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Education Overhaul

A downloadable mod

This might just be my favorite mod I've made... This originally started out as a request to make a small addition of more school projects for children using game objects. It turned into something much more... I've done an overhaul of the Education Career and Preschool, Elementary/Middle, and Secondary school in the Sims 4 in general.

For YA and up, there's a new branch of the Education Career for K-12 teachers with new assignments, tasks, new career goals, rework of the education track, support for degrees and university career entitlements including custom degrees.

Toddlers have the option to go to preschool on Mondays-Fridays for about 7 hours. They will develop all toddler skills, have their needs met, and learn character values. They have a chance to  receive buffs at the end of their day.

Children and Teens are the focus of this mod. There are also a ton of new options for children and teens: in school interactions, field trips, the return of detention and military school, variable school projects, different types of homework assignments, new school options, and more.

Please read the mod description as it is very important you understand what the mod does and what it affects.

Education Career

• Reworked the introductory track of the career to be broader and incorporate levels from Sims 1, 2, and 3
• New Branch in Education Career: K-12 Educator
• Added support for Discover University with required degrees. Sims needs a degree in Art History, Biology, Economics, Literature and Languages, Physics, Psychology, or Zero's custom Education Degree to advance to a branch
• Degrees requirements from any of these fields leads to career entitlements for PTO, signing bonuses, performance, etc.
• Shortened the length of time for tutoring and adjusted the pay for completion
• New Custom Daily Task (Research Teaching Methods)
• Work from Home Assignments (Answer Parent Emails, Research Teaching Techniques, Write Progress Reports, Attend Department Meetings)
• New Career Goals for starting track and Educator branch

Towards the end of finishing the mod, I realized I needed a preschool option that occurred during the day. Toddlers can now enroll in Preschool on Monday- Fridays from about 730am and will stay there for about 7 hours. Enroll the Toddler by clicking on the Toddler you want to enroll. They can manually be sent by clicking on the toddler, if necessary. While away, their needs will be met, they will gain skills, and increase their character values. You have the option to keep them home instead by canceling the Preschool interaction.

**Note about Preschool and Daycare/Nanny: The Nanny/Daycare situation and notifications are hardcoded into the game. Therefore the notification will pop up when there's no one at home even if the toddler is already at Preschool. Y ou must choose the Send to Daycare option . This will not actually send them to daycare, they will go and stay at Preschool but the game requires a choice. Note also that if you travel off lot with another Sim, they will come back from Preschool when you return home. Because the game code does constant toddler checks and does everything in its power to send unattended toddlers to daycare, sometimes the toddler may come home early or go to daycare. I've blocked a lot of this, but it will still happen on occasion.***

New Education Enrollment Options

There are a few new education options in the game for children and teens. There are two independent/private prep school - Wintercrest Preparatory School and SimCity Academy- and two new alternate public options: Bedlington Latin School (a specialized exam school) and Striker Alternative School (an alternative school for learning difficulties and behavioral/social-emotional difficulties). There are two experimental boarding schools - Fort Starch Military Institute and Huntington Preparatory Academy. Please note that the boarding schools are an experimental feature and are still a beta.

Application Process

All the new school options have application requirements to complete on the computer (under the School menu under Career)before your sim can join them. An application fee, a personal statement/essay, and a tour/interview/evaluation are required. After writing the personal statement and going on the tour/interview/evaluation, they will need to go back to the computer to submit their final application and pay the application fee for private/independent school. The student must complete and submit all application requirements, but if accepted, only parents can enroll their children. Similarly, only parents can withdraw their children from school. After submission, your sim should hear back from the Admissions Committee within 4 hours. You have 24 hours to enroll the student once accepted or the spot is lost. You can reapply after 5 days.

There is a chance a Sim's applications can be rejected, though this is less likely depending on grades, after which they will remain in public school. Sims who have a failing grade of F at any school have a chance of flunking out and being sent to Striker Alternative School.

Independent/Private and Exam Schools

Independent/private and the specialized schools works similarly to EA school although Sims are more likely to gain skills and increase character values due to their enrollment and learn skills faster due to their wider opportunities and first-rate education. Sims who attend independent/private school will wear uniforms. School hours are 7:30am-1:30pm for upper school students and 7:30am-2:30pm for lower school students.

Virtual School

Students can now be enrolled in Virtual School. To enroll in Virtual School, use the School menu under the phone (as the student) or the computer. Once enrolled, each day before school starts, they will have the option to Attend In-Person Classes or Attend School Virtually.

If they decide to attend school virtually, they will have three tasks to perform which can include (but are not limited to) the following options:

Group Session with Classmates

Study Independently

Do 2 Hours of Physical Exercise

Complete Experiential Learning

Complete Assessment

Attend Virtual Classes

Complete Assignments

Students must Log on and Log out of the Virtual Classroom at the beginning and end of each school day. When attending classes, students must choose from one core class, one elective class, and one skills class. Students enrolled in Virtual School still can participate in school activities including in-school opportunities and after school events and can receive assignments like other students. Occult School

Occult Sims can enroll on the phone under the School menu or on the computer in an Occults only school. There they will gain experience and skills related to their specific occult.

