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Line 11: ==History== ==History== ===Inception=== ===Inception=== − As of the [[Third Succession War]] period, education was very low in some neglected parts of the Federated Suns, especially the so-called [[Outback]], to the point where it was considered a political embarrassment for [[House Davion]].<ref name=HD>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 160: Education, Culture, and Arts - Vagabond Schools</ref> + As of the [[Third Succession War]] period, education was very low in some neglected parts of the Federated Suns, especially the so-called [[Outback]], to the point where it was considered a political embarrassment for [[House Davion]].<ref name=HD>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 160 (Education, Culture, and Arts - Vagabond Schools)</ref> The Ministry of Education with its limited funds devised the Vagabond School system as a means to spread the limited number of available teachers throughout the Federated Suns. In the early [[thirty-first century]] they purchased a number of dilapidated freighter [[JumpShip]]s<ref name=HD/> (and [[DropShip]]s<ref name=HBHD>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 143</ref>), repaired them, and refitted them as floating schools. They were then sent to areas with poor educational facilities, mostly in the Outback, where they would run circuits between different worlds, transport the region's 12- and 13-year olds to the JumpShips, and give them nine months of intensive education before returning them to their homeworlds.<ref name=HD/><ref name=HBHD/> Hundreds of thousands of students were given at least a basic education in this way.<ref name=HBHD/> The Ministry of Education with its limited funds devised the Vagabond School system as a means to spread the limited number of available teachers throughout the Federated Suns. In the early [[thirty-first century]] they purchased a number of dilapidated freighter [[JumpShip]]s<ref name=HD/> (and [[DropShip]]s<ref name=HBHD>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 143</ref>), repaired them, and refitted them as floating schools. They were then sent to areas with poor educational facilities, mostly in the Outback, where they would run circuits between different worlds, transport the region's 12- and 13-year olds to the JumpShips, and give them nine months of intensive education before returning them to their homeworlds.<ref name=HD/><ref name=HBHD/> Hundreds of thousands of students were given at least a basic education in this way.<ref name=HBHD/> − It was said that the Vagabond Schools had yielded impressive results<ref name=HD/> and were the first successful education initiative in the thirty-first century,<ref name=HBHD/> even "very successful,"<ref name=HBHD/> yet at the same time they were still insufficient to noticeably raise the literacy and education levels on the worlds along the [[Periphery]] border.<ref name=HD/> Looking back from a [[3080]] standpoint, it was said that they were largely regarded as a failure.<ref>''Objectives: Periphery'', p. 23</ref> + It was said that the Vagabond Schools had yielded impressive results<ref name=HD/> and were the first successful education initiative in the thirty-first century,<ref name=HBHD/> even "very successful",<ref name=HBHD/> yet at the same time they were still insufficient to noticeably raise the literacy and education levels on the worlds along the [[Periphery]] border.<ref name=HD/> Looking back from a [[3080]] standpoint, it was said that they were largely regarded as a failure.<ref>''Objectives: Periphery'', p. 23</ref> − One problem with the Vagabond Schools was the ramshackle nature of the vessels used, to the point where they were described as "somewhat dangerous."<ref name=HD/> They were frequently in need of repairs.<ref name=HBHD/> Several deaths occurred due to technical breakdowns and tragic accidents, and one Vagabond School ship, the ''[[Kennedy]]'', vanished entirely in ca. [[3013]] with over 500 students, teachers, and crew aboard.<ref name=HD/> The tight budget meant no additional ships were put into service. The program was also considered extremely expensive, leading to Duke [[Aaron Sandoval (30th c.)|Aaron Sandoval]] suggesting a follow-on program in [[3032]] that would put the budget to better use (the Regional Finishing Schools).<ref name=HBHD/> + One problem with the Vagabond Schools was the ramshackle nature of the vessels used, to the point where they were described as "somewhat dangerous".<ref name=HD/> They were frequently in need of repairs.<ref name=HBHD/> Several deaths occurred due to technical breakdowns and tragic accidents, and one Vagabond School ship, the ''[[Kennedy]]'', vanished entirely in ca. [[3013]] with over 500 students, teachers, and crew aboard.<ref name=HD/> The tight budget meant no additional ships were put into service. The program was also considered extremely expensive, leading to Duke [[Aaron Sandoval (30th c.)