4. Is there supposed to be a school somewhere on this one??? I've seen it mentioned on other posts. I know there was a school in VV1 but in 2?
Borg is right -- there isn't a school building. But your villagers can "tell stories" and "teach" the kids -- drop an adult on a kid and you'll see (the ones with enough parenting skill will teach and gain more skill; the others will just tell stories).
And you'll find the kids kinda gather near the fire, sorta like going to school when you banged the drum in VV1 (not quite - many of them ignore it

). Their action lines will tell you what they are up to (attending lessons, listening to a story, etc.)