Boarding School

NOTE: Boarding Schools are an experimental feature! They may not always work as expected. If they don't work for you, withdraw your Sim via phone/computer and choose another school option. **When EA fixes rabbithole exit conditions, I will update functionality.**

Students who are at boarding school can only be withdrawn at their parent's behest or upon aging up to young adult. There's a chance that after a few days the Sim may become homesick. A parent will receive notification asking if they wish to withdraw the homesick Sim or not. While the student is away, they can still have texts sent to them and chat with family members through the relationship panel. If you wish a Sim to stop going to boarding school permanently, you must cancel the interaction and then either have an adult withdraw them using the phone/computer and they'll go to their local public school or you can apply to a different application-required school and upon acceptance they will automatically be withdrawn.

After aging up to teen and during holidays, your boarding sim will come home for a two day break and then return to boarding school. Once aging up to a teen, a notification will pop up asking if the parents wish to pay for another year's tuition or unenroll the sim. The sim will be enrolled into Public School upon unenrollment. During Summer your boarding sim will come home for summer break and then return to boarding school. You can end their break and send them back at anytime under the phone menu. Sims at boarding school will have the chance to learn and gain most major skills. You can bring your boarding school sim home at any time, but in order to formally enroll them in another school, you must withdraw them from boarding school via the School menu. Note: If your sim's still grey in the panel after returning from boarding school, travel to a different lot and then back and they should be normal again.

Grade School and High School Changes

Homework, School Projects, and Assignments

Added the ability for your Sims to do their homework online. The option exists under the Career menu.

Added more Homework Options for Children and Teen through Homework Book which increases skills and character values while fulfilling homework task

Unlocked Homework book options for Children:

• Fill Out Activity Chart (Motor)
• Do Math Problems (Mental)
• Practice Vocabulary (Creativity)
• Review Social Studies (Social)

Homework book options created for Teens:

• Study Dramaturgy (Charisma/Acting)
• Submit Original Composition (Piano/Violin/Guitar)
• Prove Scientific Principles (Rocket Science)
• Write English Paper (Writing)
• Work on Art Critique (Painting)
• Solve Linear Equations (Logic)
• Compose Analytical Argument (Research&Debate/Logic)

New School Projects and Active Assignments

Randomly every week or two, child and teen Sims will receive the additional assignments and projects. Not completing these custom projects and assignments before the next school day will penalize their work performance. If assigned one of these custom projects and assignments, they will count as homework when assigned and Sims will not be able to use the homework book to complete their homework.

A note about EA's Parenthood School Projects: If installed, these projects will now no longer be given every Monday. They will be randomly assigned along with the custom assignments. They will also need to be completed before the next school day, will count as homework, and will no longer be for extra credit.

• Artwork Assignment - Spend time working on artwork/painting
• Coding Assignment - Beginner coding assignment (new BG interaction)
• Essay Assignment - Spend time writing an essay on computer or in homework book (new BG interaction)
• Music Assignment - Practice for Band Concert, Orchestra, or Recital
• Performance Assignment - Practice for Role by Learning Lines (new interactions, BG compatible), Singing, Puppet Theatre
• Science Assignment- Chemistry Experiment (Children); Stargazing at Observatory (Teens)
• Test Assignment - Study for Exam (new study options on the computer)

School Day Changes

Detention makes a comeback! If your sim spends most of their time in school (via one of the new away interactions below) either sleeping in class, disrupting class, goofing off, or gets caught doing homework there's a chance they could be sent to after-school detention. Detention lasts for about 2 hours. Detention is more likely the poorer a student's grades are. If a Sim gets Detention, their parents may discipline the student. If your Sim gets repeated detentions and have poor grades, they are more likely to be kicked out of school and forced to attend the alternative school.

New Away Actions for Students

Goof Around (Irresponsible) - Increases Fun. Lowers Performance, Responsibility, Emotional Control, and Manners.

Participate in Group Work - Increases Fun, Social, Skills, Responsibility, and Conflict Resolution. Slows the rate of performance gain.

Copy Homework - Increases Homework Completion. Decreases Responsibility and Manners. Chance for Detention.

Actively Participate (Study Hard) - Increases Performance, Skills, Empathy, Responsibility, and Manners. Decreases Fun.

Be Disruptive - Increases Fun. Lowers Performance, Responsibility, Emotional Control, and Manners. Chance for Detention.

Sleep During Class - Increases Energy. Decreases Manners and Responsibility. Chance for Detention.

University Prep - Teens only. Increases Performance, Skills, and Responsibility. Decreases Fun.

Attend Club Meetings - Increases Fun, Social, Responsibility, and Conflict Resolution.

Take Notes - Increases Performance, Skills, and Responsibility. Decreases Fun.

Field Trips

Students will now have a small chance at the beginning of the day to go on one of six Field Trips with classmates instead of to School. They will receive a buff at the end of their trip.

• Planetarium
• Professional Theatre Production
• Sim River Conservatory

In-School Events

At the end of the school day, children and teens can choose to participate in a Spelling Bee (grade school only), Student Body Elections (teens only), Science Fair, or Art Showcase. They have a chance to win a prize.

Honor Roll/Honor Society

Students with high grades and skills have an opportunity to make honor roll (Grade School and Middle School) or join the Honor Society (High School).

