FIELDWAYACADEMY
MALIBU,CALIFORNIA
SummerAcademy
Building on our mission to actively engage learners in
progressive education models, students at Fieldway Academy
have the opportunity to experience unique access to the finest
creators of media culture in America.
We include American high school and college students in all
activities to support students in the learning process.
Schedule:August2016
Day1
Afteralongtrip,thefirstday
willbeadayofgettingto
knowtheacademy,their
fellowstudentsand
counselors.
ARRIVAL
Snack/LunchCabinassignments
1hr.later Academytour
TeamBuildingProcess
Flexible
1hr.
Rest/Freetime
6:00pm
Dinner
7:00pm MusicandsingingdrivesalotofEnglish
Early
languagecomprehensionatFieldway.Theuseof
Bedtime
communalsingingisatechniquewhichinforms
manyofourprocesses.
Day2
Fieldwayisacenterforcreativity.Itisourfirmbeliefthat
thenextgenerationofleaderswillexcelduetotheirunique
problemsolvingskills.
8:00am
9:00am
9:30am
10:00am
SleepIn
Breakfast
DailyBriefing
Englishclass
ThisclassistaughtbyMalibuHigh’sfinest
Englishteachers.OurEnglishclassisdesigned
tobeatotalimmersioninEnglishlanguage
skills.Wefocusonnarrativesusingmediatexts
andcrossculturalsystemsthatcomplementthe
areaoflearningthestudentwillexperiencein
theafternoon.Webelievethatimmediate
applicationanduseoftheEnglishlanguagein
activesettingsbestservestheretentionrateof
ourstudents.
12:00pm
1:00pm
Lunch
SpecialEffectsLaboratoryFieldTrip.
Studentstourandparticipateinatop
Hollywoodspecialeffects(SFX)Studio.
FieldwayAcademyisfortunatetohavealong
standingrelationshipwiththefounderofthe
topspecialeffectsandmakeupcompaniesin
Hollywood.
Ourstudentswillparticipateincreating
prosthetics,masksandmakeupusedinthefilm
makingprocess.Wewillofferpracticein
pronunciationandconversationduringthese
tactilecreativelearningprocesses.
5:00pm Returntoacademy.FreeTime
6:00pm
Dinner
7:00pm-
10:00pm
Thiseveningweintroduceimprovisational
theatergamesledbyhighlyskilledprofessional
actorsschooledinthisvaluablecommunication
tool.
Weexaminetodayslearningusinghumorand
musictoreinforcethisnewknowledge.
Day3
7:00am
8:00am
9:00am
Wakeup-Shower
Breakfast–Dailybriefing
EnglishClass.
ThefocusofourclasstodayisthePacific
Ocean.Wearefortunatetohaveaccessto
someofthemostbeautifulbeachesin
America.Thestudentswillusethebeachas
apracticallaboratoryforhistorical,
biologicalandculturalknowledge.Allofour
languageusagetodaywillbeinfusedbythe
naturalnesssurroundingus.
12:00pm
Lunch.
Picnic/Outdoorsatthebeach.Wewillhave
oneofakindCaliforniaoffering--
hamburgersandFrenchfriesprovidedbyInN-OutBurgerTruck.Wewillalsooffer
nativeChineseandtheusualorganicfruits
andvegetablesforthosewhosochoose.
1:00pm
ZumaBeachFieldTrip
It’stimetomovethebody.Surfing
instructionandbeachvolleyball.Our
instructorsareformerprofessionals.Water
Safetyisourtoppriorityofinstruction.
StudentsfromMalibuHighSchoolssurfand
volleyballteamswilljoinusfortheday.Our
staffhasgrownuparoundtheoceanandare
allhighlytrained.
4:00pm
5:00pm
6:00pm
7:00pm–
10:00pm
ReturntoAcademy
Returntoacademy
Dinner
Tocomplementtodaysaquaticthemewe
willhaveaneveningofdocumentaryfilms
presentedbythefilmmakers.Lively
discussionwillbeledbyimprovisational
teachers.Itisourintentiontobuild
confidenceinourstudents.Weencourage
takingchancestonightinthewaywe
communicate.Manyofthedocumentarians
haveriskedmorethantheirshareof
embarrassmenttosucceed.
Day4
Acrucialpartofoureducationmethodistocombineideas
withaction.