|Aaron Sandoval]] suggesting a follow-on program in [[3032]] that would put the budget to better use (the Regional Finishing Schools).<ref name=HBHD/> ===Clan Invasion=== ===Clan Invasion=== In the [[Clan Invasion]] that hit the [[Inner Sphere]] in [[3050]], all Vagabond School ships were dragooned by the military to move personnel and supplies to the front. The program was briefly restarted in [[3055]], but shut down again in [[3057]].<ref name=HBHD/> In the [[Clan Invasion]] that hit the [[Inner Sphere]] in [[3050]], all Vagabond School ships were dragooned by the military to move personnel and supplies to the front. The program was briefly restarted in [[3055]], but shut down again in [[3057]].<ref name=HBHD/> − Around [[3062]], the image of a Vagabond School ''[[Tramp]]'' class JumpShip was captioned with the notion that "old JumpShips and converted ''[[Mule]]''-class DropShips" make up the Vagabond Schools.<ref>''MechWarrior, Third Edition'', unnumbered color plate between pp. 128 and 129</ref> + Around [[3062]], the image of a Vagabond School ''[[Tramp]]'' class JumpShip was captioned with the notion that "old JumpShips and converted ''[[Mule]]''-class DropShips" make up the Vagabond Schools.<ref>''MechWarrior RPG (3rd Ed.), unnumbered color plate between pp. 128 and 129</ref> ===FedCom Civil War=== ===FedCom Civil War=== Line 31:
Line 31: ==Known Vagabond Schools== ==Known Vagabond Schools== As of ca. [[3025]], and after the loss of the ''Kennedy'', there were ten Vagabond Schools in operation:<ref name=HD/> As of ca. [[3025]], and after the loss of the ''Kennedy'', there were ten Vagabond Schools in operation:<ref name=HD/> − * ''[[Cambridge (Individual JumpShip)|Cambridge]]'' + *''[[Cambridge (Individual JumpShip)|Cambridge]]'' − * ''[[Dakar]]'' + *''[[Dakar]]'' − * ''[[Krakos]]'' + *''[[Krakos]]'' − * ''[[Notre Dame]]'' + *''[[Notre Dame]]'' − * ''[[Oxford (Individual JumpShip)|Oxford]]'' + *''[[Oxford]]'' − * ''[[Salzburg]]'' + *''[[Salzburg]]'' − * ''[[Sorbonne]]'' + *''[[Sorbonne]]'' − * ''[[Strasbourg]]'' + *''[[Strasbourg]]'' − * ''[[Trondheim (Individual JumpShip)|Trondheim]]'' + *''[[Trondheim (Individual JumpShip)|Trondheim]]'' − * ''[[Washington]]'' + *''[[Washington]]'' ==Gallery== ==Gallery== Line 51:
Line 51: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' + *''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' − * ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' + *''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' − * ''[[MechWarrior, Third Edition]]'' + *''[[MechWarrior, Third Edition]]'' − * ''[[Objectives: Periphery]]'' + *''[[Objectives: Periphery]]'' + [[Category:Humanitarian Organizations]] [[Category:Humanitarian Organizations]]
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Inception=== | ===Inception=== | ||
| − | As of the [[Third Succession War]] period, education was very low in some neglected parts of the Federated Suns, especially the so-called [[Outback]], to the point where it was considered a political embarrassment for [[House Davion]].<ref name=HD>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 160 | + | As of the [[Third Succession War]] period, education was very low in some neglected parts of the Federated Suns, especially the so-called [[Outback]], to the point where it was considered a political embarrassment for [[House Davion]].<ref name=HD>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 160 (Education, Culture, and Arts - Vagabond Schools)</ref> |
The Ministry of Education with its limited funds devised the Vagabond School system as a means to spread the limited number of available teachers throughout the Federated Suns. In the early [[thirty-first century]] they purchased a number of dilapidated freighter [[JumpShip]]s<ref name=HD/> (and [[DropShip]]s<ref name=HBHD>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 143</ref>), repaired them, and refitted them as floating schools. They were then sent to areas with poor educational facilities, mostly in the Outback, where they would run circuits between different worlds, transport the region's 12- and 13-year olds to the JumpShips, and give them nine months of intensive education before returning them to their homeworlds.<ref name=HD/><ref name=HBHD/> Hundreds of thousands of students were given at least a basic education in this way.<ref name=HBHD/> | The Ministry of Education with its limited funds devised the Vagabond School system as a means to spread the limited number of available teachers throughout the Federated Suns. In the early [[thirty-first century]] they purchased a number of dilapidated freighter [[JumpShip]]s<ref name=HD/> (and [[DropShip]]s<ref name=HBHD>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 143</ref>), repaired them, and refitted them as floating schools. They were then sent to areas with poor educational facilities, mostly in the Outback, where they would run circuits between different worlds, transport the region's 12- and 13-year olds to the JumpShips, and give them nine months of intensive education before returning them to their homeworlds.<ref name=HD/><ref name=HBHD/> Hundreds of thousands of students were given at least a basic education in this way.<ref name=HBHD/> | ||