School Hours

Hours for public high schoolers have been changed from 8am-3pm to 8am-2pm.

Your sims can now experience the joys of snow days. They will randomly occur, mostly during winter but a small chance they can happen during fall or spring, on days when there's snow on the ground and your sims will have a day off to lament the snow or make snow angels!

Summer and Winter Break

Sims enrolled in all schools (including the private school from the Private School mod) will now no longer be required to attend school during the summer and winter. They will have the opportunity be on break for the entire summer and mid-to-late winter and will automatically return to school on the next weekday of Fall/Spring. Of course, parents can elect to send their children back at any time via the School menu on the phone or computer as well as opt-out of sending them at all.

Dropping Out

For some, school just isn't the way. Children and Teens have the ability to use the Drop out of School option available in the School menu on the phone. Dropping out will make it more difficult to become promoted if they seek employment. An adult in the household can always enroll them back in school if they change their minds. (I will be adding a GED-type course and exam for those who drop out in the future).

School Milestones and After School Events

Note: The separate mod is being phased out and should not be used with this mod.

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Sims can sign up for Parent-Conferences and learn about their students' progress.

Game Night and Theater Performance

After school on some days, children and teens have an opportunity to get a chance to attend the school play or sports game with household members and friends.

Prom and School Dances

These now occur randomly during school nights.

Graduation now occurs automatically on a teen Sim's last day as a teen. If you having aging off, you can manually choose to have graduation for your teen, but it will not age them up. They will attend in cap and gown if from public or private school or in military dress if from military school. Depending on their grades, graduates have a chance to graduate with honors or be valedictorian. Upon graduation, they will be withdrawn from school.

School Picture Day

School picture day can now randomly have occurred during or at the end of the school day for both teens and children. Your sim will get a notification it happened and a random buff.

Academic Aptitude Test

During the last 3 days as a Teen, Teen Sims will receive a notification that they have the opportunity to go and take an Academic Aptitude Test via the phone or computer. Taking the test will give them a large boost in performance. This is especially helpful if you have a mod that takes into account a Sim's final grade level/trait for University acceptance.

Future Plans

• Add the ability to obtain High School Graduate Level Certificate after homeschooling or dropping out and becoming Young Adult.
• Update functionality for boarding schools once EA fixes rabbithole exit conditions
• Add changes to university acceptance based on school performance and which schools attended (i.e. going to prep school might give you a little leg up in uni acceptance) in a collaboration with Ilkavelle
• Add a couple active school trips and an actual graduation event to start after graduation

Requirements

Required Packs

Discover University (Only for the Education Career. It's the adeepindigo_gameplaymods_EducationOverhaul_M_DU_REQUIRED_EducationCareer file. Do not install if you do not have Discover University.) High School Years (Only for the files labeled HSY)

Snowy Escape is NOT required for the EA Default version but if you have it, you can choose the pack uniform your sims will wear to Prep School in the ChooseSnowyEscapeUniform version.

Compatibility and Instructions

NOTE: Mod Conflicts simply mean the same files are used and if both in the game could cause one or the other not to work as intended depending upon how they're loaded. If a mod is not listed below, I did not find a conflict with it, but if you do, let me know.

Download Instructions:

Read Instructions 1-6 and the Compatibility and Conflict Information below. No other mods are needed for this mod to work. Place the entire folder from the zip file into your mods as is. The path should be similar to this: Electronic Arts -The Sims 4 - Mods - [adeepindigo] Education Overhaul v4. Do not change the name. If you have School Milestones installed, delete before adding this mod! Make sure if you have Family and Youth Activities, it's version 2.9 or higher.

Also, always clear your cache when installing or uninstalling script mods!!

1. Delete any previous versions (the whole mod and all modules).

No other mods are needed for the mod to work that are not included in the zip. Check, double check, and triple check you do not have a conflicting mod installed (detailed explicitly below) before installing.

2. Download the CORE file and script. Download any modules you want in your game. IF you choose to download the AlternateRabbitholeSchools, choose only ONE version.

EA Default (No Uniforms) Mod Version : This version of the mod has no custom uniforms and all schools including private schools have the default uniform settings (everyday). This will allow you to plan an everyday outfit to use for your sim but you'll need to change into it before school like usual.

Choose Snowy Escape Uniform Mod Version : Snowy Escape required. This version of the mod will allow you to choose a Snowy Escape uniform for each age and gender for all private school uniforms. I have prechosen a uniform for each age and gender. If you wish to change it, replace the files in the SnowyEscapeUniform folder with those you'd like instead.

Core (Required) - This is the main file required for the mod to work.

Extracurricular Activities and Events - This adds Sports/Game Night and  School Musical as events your Sims can attend after school.

Alternate Schools - This adds four new schools including one private school, one exam school, one independent school, and one alternative school. 

Boarding Schools - This adds boarding schools to the game.

Field Trips - This adds six field trips students can attend in lieu of school of certain days.

More Schoolwork Options Compatibility - This option is needed if more school work is installed and one has High School Years installed.

More Schoolwork Options - This requires Parenthood. It adds additional schoolwork options to your sim's homework book as well as different projects they can work on for homework including science projects, art projects, and more. 

Preschool - This adds a preschool option for toddlers.

