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.
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Episodes
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
Swizz Beatz (Music)
Chris Jordan (Photography)
Roy Choi (Cooking)
Cliff Dorfman (Writing/Literature)
Soledad O’Brien (Journalism)
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson
David Arquette
Dr. Mae Jemison (Earth Science)
Cara Santa Maria (Physical Science)
Jeff Corwin (Biology)
Fabien Cousteau (Physics)
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