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SimCity Academy

The uniform Sims wear when attending Private School

SimCity Academy, introduced in The Sims 2, is a private school that children and teenagers can attend if they have a minimum grade of C. In general, it is simply referred to as a private school. Families are not charged for sending children and teens to private school, although preparing expensive meals and purchasing expensive furnishings are recommended to ensure a successful enrollment into private school.

Players have to have a Sim invite the Headmaster over for dinner, then schmooze, feed, and impress him in order to have their children or teens be accepted into private school. Being accepted into, or rejected from, private school gives a special memory to both the parents and children/teens. Getting a child into private school, or getting into private school as a teen, is a high-value want that Knowledge and Fortune Sims are likely to roll, though it is not unique to them.

Kids and teens in private school will change into a uniform before getting on the school bus.

Pros and cons of private school

Pros

A day at private school takes less of a toll on needs.
Performance awards are skill points rather than small sums of money.
Teens who are in private school will start teen and adult careers at Level 2.

Cons

Homework is somewhat more stressful, which leads to a large fun drop if the Sim is left unattended for a long time.
Preparing for the headmaster can be stressful if the household is large or if the Sims begin to prepare their food late.

Special Memories

Memory Name	Type	Cause	Game Dialog/Description
Got into Private School	Positive	Getting into private school	That wise Headmaster must have seen your true potential! Now make sure it's worth the extra cost and get studying!
Got Rejected from Private School	Negative	Failing to impress the headmaster to get into private school	Ah, it's all rigged anyway. Those snooty Headmasters don't know what they're missing.
(Sim) Got into Private School	Positive	Relative gets into private school	It gives me a warm feeling to know my little one is getting a great education... Now I just have to pay for it!
(Sim) Was Rejected from Private School	Negative	Relative is rejected from private school	The Headmaster didn't look too pleased. I sure hope we haven't hurt our child's future too much...

Getting into private school

Main article: Game guide:Getting into private school

To gain entry into private school, there must be a child or teen Sim with a school grade of C or higher in the household. Once this has been achieved, players can click the "Invite Headmaster" interaction on a telephone or cell phone. Once called, the Headmaster will arrive at 5pm and, once he is greeted, a 6-hour scenario will begin.

Players will have the chance to impress the Headmaster in three key areas: a tour of the house, providing him with dinner, and schmoozing with him. To initiate the tour or dinner, click on the Headmaster and select Entertain... from the pie menu. To schmooze, select Schmooze... from the Headmaster's pie menu. Impressing him in those three areas will earn points which add up to an overall score. 90 points (out of a possible 135) is required to be accepted into private school.

As soon as the total score breaks the 90-point requirement, the Headmaster will leave, even if there's time remaining on the clock, and all eligible children and teens in the household will be allowed into private school. Sims who age up from the toddler to the child life stage after the Headmaster's visit or child Sims added to the household after the visit are not yet covered, and another visit will need to be scheduled once the toddler ages up (the household will need to do all preparations in order to meet the 90-point requirement again). The next weekday, the accepted Sim(s) will change into a uniform and then board the school bus as normal. If the time limit expires and the score has not been met, players can try again the next day.