School Breaks and Snow Days - This adds the option for students to get school breaks including a Winter break, Summer Break, as well as Snow Days.

School Day Changes and Possibilities - This adds in school events such as Science Fair, Honor Roll, Arts Show as well as Detention 

School Milestone Events - This adds school dances for grade  and middle school as well as prom and graduation for those without High School Years pack.

Virtual School - This adds an alternate school that Sims can attend from home

Education Career - This requires Discover University. This includes a revamp of the Education Career.

Education Overhaul/HSY Compatibility - This is required if you have High School Years pack.

Occult School - This is adds an alternate school that Sims can attend if they are occults to learn occult specific experience and gains

Skill and Character Value Gains - This optional file allows your sims to gain skills and character value points when at school

4.  If you do not have a pack corresponding to the required pack on the file name, do not install that particular file. The core mod and all modules without packs required in the names are BG compatible. 5. Clear Cache

6. For the Snowy Escape Version, I have prechosen a uniform for each age and gender.

If you wish to change it, replace the files in the SnowyEscapeUniform folder with those you'd like instead. The alternative options are in the AlternateSnowyEscapeUniform zip file.

Troubleshooting Instructions

1. If you are using the mod and can't access options, clear your cache and make sure you have the updated general pie menus. If you are looking for cheats, they are under the Action menu. 2. If you get BE UI errors, you are missing the general pie menus and/or the Mood Pack. They are REQUIRED. 3. The Shared Mod tuning files are required. You need ALL of the files unless you either have Private Practice in which case you don't need the GTW file or you use Dynamic Teen Life Addon for HSY Activities in which case you don't need the HSY Activities file. In all other cases, you need all the files. However, you only need one copy so if you use another mod that already includes the files, you only need to install them once.

4. If you are using the mod and get a game error or can't open your game, your download was most likely corrupted by your browser when downloading. You must do the following in order

• Step 1: Delete all iterations of the download from your computer including downloads folder and mods folder
• Step 2: Delete your browser cache
• Step 3: Delete your game folder cache
• Step 4: Delete your resource.cfg (it will be regenerated)
• Load up the game and try again.
• Step 5: If that doesn't work, try downloading from a different browser or the alternate download link in the mod's description post after repeating the first 4 steps.
• Step 6: Load up your game again.
• Step 7: If that doesn't work, try downloading from a different browser and using the alternate download link after repeating the first 4 steps.
• Step 8: Load up your game and try again.
• Step 9: If this does not work, you can try for mod support on Discord.

Compatibility and Conflict Information:

ItsKatato's PreTeen Mod will not conflict.

KS Education Bundle is compatible with one exception: the Better Schools folder will conflict and is not needed with this mod as similar options are included in this mod. Delete the files KS-Better Grade School mod.package and KS-Better High School mod.package . The rest of the Education Bundle is fully compatible.

Kuttoe's Career Overhaul is compatible with this mod with one important exception : the Education Career Goals package in Kuttoe's Career Overhaul. To avoid the issue, simply delete the file Kuttoe_CareerReqs_Education.package found under Kuttoe Career Overhaul Suite- Career Goals/Discovery University Careers. Do not use that package with this mod; they are incompatible and will cause issues.  All other portions of the Career Overhaul are fine to use with this mod.

LMS/Scarlet's Subject Homework will not conflict with this.

Shenanagin's Private School Mod will not conflict with this mod. You can withdraw your sims from Private School with this mod but you need to go through the Private School mod's enrollment event to gain entrance. However, if your sim is enrolled in Private School they will still get summer break, a chance for detention, field trips, and school assignments.

My School Milestones mod will conflict with this mod and is not needed with this mod as these options have been reworked and integrated into this mod. Delete that mod!

School Uniforms in Any World by MizoreYuki will not technically conflict but it will cause your Sims to wear Snowy Escape uniforms to public and private school and requires Snowy Escape.

Zerbu's Go to School works with this mod but if you choose to follow your sim to school you will not receive a chance for the additional assignments, new away actions, or receive detention. Those options are only available in the school rabbithole. You will not get the chance to follow your sims to school if enrolled in boarding school or independent/private school. If you aren't getting the popups for Zerbu's mod, rename the Zerbu - Go to School Mod Pack (Old Code) to !Zerbu - Go to School Mod Pack (Old Code) and make sure it's directly in your mods folder.

Zero's Required Degrees for Promotions-UNI package will conflict. The rest of the mod will not.

Zero's Teens Jump to University Mod will conflict. Ilkavelle has a similar mod that does not here .

Zafire's Mandatory School Uniforms will conflict. Please do not use with this mod. That mod has been included in this mod, many thanks to Zafire!

Install instructions

Read Instructions 1-6 and the Compatibility and Conflict Information below. No other mods are needed for this mod to work. Place the entire folder from the zip file into your mods as is. The path should be similar to this: Electronic Arts -The Sims 4 - Mods - [adeepindigo] Education Overhaul v4. Do not change the name. If you have School Milestones installed, delete before adding this mod! Make sure if you have Family and Youth Activities, it's version 2.9 or higher.

