>>6134569Yeah that is the gist of it. I had the headmistress kinda explain in slightly different terms in >6134558
The houses are slightly less of a big deal here that at Hogwarts but there is still a house cup, quidditch teams though the sport is less popular over here that in Europe. The student body is large enough, there are even student made teams that compete some for shits and giggles.
A big thing at Ilvermorny is cooperation between all the houses but also individual excellence; each year they give out an award in the major subjects to the student who was best, for example. It is worth a few extra HPs, but it it is mostly a commendation for the specific person.
They also do some muggle sports as well, since a huge thing is cooperation with them; the school was built in part by Isolt's no-maj husband, and he crafted all the wands for the students himself.
America has an interesting history of wizard/no-maj relations after all, which we will get into.