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+|name    = SimCity Academy
+|image   = [[File:Private School Uniforms.jpg|200px]]
+|caption = The uniform Sims wear when attending Private School
+}}[[File:Private School.png|left]]
+'''SimCity Academy''', introduced in ''[[The Sims 2]]'', is a private [[School#The Sims 2|school]] that [[child]]ren and [[teen]]agers can attend if they have a minimum grade of C. In general, it is simply referred to as a private school. Families are not charged for sending children and teens to private school, although preparing expensive meals and purchasing expensive furnishings are recommended to ensure a successful enrollment into private school.
+Players have to have a [[Sim]] invite the Headmaster over for dinner, then schmooze, feed, and impress him in order to have their children or teens be accepted into private school. Being accepted into, or rejected from, private school gives a special [[List of Memories#Education|memory]] to both the parents and children/teens. Getting a child into private school, or getting into private school as a teen, is a high-value [[Wants and Fears|want]] that [[Knowledge]] and [[Fortune]] Sims are likely to roll, though it is not unique to them.
-[[File:Private School.png|left]][[File:Private School Uniforms.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The uniform Sims wear when attending Private School]]
-'''SimCity Academy''', introduced in ''[[The Sims 2]]'', is a private school that [[child]]ren and [[teen]]agers can attend if they have a minimum grade of C. In general, it is simply referred to a private school. Despite what players might expect, families are not charged for having children and teens in private school.
-Players have to have a Sim invite the Headmaster over for dinner, then schmooze, feed, and impress him in order to have their children or teens be accepted into private school. Being accepted into, or rejected from, private school gives a special [[List of Memories#Education|memory]] to both the parents and children/teens. Getting a child into private school, or getting into private school as a teen, is a high-value [[Wants and Fears|want]] that [[Fortune]] Sims are likely to roll, though it is not unique to them.
 Kids and teens in private school will change into a uniform before getting on the school bus.
-==Pros and cons of private school ==
+==Pros and cons of private school==
 ;Pros
 *A day at private school takes less of a toll on [[needs]].
 *Performance awards are skill points rather than small sums of money.
-*Teens who are in private school will start teen careers at Level 2.
+*Teens who are in private school will start teen and adult careers at Level 2.
 ;Cons
 *Homework is somewhat more stressful, which leads to a large fun drop if the Sim is left unattended for a long time.
 *Preparing for the headmaster can be stressful if the household is large or if the Sims begin to prepare their food late.
+==Special Memories==
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+|-
+|[[File:Got into Private School.png]]
+|Got into Private School
+|Positive
+|Getting into private school
+|That wise Headmaster must have seen your true potential! Now make sure it's worth the extra cost and get studying!
+|-
+|[[File:Got Rejected from Private School.png]]
+|Got Rejected from Private School
+|Negative
+|Failing to impress the headmaster to get into private school
+|Ah, it's all rigged anyway. Those snooty Headmasters don't know what they're missing.
+|-
+|[[File:Got into Private School.png]]
+|(Sim) Got into Private School
+|Positive
+|Relative gets into private school
+|It gives me a warm feeling to know my little one is getting a great education... Now I just have to pay for it!
+|-
+|[[File:Got Rejected from Private School.png]]
+|(Sim) Was Rejected from Private School
+|Negative
+|Relative is rejected from private school
+|The Headmaster didn't look too pleased. I sure hope we haven't hurt our child's future too much...
+|}
 ==Getting into private school==
+[[File:Greeting the Headmaster.png|thumb|right|Greeting the Headmaster]]
-Any child or older Sim can call the Headmaster using the "Invite Headmaster" interaction on the [[telephone]], if there is a student on the lot that has a grade of C or higher. The Headmaster then will arrive at 5 p.m. and a 6 hour scenario will start when he is greeted. The player has to reach a score of 90 to get the family's kids/teens accepted into private school, and the scenario will end when that score is reached. There are three tasks that can be performed to build the score. To perform any of the tasks, click the Headmaster and select an interaction under the "Entertain" category.
+{{Main|Game guide:Getting into private school}}
-===Dinner===
-If a group meal was prepared, the player must have a Sim serve it, as the Headmaster will not respond to "Entertain... Call for Dinner" unless there is an individual plate for him to go to. The higher the cooker's [[Cooking]] skill, the more points this part of the scenario will get. Burned food will not earn a good score.
-===Tour of the House===
-This task can earn 40 to 50 points. The Headmaster will follow the Sim who suggested the tour through the house. To show a room, click on the Headmaster and select Show Room; rooms with higher [[Environment]] scores are worth more points. To end the tour, click the Headmaster and select End Tour. Unlike schmoozing, the tour can only have a neutral or positive effect on the Headmaster's score; if he dislikes a room, he may not award it any points, but he will not subtract any.