7:00am
8:00am
9:00am
12:00pm
1:00pm
Wakeup-Shower
Breakfast
EnglishClass
Todayweintroducecreativemusical
expression.Thestudentswillstudysong
lyricsinEnglish.Weexplorethewaysin
whichhumansexperiencetherealmof
musicandhowperceptionsand
technologiesofsoundemergefrom
cultural,economic,andhistoricalworlds.
Lunch
MusicStudioFieldTrip
Thestudentswilltourandparticipatein
recordingtechniquesinanactivemusic
studio.Fieldwayhasrelationshipswith
recordingartistsandproducers.The
studentswillalsobeabletoparticipateina
filmdubbingsession.Ourstudentswill
havetheopportunitytointeractwith
professionalmusiciansandrecording
artists.
5:00pm
6:00pm
7:00pm–
10:00pm
Returntoacademy
Dinner
DanceNight
MalibuHighSchoolstudentsareinvitedto
aDanceatFieldway.Wewillhavepopular
DJ’sandUniversityofSantaBarbaradance
majorstoleadtheevening.Therewillbea
surprisemusicalguestandanopportunity
foranacousticdrummingexperienceledby
aLosAngelesHighSchooldrumsquad.
Day5
Wefacilitategrowthandself-confidencebyallowingthe
studenttomovepastthe“rightorwrong”paradigmbya
guidedfocusoncreativelyuncoveringthenextstepto
solutions.
7:00am
8:00am
9:00am
Wakeup
Breakfast–DailyBriefing
EnglishClass
Ourfocusisoncollegepreparedness.Students
fromUCLA,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia,
PepperdineUniversityandCalTechwillshare
withtheFieldwaystudentsinaQ&Asession.
Wetreatwritingasaprocess,andourgoalisto
clarifyandpromotetechniquesofgoodwriting.
Thefinalsegmentoftodaysclasswillbea
writingassignmentthatwillbereviewedbythe
collegestudents.
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm
UniversityFieldTrip
CalArtsisthefinestschoolforvisualartsin
America.Manyofthecreativeswhoworkat
PixarandDisneyhavegraduatedfromhere.
Fieldwayisfortunatetohaveapersonal
relationshipwiththeVice-PresidentofCalArts.
5:00pm
Returntoacademy
6:00pm
Dinner
7:00pm– AnEveningofSpokenWordPoetry
10:00pm Thisartformisverypopularamongstyouthand
isaformofexpressiontheyhavemadetheir
own.Thiseveningstudentswillparticipatein
sharingtheir“voice”.It’sachancetomeet
creativeexpressiveAmericanyouthfrom
differentbackgroundsandinterests.An
expansiveculturalexperience.
Day6
Effectiveeducationdoesnotcomefromthepassive
absorptionoffacts.
7:00am
8:00am
9:00am
12:00pm
1:00pm
Wakeup
Breakfast–DailyBriefing
XRanchHike
Webeginthedaywithastretchingclassin
preparationforourmorninghiketothe
highestpointintheSantaMonicaMountains.
WewillpicnicatInspirationPoint.Allalong
thehikeweusethenaturalsettingtoreview
Englishnamesandphrasesbothscientific
andcultural.
Lunch
OlympicPool
Formalswimminginstructionforthosewho
havelimitedswimmingexperience.Ourlow
endofthepoolisperfectforswimmingpool
basketball.Ourswimtimewillculminate
withacreativeboatbuildcompetition.
5:00pm
6:00pm
7:00pm–10
pm
FreeTime
Dinner
Inkeepingwithourwatersportafternoon–a
poolsideHawaiianLuau.
FilmNight.
‘SoulSurfer’asurfergirlpreparesforabig
competition.Afteratragicaccidentshehas
tore-learnhowtodoeverythingwith
onlyonearmor‘TheLegendofEddie
Aikau’beautifulcinematographyand
storytellingfromthosewhoknewthe
legendarywatermanbest.
FollowedbyFilmmakersdiscussinghow
thesethesefilmsweremade.
Day7
“I'minspiredbymyownchildren,howfulltheymakemy
heart.Theymakemewanttoworktomaketheworlda
littlebitbetter.Andtheymakemewanttobeabetter
man.”BarackObama
7:00am
8:00am
9:00am
12:00pm
Wakeup-Shower
Breakfast
SeniorCenterFieldTrip--Wewilljoinwith
EducareanawardwinningLosAngeles
schoolprogram.Educare’sMission:
Toinspireandempoweryoungpeopleto
becomeresponsible,compassionateleaders,
andtolivetheirdreams.
