What If a Magic School Actually Had a Complete Education System?
What If a Magic School Actually Had a Complete Education System?
I've been working on a long-term worldbuilding project called Phoenix School of Magic, and it has grown into something much bigger than I originally imagined.
The goal is to create a complete 8-year magical education system from the ground up.
Not just a fictional school that exists in a story, but an institution with an actual curriculum, subjects, textbooks, examinations, practical work, academic progression, traditions and a coherent educational structure.
The biggest part of the project is the textbooks.
Each subject is being developed year by year, with students gradually progressing from fundamental concepts to advanced magical theory and practice.
The eventual goal is to have a complete sequence of textbooks covering all 8 years for subjects such as:
Charms • Transfiguration • Potions • Defence Against the Dark Arts • Herbology • Astronomy • History of Magic and many other magical disciplines.
The books are being developed as actual school textbooks rather than simple collections of lore. They have structured chapters, theory, practical exercises, examples, historical material, illustrations, revision sections, assignments and examinations.
I'm also working on the visual identity of the books — covers, layouts, illustrations and diagrams — so that they feel like they belong to the same educational institution.
But there is one major problem:
This is a huge amount of work.
Eight years of education multiplied across numerous subjects means dozens of textbooks and hundreds of chapters. Keeping the curriculum consistent, developing the subjects, writing and reviewing the books, creating illustrations and maintaining the wider worldbuilding is far too much for one person to do efficiently.
So I'm looking for people who want to join me in building Phoenix School of Magic.
I'm looking for people interested in:
• Worldbuilding • Writing and editing • Curriculum design • Fantasy and magical lore • Textbook development • Illustration and graphic design • Creating educational systems • Helping develop individual magical subjects
You don't need to be an expert. What matters most is being genuinely interested in the project and willing to contribute.
This is intended to be a long-term collaborative project, and I'm not expecting it to be completed quickly. I'd rather slowly build something detailed and coherent than rush through it.
If you've ever wondered what a magical school would actually look like if someone sat down and designed the entire education system, this is essentially what I'm trying to find out.
If you'd like to help build Phoenix School of Magic, feel free to comment or message me.
I'd also love to hear from anyone who has attempted a similarly ambitious worldbuilding project.