Traditional Hundran Schools of Education

Before Hundran adopted the Syklov education system during the time of the First Syklov Empire, they had a different education system.
Originally, education was seperated between four schools in Hundran: the School of Youth, the School of the Warrior, the School of the Shaman and the School of the Home. Although these three schools did exist, the majority of the population did not progress past the School of the Youth and many did not even attend that. Those who did not attend school were typically of working class and would adopt the career of their parent/s.
The School of the Youth was open to all children below the age of ten in Hundran. This school taught general information that was considered to be usable in all walks of life. This included basic degrees of moral philosophy, basic arithmetic, song and dance, their people's history and basic self-defence. Basic literacy was taught at some Schools of the Youth, but was frequently seen as unnecessary. After graduating from the School of the Youth, if a pupil was to consider their education, they would be selected by one of the three other schools depending on their aptitude. If a student sought education from one of these schools later in life, it was only possible if they met the certain requirements of that school.
The School of the Warrior trained soldiers, mercenaries and gladiators. All members of the police force and army in Hundran were required to have trained with the School of the Warrior. This school placed great emphasis on discipline, strength and endurance. Heavy punishments were enforced upon those who did not live up to expected standards. Schools of this kind were typically located in colder regions of the Hundran Highlands, and would train their students out in the open, in the cold, often naked or in minimalistic clothing. Students of this school were known to climb snowy mountains in the Shkai Mountainrange naked and be unharmed. Students were taught meditation and breath control to allow this. Furthermore, the school encouraged its students against materialism, stripping them of their personal belongings, and taught them to deeply consider the certainty of death, ensuring that they would not only value their life but also be without fear on the battlefield.
The School of the Shaman taught important religious practitioners. These members of society ranged from village shamans to scribes to advisors of the king. They were taught moral philosophy, religious myths, ritual, magic and literacy. They were required to develop deep relationships with the deities and spirits of their people and would not graduate until they had passed tests proving these relationships. They engaged and developed religious ritual of varying degrees of intensity, would be taught what was necessary to ensure a ritual's safety and would be taught how to recognise and cure spiritual illness. Students of this school learned medicine and healing practice, including acupuncture and massage. Upon their graduation, they were required to sacrifice something of themselves to the school, the deities/spirits and to the Hundran people.
The School of the Home was basically a finishing school for upper class women that doubled to also teach any who saught to enter more domestic industries, including such things as agriculture, carpentry, fashion and architecture. The School of the Home had a different structure from the other two schools, often partnerning with certain groups of individuals in particular fields, and apprenticed students desiring to work in those fields to these groups or individuals. The school taught several more general subjects and was considered an excellent way to enter new career fields if one had no connections.