uncouth speech.[13]
- Conspiring to commit acts of violence.[13]
- Bringing snacks or playing cards to classes.[14]
- Unawareness of the basic rules.[15]
- Failure to carry around a handkerchief at all times.[16]
Dormitory[]
Due to transportation and safety-related concerns, the majority of Eden's students live on campus with their educators. Every hall appears to have a dormitory divided by class year. Each dormitory has a Tutor-in-Residence and Dorm Mother, who organize weekend activities such as trips to the movie theater. Accommodations include telephone access showers and lounges for students to mingle. Students are required to wake up early for morning muster. Offenses such as missing morning muster, untidy clothes, and eating outside of scheduled mealtimes are punished by helping the Dorm Mother with daily chores and being forbidden from leaving the dormitory grounds.
Uniform[]
The standard boys' primary school uniform consists of a black jacket with gold accents and buttons worn over a white button-up shirt with a rounded collar and black knee-length trousers. The emblem of Eden Academy is embroidered on the left breast of the blazer. It also includes black loafers.
The standard girls' primary school uniform consists of a knee-length dress worn over a white button-up shirt with a rounded collar and black shorts. The dress is black with gold accents and a square neckline. A red ribbon is worn at the collar with a gold emblem. The emblem of Eden Academy is embroidered on the left breast of the shirt, typically not visible under the dress. It also includes black Mary Janes. When commuting, the girls wear round black hats with gold accents.
For the standard middle school and above uniforms, boys wear the same jacket with long black trousers while girls wear a black pleated skirt under a shorter version of the dress.[5] Imperial Scholars wear a black cape with dark red lining over the standard uniform, with a gold cord holding it together at the chest.[1]
The P.E. uniform consists of a white short-sleeved polo shirt with a black collar, as well as a tag bearing their name, class, and year across the back. The emblem of Eden Academy is embroidered in red on the left breast of the shirt. They also wear black gym shorts with a gold stitch pattern going up the sides. It also includes white sneakers. There are no apparent differences in gym uniforms between genders.[17] In the anime, the tags on the back are removed.[18]
Though not shown, the order for a uniform also includes a winter coat and a sweater vest.[19]
Eden Academy also has tracksuits for both youths and adults. The youth tracksuit consists of a full-zip mock-neck sweater and pants. The tracksuit is mainly blue, while only the body of the sweater is white. The emblem of Eden Academy is embroidered on the left breast of the sweater. The adult tracksuit shares the same design, with the only exception being that the sweater is quarter-zipped and has a white stripe wrapped around the middle of the collar and the cuffs of the sweater and ankles. It also includes a white cap with the emblem of Eden Academy on it.
Geography and Architecture[]
Eden Academy consists of multiple complex buildings contained within a spacious campus. The school grounds are about the size of a small city, with small hills, a river for activities such as rafting, a farm, maneuvering grounds, a small, old castle, and much more. Eden Academy also places importance on training in livestock and agriculture. As a result, there are many animals used for studies.[20]
Notable Events[]
Known Teachers and Staff[]
Known Students[]
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A total of 29 students have been assigned to Cecile Hall[25]. Below are the names of students mentioned to be in Cecile Hall, however, their faces are not known.
- Abel (アベル, Aberu?)
- Bryan Paul[31]
- Connor Hume (コナー・ヒューム, Konā Hyūmu?)
- Edward Perkshire (エドワード・パークシャー, Edowādo Pākushā?)[42]
- Herman Clark (ハーマン・クラーク, Hāman Kurāku?)[31]
- Jesse Capel (ジェシー・カペル, Jeshī Kaperu?)[31]
- Johnie Loose (ジョニー・ルーズ, Jonī Rūzu?)
- Karl (カール, Kāru?)
- Paler Nomney (ペーラー・ノムニー, Pērā Nomunī?)[42]
- Sara Seymour (サラ・シーモア, Sara Shīmoa?)
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Trivia[]
- Eden Academy is named after the biblical "Garden of Eden."
- The emblem is an apple, likely based on the biblical "forbidden fruit" often depicted as an apple and the symbol of knowledge.
- The way Eden Academy works is based on British public schools.[43]
- Several locations in Eden Academy appear to be based on real-life locations.
- The entrance of Eden Academy is based on Humboldt University in Berlin, while some of the school buildings are based on Oxford or Cambridge.
- The bridge at Eden Academy[44] is based on the Hertford Bridge or the "Bridge of Sighs" at Oxford.
- The dining hall at Eden Academy[45] is likely inspired by the dining hall of Christ Church at Oxford.For several years, students and teachers have been talking about various school secrets called the Seven Wonders of the Academy.
- The quadrangle of Eden Academy containing the statue of its founder appears to be based on School Yard at Eton College. The school's formal name, Eden College, may also be a reference to this institution.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 7 (p. 11), and Episode 6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 SPY x FAMILY Manga: Chapter 64.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 27, and Episode 18.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga: Volume 2, Omake
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 SPY x FAMILY Official Fanbook: EYES ONLY (p. 98).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 SPY x FAMILY Manga: Chapter 93.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 42, and Episode 29.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 SPY x FAMILY Manga: Chapter 95.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 37, and Episode 25.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 8 (p. 26), and Episode 6.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 15 (p. 25), and Episode 10.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 28 (pp. 7-8), and Episode 19.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 SPY x FAMILY Manga: Chapter 61 (p. 8).
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga: Chapter 61 (pp. 14-15).
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga: Chapter 61 (pp. 15).
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga: Chapter 61 (p. 16).
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 15, and Episode 10.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Anime: Episode 10.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 7 (p. 4), and Episode 6.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 SPY x FAMILY Official Fanbook: EYES ONLY (p. 97).
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 1, and Episode 1.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 26, and Episode 18.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 4 (p. 11), and Episode 4.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 4, and Episode 4.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.7 SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 8, and Episode 6.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 8 (p. 12), and Episode 6.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 8 (p. 10), and Episode 6.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 15 (p. 24), and Episode 10.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Official Fanbook: EYES ONLY (p. 95).
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 39, and Episode 27.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 25, and Episode 17.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 28, and Episode 19.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 29 (pp. 22-23), and Episode 20.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 38 (p. 14), and Episode 25.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 45, and Episode 30.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 56, and Episode 35.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 57, and Episode 35.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga: Chapter 69.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga: Chapter 74.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga: Chapter 92.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 36 (p. 10), and Episode 24.
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 SPY x FAMILY Anime: Episode 17.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Official Fanbook: EYES ONLY (p. 211).
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 4 (p. 6), and Episode 4.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 7 (p. 12), and Episode 6.
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