Fieldway’sstudentsandEducare’sstudents
willvisittheelderlyataseniorcenter.Thisis
aserviceproject.Fieldwaystudentswill
receiveaServiceCertificatethatwillhelp
themgetacceptedintocollege.
Lunch
1:00pm
5:00pm
6:00pm
7:00pm–
10:00pm
10:00pm
WewillhaveourlunchwiththeSeniorsand
Educarestudents.
ReturntoFieldwayAcademywithEducare
students.
AfternoonprogramledbyEducare.Format:
Interactiveworkshop.Withineachworkshop,
thelargergroupisdividedinto“resource
groups”(of7-10studentsandoneadult)for
structuredteambuildingandexperiential
activities.Therewillbealsowholegroup
activities.
Freetime
DinnerwithEducare
‘MusicCreatesJoy’ourthemetonight.
Ledbylocalbandsandmusiciansfromall
differentstyles–fromclassicallytrainedto
Alternative.Fieldway’smusicDirector
BarbaraSweetnafromScotlandwill
orchestratetheevening.Shehasledmusical
eventsallovertheworld.CyrusEllaamultiinstrumentalistandcomposerandaBerklee
CollegeofMusicScholarwhospecializesin
celloandpianowillalsoperform.Allofour
studentswillparticipate.AsBarbara
Sweetnasays,“Ifyoucanwalk,youcansing.”
Bedtime
Day8
"…bringsomethingintotheworldthatwasn'tintheworld
before.Itdoesn'tmatterwhatthatis.Itdoesn'tmatterifit's
atableorafilmorgardening—everyoneshouldcreate.You
shoulddosomething,thensitbackandsay'Ididthat.'"—
RickyGervais
7:00am
8:00am
9:00am
12:00pm
1:00pm
Wakeup-Shower
Breakfast
EnglishClass
Professionalcomedywriterswillget
seriousteachingthiscraft–butnottoo
serious.Wewillformcomedywriting
teamsandpitchideasjustlikethepros.
Lunch
ParamountStudios/Lion’sGateStudio
Ourstudentswillvisitthesetand
experiencebehindthescenestappingofan
5:00pm
6:00pm
7:00pm–
10:00pm
AmericanTelevisionhalfhourcomedy.
Returntoacademy
Dinner
AneveningofLaughter.
Improvisationaltheatergamesreturnwith
addedgustofromallwe’velearned.Our
studentswillgettoexerciseandstrengthen
theirsenseofhumor.Ledbysomeofthe
finestimprovisationalcomedyactorsin
Hollywood.
Day9
"Tomorrowisthemostimportantthinginlife.Comesinto
usatmidnightveryclean.It'sperfectwhenitarrivesandit
putsitselfinourhands.Ithopeswe'velearntsomething
fromyesterday."JohnWayne
7:00am
8:00am
9:00am
12:00pm
1:00pm
Wakeup
Breakfast–DailyBriefing
EnglishClass
Today’sclasswillfocusonthecowboy
lifestyle,alivingtraditioninwestern
NorthAmerica,thus,contemporary
cowboypoetryisstillbeingcreated,still
beingrecited,andstillentertaining
aroundcampfires.
Lunch
HorseCamp
Ourstudentswillworkwithhorsesina
verysafebehavioralgamestyle.Some
willridebutnotall.Talleyisahighly
trainedHorseWhispererwhohas30
yearsexperienceworkingwiththousands
ofstudents.WehavebeenratedtheNo.1
horseexperienceinLosAngeles.
Americanphysicallyhandicapped
studentswillbeincludedintoday’shorse
experience.Ourstudentswillreceive
anothercertificateofservice.
5:00pm
Freetime
6:00pm
Dinner
TraditionalAmericanBarbeque--pulled
pork,beefribs,andchicken.With
traditionalAmericansidedishes–cornon
thecob,potatosalad,bakedbeansand
coldwatermelon.
7:00pm–10:00 Campfire
pm
Anightofstorytelling.Westernpoetry
readings.Cowboyhumorledbycowboys
andcowgirls.Wewillclosewithold
fashionedwesternlinedancingincluding
everyoneandhelpingourchildrenin
wheelchairs.
Day10
“Audiencesarehardertopleaseifyou’rejustgivingthem
effects,butthey’reeasytopleaseifit’sagoodstory.”–
StevenSpielberg,America’s#1FilmDirector
7:00am
8:00am
9:00am
12:00pm
1:00pm
Wakeup
Breakfast–DailyBriefing
EnglishClass
Ourstudentswilllearnhowtodevelopastory.
