Fire Nation school

"fire"

- My life I give to my country. With my hands I fight for Fire Lord Ozai and our forefathers before him. With my mind I seek ways to better my country. And with my feet may our March of Civilization continue.

The Fire Nation School is a center of learning in the outer Fire Nation.

Description


Located on one of the outer islands of the Fire Nation, this upper-class school molds the young minds of the Fire Nation. The teachers here maintain extreme order and are very focused on creating perfect Fire Nation citizens. Students in this school start their education as soon as they begin Firebending (or as soon as they begin walking, for non-benders). The curriculum includes etiquette, Fire Nation history, history of warfare, music and Firebending classes. The students are given recess during school in the main courtyard. The courtyard is a plain concrete area with a statue of Fire Lord Ozai in the center. It requires a strict uniform, consisting of brown pants or a skirt and shirt, a black and red vest, and a red sash marked with the school's logo. If there is a student with a bad conduct, he/she can be sent to "reform school," in other words the coal mines.

History


This was the school in which Aang (under the alias Kuzon) said that he came from the Earth Kingdom colonies. While there, he learned that the students were not learning the correct historic information in their classes. For example, they believed that the Air Nomads had their own formal military, when in actuality they did not. This is likely evidence of propaganda within the Fire Nation school curriculum; devised to convince the future citizens of the Fire Nation that Fire Lord Sozin fought an equal and just war with the Air Nomads which he won honorably while the truth of Sozin cunningly ambushing the Airbenders has been obliterated from the National History book completely. Whether or not this book states, at the very least, that Sozin "battled" the Air Nomads during the presence of a Firebending-enhancing comet, is unknown. Dancing, a means of self-expression, was also looked down upon for it inspires creativity and ingenuity - two traits that could pose a threat to the Fire Lord's control over his people. Through strict disciplinarian teachings and deceptive propaganda, the children and adults of the Fire Nation alike are taught to view the War as their way of spreading their greatness throughout the world. Very few acknowledge the fear and terror the Fire Nation has brought to the other nations.

Music
The music class is formal, with a variety of instruments. Aang was given the Tsungi Horn to play. The Music Teacher asked Aang not to dance during class. He asked if all that "Hullabaloo" going on was a nervous disorder. Confused, Aang replied that dancing was a way of expressing yourself. The Music teacher told Aang that if he was so moved by his love for his nation that he may march in place quietly. Aang was one of sixteen students in his class.

Teachers

 * The Headmaster
 * Ms. Kwan
 * Music Teacher

Students

 * Hide
 * On Ji
 * Shoji
 * Aang (in disguise as Kuzon)