Wizarding Culture (class)

Proposal: Seminar for all years that only meets for a few weeks/months every year to cover relevant topics in a lore-safe manner. Canon Flight and Apparition classes can be rolled into this class and space would still left to cover topics like Gringotts, the Floo, dating/courting and betrothal contracts, other magical schools, Knockturn Alley, the Ministry, and news coverage (e.g. the Prophet and the Quibbler). This class would heavily rely on field trips and guest speakers and would be a good way to ease into adventuring for those of us who haven't done it before, as well as give postgrads an opportunity to come back and spend time with younger student groups in appropriate ways.

Proposed Outline
Wizarding Culture
 * 1) Transportation
 * 2) * Flight, The Floo, Apparition, Flying Carpets, Portkeys
 * 3) * Flight Safety & Techniques (1styear)
 * 4) * Apparition (6th or 7thyear)
 * 5) Wizarding Worldviews
 * 6) * Religion & Morality
 * 7) * Holidays
 * 8) * Mythology & Literature
 * 9) * Beings, Blood Purity, & Muggles
 * 10) * Etiquette
 * 11) * Occlumency & Legilimancy
 * 12) * Love, Relationships, & Families
 * 13) Way of Life
 * 14) * Settlements & Cities
 * 15) * Magic Schools
 * 16) * The Ministry
 * 17) * Other Members of the ICW
 * 18) * Illness & Healthcare
 * 19) * Utilities and Services
 * 20) * Careers
 * 21) * Gringotts

Event concepts:

 * Field trips to the Ministry
 * Field trips to other magic schools or exchange programs
 * Annual etiquette dinner, involving postgrads
 * Electives Day for 2nd years and up
 * Career Day for 5th years and up, involving postgrads

Proposed Schedule

 * 1st year live class - theory of transportation, the Floo, flying carpets, apparition, flying on broomsticks
 * 1st year prompt class - Basic overview - other magic schools, Muggles, blood purity
 * 2nd year live class - OWLS and NEWTS, career choices, electives fair
 * 2nd year prompt class - Beings (Goblins, esp. Gringott's; vampires; werewolves; mermaids; centaurs)
 * 3rd year live class - Tour of the Ministry
 * 3rd year prompt class - Other members of the ICW
 * 4th year live class -  Marriages/betrothals/courting norms, general etiquette, "banquet"
 * 4th year prompt class - Wizarding holidays, mythology, religious beliefs
 * 5th year live class - Utilities & Services (the Floo, Aurors, Wizarding Wireless, newspapers/magazines)
 * 5th year prompt class - Field trip - multi-week tour of wizarding schools/cities?
 * 6th year live class - Tour of St. Mungo's
 * 6th year prompt class - Apparition practice
 * 7th year live class - Career fair
 * 7th year prompt class - What makes a Dark Lord? Morals of the Wizarding World