EA Default (No Uniforms) Mod Version: This version of the mod has no custom uniforms and all schools including private schools have the default uniform settings (everyday). This will allow you to plan an everyday outfit to use for your sim but you'll need to change into it before school like usual.

Choose Snowy Escape Uniform Mod Version: Snowy Escape required. This version of the mod will allow you to choose a Snowy Escape uniform for each age and gender for all private school uniforms. I have prechosen a uniform for each age and gender. If you wish to change it, replace the files in the SnowyEscapeUniform folder with those you'd like instead.

4.  If you do not have a pack corresponding to the required pack on the file name, do not install that particular file. The core mod and all modules without packs required in the names are BG compatible. 5. Clear Cache

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Mod education overhaul: your new favorite school mod.

Wouldn’t it be cool if the youngest Sims could go to preschool, and private and boarding schools were an option? Luckily, mod Education Overhaul can bring us exactly that, and more. Discover more about this incredible mod!

Mod Education Overhaul by Adeepindigo

Education Overhaul is a mighty, extensive mod made by Adeepindigo that will transform your Sims’ schooling experience like in unimaginable ways. It features a few key changes that are meant to make your regular education system more realistic, interactive, and fun. From private schools, school dances, field trips, and improved homework, to school activities, and a new teaching career, this gem offers all a Sims 4 school system needs. Let’s break mod education overhaul everything into a few main categories:

• A New Branch in Education Career (K-12 Educator)
• New Education Enrolment Options
• Virtual School
• Boarding School
• Grade School and Highschool Additions

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1. A new Branch in Education Career (K-12 Educator)

Thanks to the Mod Education Overhaul, Education Career  is now updated. Besides Professor and Administrator branches, young adults, adults, and elders can now work in a new field of expertise – the  K-12   Educator Branch . Each detail for the career progression is well worked through, so your characters will need to complete new work-from-home assignments, have new career goals, as well as work on a new daily task specific to the branch –  Research Teaching Methods.  These are the branch levels:

• Level 6:  Primary School Teacher
• Level 7:  Secondary School Teacher
• Level 8:  Mentor Teacher
• Level 9:  Department Head
• Level 10:  Principal

To level up in this Mod Education Overhaul career, besides doing their daily tasks, they will also need to get a degree in any of the following fields: Art History, Economics, Literature & Languages, Physics, History, Biology, Psychology, or any of the  custom degrees by Zero’s ). Getting a degree will grant them great perks, such as solid bonuses, paid time off, and a boosted performance at work. 

When working from home, Educators will need to  Attend Department Meetings, Answer Parent Emails, Research Teaching Techniques, and Write Progress Reports,  which are their new duties.

2. A new Education Stage: Preschool

Your youngest Sims can now start attending preschool! This incredible feature extends the education system to help your Sims parents in raising toddlers, allowing parents to leave toddlers in preschool for 7 hours every workday. Your youngest will be taken care of, and like in a real preschool, they will learn essential skills, develop character value and be well-fed, rested, and nourished.

This is an optional Mod Education Overhaul feature for every parent. To send your toddler to preschool, simply click on them and select ‘’ Enroll to Preschool’’ . They will be sent to preschool at 7:30 AM every day from Monday to Friday. Or, if you decide you no longer need or want to send your toddler to preschool, simply cancel the enrollment by clicking on the toddler. 

This element of the Mod Education Overhaul doesn’t interfere too much with the daycare/nanny option, as even if your adults leave the lot, the toddler will still stay in preschool. Just make sure you confirm that you are ‘’sending them to daycare’’ when the daycare message pops up to cancel the daycare notification. 

More on SnootySims: Sims 4 Preschool Mod : A New Education System?

3. New Enrollment Options For Students

Mod Education Overhaul brings us some incredibly realistic enrollment options! There are six new schools for kids and teens to enroll in:

• Two new public schools  (Bedlington Latin School, which is a specialized school, and Striker Alternative School for troublesome kids, kids with special needs and difficulties). No matter what school they attend, having bad grades will eventually send your kid to Striker Alternative School, so keep an eye on their performance, unless this is something you are aiming for. 
• Two private prep schools  (SimCity Academy and Wintercrest Preparatory School). If you choose any of the two, expect your kid to wear fancy uniforms, learn faster, improve skills faster and get a boost in character values. Mod Education Overhaul private schools require an application fee.
• Two experimental boarding schools  (Huntington Preparatory Academy and Fort Starch Military Institute)

All you’ll need to do is get your child or a teen to complete the  application requirements  on their PC, and then submit them ( Computer>Career>School ). To  submit the application , your youngsters will have to submit a personal statement/essay , go on a tour, and be interviewed and evaluated by the school they are applying for. All of these Mod Education Overhaul tasks will need to be completed for them to get pass, though.

It takes about 4 hours to get a report from the school. Once they are accepted, you can start the enrollment process, which you’ll have to complete within 24h. It’s up to the parents to decide which school their kids go to, so to start an enrollment process, have your adult Sims enroll them and choose school. If your kid’s application doesn’t go well, you can try again in 5 days. If you change your mind about attending school, you can always get parents to withdraw their kids via phone or computer.

4. Virtual School

Remember COVID lockdowns and online classes? Well, now your Sims get to experience something similar, minus the COVID. As one of the best school mods, it brings a unique chance to learn via  virtual classroom  and  attend virtual classes.  If   they don’t feel like going to school, they will need to  log in  in the morning at the same time they would go to school and  log out  after they finish their online lectures. 

