CLASS ACTS

The Sparrow School isn’t the only Crazy Cinematic Academy…

tanz dance academy As seen in: Suspiria (see page 138)

officially: this German ballet school is all about teaching you to dance like an angel. actually: it’s run by a decrepit old witch who wants to kill you bloodily.

Xavier’s school for gifted youngsters As seen in: The X-Men series

also known as the X-mansion, this is where professor X trains up and inspires the next generation of mutants. Basically: the weirder you are the better.

starfleet academy As seen in: Star Trek

learn how to fly the USS enterprise in just four short years! extracurricular activities at the San Francisco training facility include boxing and wrestling (presumably spaceman-style).

hogWarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry As seen in: The Harry Potter series

Curriculum: how to defend against Voldemort, get flattened by the whomping willow and levitate feathers. altogether now, “wingardium leviosa.”

miss Peregrine’s home for Peculiar children As seen in: Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children

Forever paused on the precipice of destruction in 1943, miss peregrine’s ‘home’ is a sanctuary for weird youngsters whose abilities include invisibility.

Battle school As seen in: Ender’s Game

a circular space station floating in earth’s orbit. here you’ll learn battle strategies, military history and self defence, all in preparation for war among the stars.

monsters university As seen in: Monsters University

the “leading centre of scholarship, scientific innovation, and juvenile hijinks” for over 700 years, monsters U trains scarers-in-the-making.

Kingsman manor As seen in: Kingsman: The Secret Service

only the best of the best survive training here, where team-building activities include learning to escape a room filling up with water, plus mind games such as having to shoot your pooch in the head.

ludus As seen in: Ready Player One

this planet hosts hundreds of public schools, all of which only exist in virtual reality. Bonus: your avatar can have horns and a tail.

sKy high As seen in: Sky High

Got superpowers? this is the high school for you! reachable only via a flying school bus, the gym class really could break you. literally.