The New Amsterdam Academy for Witches and Wizards is "one of the oldest and most prestigious schools in the Confederation," located in the territory of New Amsterdam. The location of the Academy, like that of most American wizarding schools, was chosen because it was once used by the practitioners of native tribal magic. In the Spring of 2010, an underground attack was launched against the school by members of the Thorn Circle, forcing an evacuation of the school before the building collapsed. The destruction of the school was mentioned in June of 2011 after the similar destruction of Baleswood.