Although they will stay at home, they won’t sit idle, as they will need to complete daily tasks, such as exercise, complete assignments, or study (these can change from day to day as there are 7 types of them) in exchange for skipping physical attendance. Every day, they will attend three types of classes – core, elective, and skill classes. Although they are attending school online, the rest of the school activities won’t change much with Mod Education Overhaul, so they can still go for after-school activities or assignments, which is cool.

More on SnootySims: Online Schooling and More: The Education System Bundle’s Best Features for TS4!

5. Boarding School

Boarding school is a new experimental option reserved for kids and teens . With Mod Education Overhaul, your Sims have the opportunity to attend Huntington Preparatory Academy and Fort Starch Military Institute . This is a great option for anyone who doesn’t want to focus on raising children and teens but would still like to develop their skills. Once enrolled, kids will disappear down the rabbit hole, and all communication will be based on calls and texts. The only time you’ll get to see them is during summer break and around their birthday. Boarding school awakens nostalgia , so if that happens, you’ll have the option to take your homesick kid home.

The Mod Education Overhaul allows your kids to attend a boarding school throughout their whole childhood and teen years. However, you’ll always have the option to cancel boarding school anytime by withdrawing kids and choosing to transfer them to any other school. If you choose the second option, just get the parents to enroll them in another school of choice by following the same process described above in the new enrollment options section.

Boarding school comes with some fees . Once a child grows up into a teen, you’ll get a chance to reassess your decision and choose whether you want to pay for another year at boarding school or not. Summer break is also optional , so you can always send them back to school if you don’t feel like having them around.

Since this is an experiential school system, errors can happen. If this part of the mod doesn’t work as it should, simply withdraw your kids. If they are still grayed out, travel anywhere and come back home to get things back to normal.

Grade School & Highschool Improvements

Grade school and high school have gotten better, too! Mod Education Overhaul brings more fun activities that replicate real schools, new ways of doing homework, new projects, and more details that make the whole school experience more wholesome and relatable. Let’s explore each in more detail.

1. Homework Book for Improved Homework

The Mod Education Overhaul adds more options to your regular homework via a new Homework book. Children and teens can now do their homework online, and be much more efficient with it!

The classic Sims 4 homework serves just to keep grades high. However, with the education overhaul mod, besides helping them keep up in school and get good grades, homework will help them work on important skills and improve character values . Your children and teens will now have more specific homework, such as writing English papers, or solving linear equations. You get to decide which skills you want them to work on by choosing a homework task you want them to focus on.

Children’s Homework book Mod Education Overhaul:

• motor  skills = ‘’Fill Out Activity Chart’’
• mental  skills =  ‘’Do Math Problems’’
• creative  skills =  ‘’Practice Vocabulary’’
• social  skills =  ‘’Review Social Studies’’

Teen’s Homework book from Mod Education Overhaul:

• Charisma & Acting skills –  ‘’Study Dramaturgy’’
• Guitar, Violin, and Piano skills –  ‘’Submit Original Composition’’
• Rocket Science skill –  ‘’Prove Scientific Principles’’
• Writing skill –  ‘’Write English Paper’’
• Painting skill –  ‘’Work on Art Critique’’
• Logic skill –  ‘’Solve Linear Equations’’
• Research & Debate and Logic skills-  ‘’Compose Analytical Argument’’

2. New Active Assgnmets & Projects

Sometimes your Sims will also get random projects and assignments they will need to complete instead of their typical homework. These Mod Education Overhaul tasks will be assigned randomly every week or so, and bring your kids extra credit. Unlike sitting at home by the computer and completing assignments from the homework book, your special task will be to complete a special activity before the next school day.

Assignments will vary, and will mostly differ from usual homework tasks. This can be anything from writing an essay on PC and studying for an exam, to something more fun, such as visiting an observatory, practicing learning lines for performance, painting, or coding. Failing to complete them will negatively impact their school grades.

Mod Education Overhaul interferes with Parenthood School Projects a bit, so you will start getting these randomly, along with the mod’s assignments. They will count as regular homework, will have to be finished before school, but will not bring you extra credit.

3. More Schooltime Activities

Sims will no longer be as passive while attending school, and their behavior can impact their mood, and skills, affect their homework, and school performance, or put them in detention. 

• Actively Participate (Study Hard)  – this Mod Education Overhaul activity will increase skills, school performance, and boost character value (Empathy, Manners, and Responsibility), but decrease the fun
• Attend Club Meetings  – boosts character value (Responsibility and Conflict Resolution), and fulfills fun and social needs
• Participate in Group Work  – helps them build skills, increases character value (Responsibility and Conflict Resolution), increases fun and social needs, but slows down performance gain
• Take Notes  – boosts school performance, skill gain, and Responsibility character value, but decreases fun
• University Prep  – boosts school performance, skill gain, and Responsibility character value, but decreases fun (available for teens only)

Negative:  With Mod Education Overhaul, the worse their grades are, the higher the chance of actually getting detention. Getting these too often can even get them kicked out, in which case, your only option will be to enroll them in an alternative school:

