Dream School

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Dream School
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Genre Reality
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
  • Fresh One Productions
  • G-Unit Films and Television
Original release
Network SundanceTV
ReleaseOctober 7, 2013 (2013-10-07) 
November 5, 2014 (2014-11-05)

Dream School is an American reality television series on SundanceTV that premiered on October 7, 2013. [1]

Contents

The series follows 15 high school dropouts as they are taught by a series of celebrity "teachers", including lawyer and rights activist Gloria Allred, actor David Arquette, author Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, conservationist Jeff Corwin, civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, astronaut Mae Jemison, television journalist Soledad O'Brien, financial advisor Suze Orman, filmmaker Oliver Stone, and musician Swizz Beatz.

The series is an adaptation of British television show Jamie's Dream School , created by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. It is produced by Oliver and rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. [2] [3]

Episodes

Season 1 (2013)

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"50 Cent, Oliver Stone, David Arquette & Cliff Dorfman"October 7, 2013 (2013-10-07)
David Arquette takes the role of homeroom teacher and welcomes the students to "Dream School". Cliff Dorfman takes the role of English Teacher, and, despite his efforts, some rebel against him.
2"Jeff Corwin, Soledad O'Brien, David Arquette & Doriana Sanchez"October 14, 2013 (2013-10-14)
Doriana Sanchez tests the students with handling themselves in public with an exercise; however, her non-confrontational stance might give some student too much leeway. Jeff Corwin serves the school as Biology teacher by taking nature to them. With an exam coming up, Corwin makes a proposal, the top students will come with him and learn firsthand behind the scenes of his profession.
3"Music With Swizz Beatz"October 21, 2013 (2013-10-21)
Despite succeeding, the teachers notice that all the students are struggling with English basics. Swizz Beatz takes the role of music teacher to inspire the students.
4"History With Oliver Stone"October 28, 2013 (2013-10-28)
Director Oliver Stone plays History Teacher again despite the last session. He teaches them History through life experience.
5"Suze Orman's Smackdown"November 4, 2013 (2013-11-04)
Suze Orman takes the role of Economics Teacher and ingrains the concept of "real life" into all of the students, except for one who decides to walk out on the program.
6"The Final Test"November 11, 2013 (2013-11-11)

Season 2 (2014)

On May 19, 2014, SundanceTV renewed the series for a second season, which premiered Wednesday, October 1 at 10/9c. [4]

Faculty

Celebrity teachers

First season

Art

English

Homeroom

Science

Social Studies

Second season

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References

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