Dream School is an American reality television series on SundanceTV that premiered on October 7, 2013.
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.
Episodes
Season 1 (2013)
Season 2 (2014) On May 19, 2014, SundanceTV renewed the series for a second season, which premiered Wednesday, October 1 at 10/9c.
Faculty
Principal – Dr. Steven Keller
Advisors – Scott Whitney, Tizoc Brenes, and Emily Bautista
Celebrity teachers
First season
Art
Swizz Beatz (Music) Chris Jordan (Photography) Roy Choi (Cooking)
English
Cliff Dorfman (Writing/Literature) Soledad O’Brien (Journalism)
Homeroom
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson
David Arquette
Science
Dr. Mae Jemison (Earth Science) Cara Santa Maria (Physical Science) Jeff Corwin (Biology) Fabien Cousteau (Physics)
Social Studies
Oliver Stone (World History) Suze Orman (Economics) Rev. Jesse Jackson (Political Science)
Second season
lawyer and rights activist Gloria Allred
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach (author of Kosher Jesus and Kosher Sex) chef and restaurateur David Chang Emmy award-winning screenwriter and director Cliff Dorfman (Entourage) historian David Eisenbach financial educator Alvin Hall journalists Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur survival expert Les Stroud Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir actor Dean Winters
References
2010s American reality television series
2013 American television series debuts
2014 American television series endings
English-language television shows
Sundance TV original programming
Television series by G-Unit Films and Television Inc.