• Be Disruptive – this will lower school performance, decrease character value (Responsibility, Manners, and Emotional Control), and increase chance of getting detention, but increase fun
• Copy Homework  – helps them finish homework faster, decreases character value (Manners and Responsibility), and can make them get detention.
• Good Around (Irresponsible)  – lowers school performance, and character value (Responsibility, Manners, and Emotional Control), but increases the fun
• Sleep During Class – will decrease character value (Manners and Responsibility), give them a chance for detention, but increase energy

4. Additional perks for Grade School and High School

Here come some extra Mod Education Overhaul features for grade and high schools you will absolutely love:

• Occasional field trips with school  (Aquarium, Art Museum, Planetarium, Professional Theatre Production, Sim River Conservatory, or a Zoo). 
• In-school events –  They can win prizes for participating, or get Honor Rolls or join the Honor Society if their school performance is great.
• Summer and Winter school breaks  – No matter what your school of choice is, all children and teens will have summer (whole summer) and winter (half of the winter season) school breaks. 
• Parent Conferences  – Parents can attend to learn about their kid’s grades.
• Game nights, school plays, and school dances  – They can occasionally attend with friends or family members after school
• Dropping out of school  – Unlike in Sims 4: High School Years, Mod Education Overhaul allows them to go back to school after they’ve previously dropped out. You can do that by making an adult Sim enroll them in a school again. 
• Graduate gowns  – Sims will graduate in caps/gowns or military uniforms, depending on which school they go to. 
• Random school picture day  
• Online Academic Aptitude Test for ambitious Sims  – If your Sims are interested in continuing education and enrolling in University before they age up into adults, teens will have an Academic Aptitude test. This is optional, but will significantly improve their school performance prior to graduation.

How to Download and Install the Mod?

If what you read so far seems appealing, read more about it and get the download files for Mod Education Overhaul here .

Before you install the mod, make sure you uninstall School Milestones if you have it, to prevent interference. For installation, you will need to get the core file and optionally select individual modules. Choose only one of the AlternateRabbitholeSchools . You can choose to play with EA default uniforms, or with Snowy Escape ones (Alternative uniform options are in the SnowyEscapeUniform.zip file.), so download the zip file for the uniforms as you like. 

Mod Education Overhaul can be installed for the  Base game , but you won’t get all of the mentioned perks.  You will need High School Years (only for HSY files) and Discover University (for the Education Career mod part to work). If you don’t have the Discover University game pack, just don’t install the mod file Education Career file. Having Snowy Escape isn’t mandatory, but will give you a chance to choose the Snow Escape uniform for the prep school. If you don’t have discovery University, delete the UNI_Required_EducationCareer file . 

After you’ve downloaded the Education Overhaul zip file, unzip it and paste it to  Electronic Arts>The Sims 4>Mods>[adeepindigo] Education Overhaul V4 . Make sure you clear the cache.

Being one of the most complex mods for schools, this mod adds a myriad of functions every Simmer can only wish for. It adds more purpose to school life and brings variety of activities, interactions, and options for all Sims, from preschoolers to teens, and adults who wish to start a journey in a new education career field. The mod is a blast, but you get to try how it works for you! Enjoy!

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20 Sims 4 School Mods That You Need to Try

The school system in The Sims 4 is seriously boring with your kids just going to school, coming home, and doing their homework. It can get extremely repetitive especially if you’ve been playing The Sims 4 since it launched in 2014.

Thankfully, modders are always able to add exceptional depth and detail into the game and school mods are no different. These mods add things like after school activities, the ability to drop out, and so much more.

1. After School Activities

The after school activities mod created by Kawaii Stacie is a great mod because it will give your child or teenaged sims something to do after school, since most of the time it’s just homework, dinner, and then bed.

There are over 30 after school activities for your sims to participate in that will happen every single weekday at 4PM and this is in addition to Scouts or Drama Club that are in some of the packs.

The types of activities your sims can participate in include things like kpop club, party planning club, gaming club, chess club, and more. The best part is that each of these after school activities will allow your sims to earn skills in those particular subjects (i.e., video gaming skill for the gaming club).

2. Cheat Highschool Performance Mod

The cheat teen highschool performance mod is an extremely simple but effective one that will allow you to stop spending so much darn time finishing your teenaged sims homework so you can enjoy their lives a bit more.

This mod will let you cheat to get your teens homework done immediately and will bring their school performance bar to the highest level without having to put in the work.

3. Drop Out of High School & Get a Job

The drop out of highschool and get a real job mod by telford is a great option if you just want a sim to not spend their entire teen lives in High School. In addition to letting your sims drop out of school, this mod will let your teen sims start any adult career that you have in the game.

This type of mod is extremely useful for different story lines and having sims who may be teenaged parents who are no longer in school. It is seriously fun to mix things up!

4. Early Exit from School

The early exit mod is an extremely simple one that gives your high performing kids and teens more free time. A sim who has an F in school will have to stay at school until 4PM, a sim with a D to B will stay until 2PM, and sims who have an A in school are able to go home at 1PM giving them way more free time.

5. Education System Bundle

The education system bundle by KawaiiStacie takes four of their most popular school mods and mixes them together allowing you to have a really great school experience.

