xxxx X xxxxWizarding Schools Exchange Programxxxx X xxxx
In an effort to strengthen the international wizarding community and promote the exchange of different forms of magic, the International Confederation of Wizards started an exchange program between the magical schools around the world. Via this program, senior students in good standing can take a year to experience and learn at one of the other wizarding schools or host a foreign student.
The program runs for one school year. Accepted students will be hosted by a student in their year in the destination school and may, if desired, stay with them over the preceding summer.
The Offices of the Student Exchange Program are a small annex located in Hogsmeade village.
xxxX Basic Requirementsxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Students must be in their 6th or 7th year of magical study for the year of travel. Seventh years will take their final exams (NEWTs or equivalent) at the guest school. All students need parental permission and approval from their Head of House to apply.
Students must have passed (A or higher) any classes they plan to continue or take at the other school.
Special considerations will be made regarding the destination school they want to attend (See Special considerations below)
Prior to the departure date, students must take a basic language class for the local language of their destination OR pass an exam in conversational and academic language.
Representatives of the school must find a student at the destination school to host (PC or NPC. The Exchange Program Office can assist with this).
Applications are due in April of the year students hope to leave. Interviews and approvals will be conducted by mid-May, but may be pending OWL scores.
- This is for in-character timeline reference. Applications in-IRL should be submitted before end of Spring of that year)
xxxX Special Considerationsxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- XHogwarts (British Isles)
- Language: English
Standout courses: History, Mythology, core
Students seeking to travel to Hogwarts should do well in History and have a diversity of passing core classes.
XDurmstrang (Northern Scandanavia)
- Language: German
Standout courses: Dark Arts, Martial Magic, Potions, Advanced Flying
Students seeking to travel to Durmstrang should do well in Defense Against the Dark Arts. They will also be asked to provide evidence of their magical heritage.
XBeauxbatons (Western Europe)
- Language: Spanish or French
Standout Courses: Etiquette, Fencing, Healing
Students seeking to travel to Beauxbatons should have a good level of etiquette or social graces/ cunning.
XDar Ar-Rickham (Middle East)
- Language: Arabic, English, or French
Standout Courses: Wandless, Cursebreaking, Research
Students seeking to travel to Dar Ar-Rickham should do well in Cursebreaking and Wandless. They should also know how to swim.
XLong Jiang School of Magic (China)
- Language: Chinese or English
Standout Courses: Mathematics/ Arithmancy, Instruction
Long Jiang does not accept transfer students at this time. A student may transfer from Long Jiang to another school though.
XMahoutokoro (Japan)
- Language: Japanese
Standout Courses: Flying, Martial Arts
Students seeking to travel to Mahotohouro should have a clean detention record with no instances of practising Dark Arts.
XPagunsan (Philllippines)
- Language: Tagalog
Standout Courses: Herbology, Healing, Wandless, Magical Creatures
Students seeking to travel to Pagunsan should have a passing score in Herbology and/or Care of Magical Creatures. They should also know how to swim.
Pagunsan is a 6-year school. The school year runs from June to March
XBehanzin (located in Haiti, Voodoo students around the world)
- Language: Spanish or French, although any language can be accommodated.
Standout Courses: Voodoo, Theology, Ritual casting
Students approved to travel to Behanzin are asked to coordinate with their host mentor to study the fundamentals of Voodoo with. They should also know how to swim.
XSalem Witches (Eastern U.S.)
- Language: English
Standout Courses: Electives, Law/ Civics, News
As all electives are offered for all six years, students seeking to travel to Salem should have Es in all electives they plan to continue at Salem.
Salem is a 6-year school
XLone Star (Western U.S.)
- Language: English
Standout Courses: Magizoology, Combat Magic, Agricultural Studies
Students seeking to travel to Lone Star should do well in Care of Magical Creatures and have no record of poaching or creature abuse.
xxxX Application Form xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[b]Hosting Student Name:[/b] [url=profile link] Character's name[/url] – played by [RPer name or NPC]
[b]Year hosting:[/b] [6 or 7]
[b]School and house:[/b] The school and house they usually attend
[b]Home location:[/b] Where the residence will be.
[b]Travelling Student Name:[/b] [url=profile link]Character's name [/url] – played by [RPer name]
[b]Year they will be abroad:[/b] [6 or 7]
[b]School and house:[/b] The school and house they usually attend
[b]Core grades at OWLs:[/b] (or equivalent; add or indicate not core as needed).[list]
Astronomy ~ [color=green/red]#[/color]
Charms ~ [color=green]#[/color]
Defense Against the Dark Arts ~ [color=green]#[/color]
Herbology ~ [color=green]#[/color]
History of Magic ~ [color=green]#[/color]
Potions ~ [color=green]#[/color]
Transfiguration ~ [color=green]#[/color][/list]
[b]Electives:[/b] [list]
Elective ~ [color=green/red]#[/color]
Elective ~ [color=green]#[/color][/list]
[b]Proposed Schedule:[/b] Mark the electives of the travelling student and how they carry over to the other school. If there is not an equivalent, explain how this elective will be handled.
[b]Extracurriculars:[/b] Any clubs the student might want to be part of while abroad? (Make it up if going to a school without these details and we can confirm in the approval) If they are currently leaders in a club or in quidditch, please indicate what plans have been made for the year they are abroad.
[b]Language fluency[/b] Indicate if they have some language fluency or if they would be taking basic language tutoring for the local language of their exchange school.
[b]Duration:[/b] What is the intended duration of the stay? (The shortest stay is 3 months (1 month IRL) and the longest stay would be start of summer to end of the following summer)
[b]Other notes:[/b] This is space to include a rationale or mention any related plots being an exchange student or host might affect.
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