-===Schmoozing===
-This last element involves building the Headmaster's relationships with the household members. The more [[Relationships|Daily Relationship]] builds, the better the Schmooze score. Talking around the dinner table will contribute to this score. Another strategy is talking to the Headmaster, though this will not improve the score by much. There are four kinds of schmoozing; there is schmoozing about work, about school, about politics, and about money. The latter two require a high relationship with the headmaster, and will give a high score if successful.
+To gain entry into private school, there must be a child or teen Sim with a school grade of C or higher in the household. Once this has been achieved, players can click the "Invite Headmaster" interaction on a [[telephone]] or cell phone. Once called, the Headmaster will arrive at 5pm and, once he is greeted, a 6-hour scenario will begin.
-===Bonus Scoring===
-Getting the Headmaster to do any of these things once will earn an extra 10 points:
-*Get him into the [[hot tub]] (though it can be hard to get him out).
-*Get him to drink coffee.
-*Have a drink from the bar.
+Players will have the chance to impress the Headmaster in three key areas: a tour of the house, providing him with dinner, and schmoozing with him. To initiate the tour or dinner, click on the Headmaster and select Entertain... from the pie menu. To schmooze, select Schmooze... from the Headmaster's pie menu. Impressing him in those three areas will earn points which add up to an overall score. 90 points (out of a possible 135) is required to be accepted into private school.
-==Tips==
+As soon as the total score breaks the 90-point requirement, the Headmaster will leave, even if there's time remaining on the clock, and all eligible children and teens in the household will be allowed into private school. Sims who age up from the toddler to the child life stage after the Headmaster's visit or child Sims added to the household after the visit are ''not'' yet covered, and another visit will need to be scheduled once the toddler ages up (the household will need to do all preparations in order to meet the 90-point requirement again). The next weekday, the accepted Sim(s) will change into a uniform and then board the school bus as normal. If the time limit expires and the score has not been met, players can try again the next day.
-*Check to make sure that all doors are unlocked when the Headmaster visits. If he finds himself locked out, he will reject the child(ren) outright.
+[[ru:Городская академия]]
-*'''Never, ever make chef salad for the headmaster.''' No matter who he is (as it varies for each game), the Headmaster absolutely hates chef salad. He prefers pork chops, lobster and salmon.
-*Scoring for the dinner portion of the scenario depends on how satisfied the Headmaster is with his food. It is not necessary to have other household members eat; they will socialize with the Headmaster even if they are just sitting at the table while he eats.
-*It's a good idea to have two parents at home, one giving the tour, while the other parent cooks the food. Try to keep the kid(s) out of the way. Alternatively, the player can have the child give the tour. The Headmaster likes children.
-*Another option is to prepare the food ahead of time, place it in a Sim's [[inventory]], then take it out and serve it when the Headmaster arrives.
-*While dinner table conversation with the Headmaster will contribute to the Schmooze score, dinner table conversation also significantly increases the amount of time Sims take to eat a meal. Sims can take at least two game hours to eat a meal if they are socializing while they eat, so be sure to allow enough time for them to finish the meal before the timer runs out.
-*If the player's Sim is pregnant and they want the child to get in to private school, making one of the parents study cooking and the other to get a nice job will improve their score in a future tour.
-*If the player uses the [[Testingcheatsenabled|boolprop testingcheatsenabled]] cheat, the player can make their Sim best friends with the Headmaster. This fills the Schmooze requirement. As long as the Sims give him a nice tour, the children are guaranteed to be accepted into private school regardless of the quality of the dinner.
-*The Headmaster scenario can be glitchy, so call close to 4 pm. Save just before calling, and don't save while the scenario is in progress. That way, if it glitches, you should be able to exit without saving, and try again.
-*Players who use the coffeecuphack from More Awesome Than You! may want to consider removing or disabling it before calling the Headmaster, unless they don't plan to serve him coffee or espresso. Occasionally, the mod may cause a "jump bug" to occur when a Sim washes a coffee cup in a sink. While this is only a mild annoyance if it happens to a household member, the Headmaster will vanish if it happens to him.
-*Be sure to always choose "Entertain... Call for Dinner" from the Headmaster's pie menu. Never choose "Call to Dinner... Everyone" from the meal's pie menu. This will only earn three points, as it will not count as part of the scenario.
-*[[Testingcheatsenabled]] can be used to make the Headmaster selectable. This may be useful if he gets in a hot tub and will not get out.
-*There are multiple Headmasters in a neighborhood; if "Invite Headmaster" is used multiple times, there will be a different one each time.
-*A Sim who has met a Headmaster through the scenario can later call him on the phone.
 [[Category:The Sims 2]]
 [[Category:Schools]]