School
| School | |
|---|---|
| pic of school | |
| Buyable: | Edit Town mode |
| Price: | §0 |
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Rabbit hole |
School exists in The Sims, The Sims 2, and The Sims 3. The school bus picks up younger Sims to school. In the first two games, the school is off-screen, just like jobs. In TS3, school is a rabbithole building.
The Sims
The Sims 2
The Sims 3
Children and Teens go to school at either Community School for the Gifted in Sunset Valley, Truelong Community School in Riverview, Stary Community School in Twinbrook, or Public School 67 in Bridgeport.
Sims can now get detention at school, If they are caught sleeping in class or copying homework (tasks the player can assign kids while they're at school), they will be kept after school for a few hours, which can interfere with any part time job. (Note that Sims will less likely get detention if their grades are higher than a "B".) While staying late, the student can choose their tone but they will not see any improvement in grades or performance, however, if a Sim is absolutely miserable, their grade might decrease anyway. When detention is over,students will have to find their way home.
Kids may still bring home friends after school. They can also be invited over to another student's house to play. Students who go to each other's houses will live within a reasonable distance from each other. The closer the other student, the more likely the invitation is. Both teens and children can work hard, meet friends and do other interactions. If the child or teen does not have a high performance at school then the player will not be able to choose what their next trait is when they grow up. If you want your Sim to have good grades then make sure they are at school on time every day, otherwise they will get bad grades and they will not age well.
Children attend Elementary School from 9:00am to 3:00pm, while teenagers attend High School from 9:00am to 2:00pm (the extra hour is to benefit teens who have part-time jobs). The Elementary and High School share the same building.
If the school has been deleted then children and teens will stop going to school. Also, if you control one of the few ghost teens or children, they might not be signed up for a school.
Opportunities
- Received: School
- Goal: Bring a fish to the Science lab
- Reward: Performance Boost
- Location: Science lab
- Text: The Science Facility has partnered with the school to conduct a fishing project. However, they are running low on the fish for the experiment. You've been asked to bring a fish to Science Facility before the experiment begins. Your school performance will increase as a reward.
- Received: School
- Goal: Visit City Hall to complete the opportunity
- Reward: Performance Boost
- Location: City Hall
- Text: Your teacher needs you to drop off a massive stack of permission slips at City Hall. This needs to happen quickly, so ride over to City Hall and leave them with the paper pushers. Your school performance will improve as a result of your kind assistance.
- Received: School
- Goal: Go to Work at Doo Peas Corporate Tower
- Reward: Performance Boost, 500 Simoleons
- Location: Doo Peas Corporate Tower
- Text:
- Received: School
- Goal: Gain a Writing skill point
- Reward: Performance Boost
- Location: N/A
- Text:
- Received: School
- Goal: Gain a Painting skill point
- Reward: Performance Boost
- Location: N/A
- Text:
- Received: School
- Goal: Gain a Charisma skill point
- Reward: Performance Boost
- Location: N/A
- Text: The Young Politicians Club wants you to join, but first you must improve your Charisma skill. Take a Charisma skill class or use an appropriate object, then return to school with your new knowledge. Your school performance will increase.
- Received: School
- Goal: Maintain good grades to get on the honor roll and earn a cash reward.
- Reward: Money
- Text: The Mayor's office is promoting a new initiative to improve the grades and school performance to appeal to families thinking about moving to town. The mayor guarantees a cash reward to every student that makes it onto the honor roll. That reward can be yours if you can maintain good grades!
- Outside Reading
Your teacher wants you to read "Demand Excellence or You'll Get Mediocrity," a book that should prepare you for your post-school career. Your school performance will improve after reading the book.
- The Research Project
You have been given an assignment to research the local Science Facility. The folks in charge of the lab have generously offered to help you with your research if you stop by to get a tour of the facility in time. Go to the Science Facility to gather research to improve your school performance. (This task can also be for the supermarket)
Clean the Bug Cage
Received: School
Goal: Clean the Bug Cage
Clean the bug cage after school to improve school performance. Must be done on same day as when the opportunity is given.
School activities for adult Sims
Adult Sims can attend Painting classes at school. With The Sims 3: Ambitions, they can pursue the Education career at school.