This mod includes a few awesome mods including a preschool mod (enrolls toddlers in preschool), the better schools mod (giving you skill building and interactions at school), the smarter homework mod (letting you build skills while doing homework) and finally, online schooling allowing your sims to take school from home.

6. Elementary School Mod

This elementary school mod works in conjunction with the go to school mod that we’ll talk about in a few. This mod adds a full elementary school for your sims to go to, including an alchemy lab, classrooms, headmaster’s offices, and so much more. It can really make the going to school experience more streamlined and fun for your sims.

7. Genius Teens Can Apply to University

If you have The Sims 4: Discover University you’ll definitely want this mod. It will allow you to let teenagers go to University if they meet a requirement. This can be any sim with a genius trait, or a sim who finished elementary school with an A or currently have an A in high school.

This is really great because you can get a jump start on University without having to wait until your sim is a young adult giving you a chance to spend less of their adult lives in school.

8. Go to School Mod Pack

The go to school mod pack by Zerbu is one of the best school mods available. This mod adds the ability to actually go to school with your sim, including going to different classes with different subjects which makes it so much more fun.

There will be an actual teacher standing at the front of the room teaching the children and your sims are going to be able to earn skills and even unlock special aspirations if they are doing well enough. Overall, just a really great and in-depth mod if you want to change the way school feels for your sim’s kids.

9. Meet Sims Faster and Gain School Performance

One of the most annoying things about school in The Sims 4 is that if you choose for your sims to meet new friends while at school they are going to lower their school performance while making friends.

Thankfully, this mod adds just a small quality of life change where your sims are able to meet sims more quickly as well as gaining performance so you can still make friends without doing poorly in school.

10. No Goals Needed for School

The no goals needed for school mod will make it so your sims no longer have to do homework or gain any skills for school. This is going to unlock so much time for your sims to do hobbies or spend time with their families after school instead of grinding their time on homework or skill gains.

11. No Grade or Highschool From the Start

The no grade or highschool mod does just that, makes it so none of your sims have to go to school anymore. This can be interesting for different storylines, like if you want to act like you were homeschooling your sim’s kids or if school didn’t exist.

12. No University Housing Restrictions

The no university housing restrictions mod is a simple but great one that can make your life in the University dorms so much better. Currently, in the game you can move into the dorms when you’re in University and at these dorms you can’t have a stove or grill, meaning you have to go to the University commons to eat anything.

This simple mod removes those restrictions allowing you to set up a full kitchen and be able to cook meals at your own pace and not wait for the commons to start serving food.

13. Playable School Events

The playable school events mod by Kawaii Stacie is a fun one! This mod allows you to go to school with your sims. This doesn’t make it happen for everyday, but you get to choose specific days that you want the event to take place, giving you full control.

There is even event rewards that will give you a higher chance of promotion in school depending on how well you do that day. There is even an option to send your kids to private school which will cost you a few simoleons per day.

14. Preschool Mod

Do you ever wonder what you’re supposed to do with your pesky toddlers during the day while you’re at work and the older kids are at school? Well, KawaiiStacie’s preschool mod has the answer. It allows you send your toddlers to preschool between the hours of 8AM and 12PM giving you a couple of hours without your toddlers.

15. Quit or Rejoin School Mod

The quit or rejoin school mod by Triplis gives your sims the option to quit school at any time, without making it so they aren’t able to rejoin if they want. This is nice because it can make is so you can have a few days off school and then reenter whenever you choose.

16. Required Degree for Careers

The required degree for careers mod by Zero is awesome but awful because it forces you to earn a degree for most careers before you are able to join them. No more full-on doctors without a degree!

This means that you’ll need to get a completed degree done, so you have to have The Sims 4: Discover University in order to play. I love this mod because it feels extremely real and more like real life than just joining any career immediately out of high school.

17. Simston Private School Mod

One of my favourite parts about The Sims 2 was calling up the headmaster and trying to get your sims into private school. The Simston Private School Mod gives your sims in The Sims 4 that same opportunity.

You’ll be able to invite over the private school headmaster and you’ll need to convince them to let you into their school. This mod even makes it so your school day starts at 7 instead of 8 because private school kids are no joke.

18. Teens Jump to University

The teens jump to university mod by Zero allows your teen sims to go to University if they are doing well in school, however, it is not guaranteed. It will have a random likelihood of happening and it will just appear as a pop-up that comes from the school, so you don’t get to choose it, making it a bit more fun.

19. University – Sheldon L Cooper Program

The Sheldon L Cooper Program allows your teenaged sims to apply for scholarships to help them pay for University. You can get scholarships for 5,000 or 15,000 and there is even a night school for your sims to attend to get their grades up and earn a scholarship.

20. Willow Creek High School

This willow creek high school is another mod that you need to have the Go to School mod we spoke about earlier to use. This is just another highschool lot for your sims to attend that will make things feel a bit different and give you a different experience. It includes, a botanical garden, computer rooms, a library and so much more.

Final Thoughts

Adding mods to your school experience in The Sims 4 can seriously make the game so much more fun. I am obsessed with school mods because playing with kids in the game is so repetitive and boring since all they do is go to school and work through the same four children’s aspirations over and over again. Happy Playing!

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