Nope. We are very much a real school with real people doing really cool things. I compiled a list of articles and videos about the school a few months ago which you might find interesting:

http://jordanbyron.com/rbmu.html

They are a bit out of date, but the videos are still a lot of fun for me to watch. Enjoy :)

Not sure why you say Vapor they've been conducting classes for a while, and are currently accepting new students.

No, not vapor at all:

* http://university.rubymendicant.com/resources/learning_mater...

* http://university.rubymendicant.com/resources/student_projec...

* http://university.rubymendicant.com/resources/core_projects....