Todaysclasswillbetaughtbyestablished
Hollywoodscreenwriters.StudentslearnPixar’s
techniquesforscriptdevelopmentandbe
supportedinthecreationoftheirownopening
sceneforacreativestoryoftheirown.
Lunch
WarnerBros.FieldTrip
WarnerBros.isoneofthemostsuccessfulfilm
studios.Ourstudentswillgetabehindthe
scenesexperienceledbyatopfilmproducer.
Theywillbeabletowatchafilmbeingprepped
andshotonabacklotsoundstage.
5:00pm
Returntoacademy--Freetime
6:00pm
Dinner
7:00pm– FilmEditing
10:00pm Eachstudentwillcomehomewithashortfilmof
theirFieldwayexperience.Filmeditorswill
teachthestudentshowtoedittheirownimages
theyhaveshotwiththeirphonesandour
equipment.
Day11
“Aristotlestartshiscentralbook–thebookonwhichallof
histhinkingisbased,hisMetaphysics–withtheremarkable
statementthat‘humanbeingsarenaturallycurious.
’
7:00am
8:00am
9:00am
12:00pm
1:00pm
5:00pm
Wakeup
Breakfast–DailyBriefing
WewillreviewtheEnglishwehave
learnedandintroduceafewphrases
thatwillbeusedtodaywhenwetravel
onourfieldtriptoSantaBarbara
Lunch
SantaBarbaraFieldTrip
Wewillinspirecuriositybyexploring
SantaBarbara.OurEnglishTeachers
willtravelwithustooneofthemost
beautifulcitiesinAmerica.Wewill
visithistoricalsights,aboattourof
SantaBarbarabayandattendacollege
classattheUniversityofSantaBarbara.
TraveltothetownofOjainestled
amongstorangegrovesthis
picturesquetownsurroundedby
mountainsusedasasettingforseveral
6:00pm
7:00pm
7:30pm–10:00
pm
filmsincludingthefamousLost
Horizon.
Dinner
Pizzanightunderagroveofoaktrees
Returntoacademy
Aneveningoffreeformcreativity.
Music.Dance.Filmeditingareall
available.
Day12
“Life’sshortsmilewhileyoustillhaveteeth.”Disney’s
Zootopia
7:00am
8:00am
9:00am
12:00pm
1:00pm
Wakeup
Breakfast–Dailybriefing
EnglishClass
Wewilluseanimationanddrawing
today.TheartistsfromDisney’s
animationdepartmentwilljointhe
studentsinclasstoday.
Lunch
FieldTripDisneyStudios
Ourtourandhandsoneducationin
animationwillbeledbytheheadof
Disney’sanimationITdepartmentagood
friendofFieldwayAcademy.
5:00pm
6:00pm
7:00pm–10:00
pm
Returntoacademy
Dinner
Thenewestanimatedfeatureswillbe
screened.Followedbydiscussionwith
thefilmsanimators
Day13
“I’llnevertakefrograntedtheopportunitytoputona
Dodgeruniform.”-L.A.DodgerCalytonKershaw--Best
PitcherinBaseball
7:00am
8:00am
9:00am
Wakeup
Breakfast–DailyBriefing
EnglishClass
SportisabigpartofAmericanculture.Themost
traditionalAmericansportisbaseball.Wewill
learnbaseballtermsandcomplementaryEnglish
phraseswiththehelpofMalibu’sHighSchool
baseballteam.
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm
MalibuBaseballField
OurbaseballfieldoverlooksthePacificOcean.
WewilljoinwithMalibuLittleLeagueTeams
andMalibuHighSchoolsbaseballteamandhave
anafternoonofbaseballinstructionandplay.
4:00pm
LosAngelesDodgersFieldTrip
5:00pm– Wewatchaprofessionalbaseballgameat
9:00pm
DodgerStadiumalongwithourLittleLeagueand
MalibuHighSchoolbaseballplayers.Weeat
traditionalballparkfoodandallgetL.A.Dodger
ballhats.
10:00pm
Bedtime
Day14(FinalDay)
7:00am
8:30am
9:30am
1O:30am
11:00am
12:30pm
Wakeup-Cleandormroomsandpack.
FinalSpecialBreakfast
Loadbusesforairport
SpecialMusicCelebrationandawards
Leaveforairport
Lunch
Boardairplaneforhome!