| − | It was said that the Vagabond Schools had yielded impressive results<ref name=HD/> and were the first successful education initiative in the thirty-first century,<ref name=HBHD/> even "very successful, | + | It was said that the Vagabond Schools had yielded impressive results<ref name=HD/> and were the first successful education initiative in the thirty-first century,<ref name=HBHD/> even "very successful",<ref name=HBHD/> yet at the same time they were still insufficient to noticeably raise the literacy and education levels on the worlds along the [[Periphery]] border.<ref name=HD/> Looking back from a [[3080]] standpoint, it was said that they were largely regarded as a failure.<ref>''Objectives: Periphery'', p. 23</ref> |
| − | One problem with the Vagabond Schools was the ramshackle nature of the vessels used, to the point where they were described as "somewhat dangerous. | + | One problem with the Vagabond Schools was the ramshackle nature of the vessels used, to the point where they were described as "somewhat dangerous".<ref name=HD/> They were frequently in need of repairs.<ref name=HBHD/> Several deaths occurred due to technical breakdowns and tragic accidents, and one Vagabond School ship, the ''[[Kennedy]]'', vanished entirely in ca. [[3013]] with over 500 students, teachers, and crew aboard.<ref name=HD/> The tight budget meant no additional ships were put into service. The program was also considered extremely expensive, leading to Duke [[Aaron Sandoval (30th c.)|Aaron Sandoval]] suggesting a follow-on program in [[3032]] that would put the budget to better use (the Regional Finishing Schools).<ref name=HBHD/> |
===Clan Invasion=== | ===Clan Invasion=== | ||
In the [[Clan Invasion]] that hit the [[Inner Sphere]] in [[3050]], all Vagabond School ships were dragooned by the military to move personnel and supplies to the front. The program was briefly restarted in [[3055]], but shut down again in [[3057]].<ref name=HBHD/> | In the [[Clan Invasion]] that hit the [[Inner Sphere]] in [[3050]], all Vagabond School ships were dragooned by the military to move personnel and supplies to the front. The program was briefly restarted in [[3055]], but shut down again in [[3057]].<ref name=HBHD/> | ||
| − | Around [[3062]], the image of a Vagabond School ''[[Tramp]]'' class JumpShip was captioned with the notion that "old JumpShips and converted ''[[Mule]]''-class DropShips" make up the Vagabond Schools.<ref>''MechWarrior | + | Around [[3062]], the image of a Vagabond School ''[[Tramp]]'' class JumpShip was captioned with the notion that "old JumpShips and converted ''[[Mule]]''-class DropShips" make up the Vagabond Schools.<ref>''MechWarrior RPG (3rd Ed.), unnumbered color plate between pp. 128 and 129</ref> |
===FedCom Civil War=== | ===FedCom Civil War=== | ||
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==Known Vagabond Schools== | ==Known Vagabond Schools== | ||
As of ca. [[3025]], and after the loss of the ''Kennedy'', there were ten Vagabond Schools in operation:<ref name=HD/> | As of ca. [[3025]], and after the loss of the ''Kennedy'', there were ten Vagabond Schools in operation:<ref name=HD/> | ||
| − | * ''[[Cambridge (Individual JumpShip)|Cambridge]]'' | + | *''[[Cambridge (Individual JumpShip)|Cambridge]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Dakar]]'' | + | *''[[Dakar]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Krakos]]'' | + | *''[[Krakos]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Notre Dame]]'' | + | *''[[Notre Dame]]'' |
| − | * ''[[ | + | *''[[Oxford]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Salzburg]]'' | + | *''[[Salzburg]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Sorbonne]]'' | + | *''[[Sorbonne]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Strasbourg]]'' | + | *''[[Strasbourg]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Trondheim (Individual JumpShip)|Trondheim]]'' | + | *''[[Trondheim (Individual JumpShip)|Trondheim]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Washington]]'' | + | *''[[Washington]]'' |
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' | + | *''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' |
| − | * ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' | + | *''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[MechWarrior, Third Edition]]'' | + | *''[[MechWarrior, Third Edition]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Objectives: Periphery]]'' | + | *''[[Objectives: Periphery]]'' |
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[[Category:Humanitarian Organizations]] | [[Category:Humanitarian Organizations]] | ||