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Love the game?
Tell its story.

A sports-media academy for kids who live for the game — whether or not they're on the field. They learn to shoot, edit, and tell the story of live sports as a real media team, and walk away with a portfolio of their own.

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📸 Shooting & photography
🎬 Editing & reels
🎙️ Recaps, voice & story
📱 Social & audience
Not a club. A real academy.

For the kid who lives for the game — from behind the lens.

Plenty of kids love sports but won't be the ones scoring. Founding Creators Academy gives them a real role in the game: the storytellers, the media team, the ones who make the moment last. It's a taught craft with real output — not a place to just hang out with a camera.

A content club
"We follow the games and post some videos."
Founding Creators Academy
"We teach a real media curriculum. Live sports are where students apply it — and the published work is the proof it took."
How it works

Learn it. Do it. Sharpen it.

Every unit runs the same loop. Students learn a skill in the room, take it into real field work covering live sports, then bring the work back for honest critique. The loop repeats and deepens — that's how a beginner becomes a real creator.

Step 01

Learn

A structured lesson on one craft — framing, the edit, voice, audience — taught before anyone goes live.

Step 02

Deploy

Students take that skill into real field work covering live sports. Real subjects, real deadline, real stakes.

Step 03

Critique

The work gets screened and reviewed — what landed, what didn't, what's next. The crit is where growth happens.

A four-year build

One year at a time, each one higher.

The academy is designed to grow with your student across four years — the same core skills, pulled tighter every year, from first foundations to a real portfolio and personal brand. Each year runs three semesters, year-round: Fall (Sep–Dec), Spring (Jan–Apr), and Summer (May–Aug).

Year 1

Foundations

The eye, capture, editing, voice, audience, and NIL basics. First field work and a finished portfolio.

Year 2

Craft

Interviewing, play-by-play, photography as its own discipline, and a first self-directed project.

Year 3

Production

Live broadcast, multi-camera, the talk-show desk, and data storytelling — coverage as a team.

Year 4

Mastery & Brand

Advanced independent work, a professional portfolio, personal brand, mentorship, and a capstone.

Any grade can start at Year 1 — freshman through senior welcome. The years describe progress in the program, not school grade.

What it costs

One price. No gimmicks.

$1,800
per semester · Fall, Spring, or Summer
  • One full semester of the curriculum + real field work
  • A finished personal portfolio of published work
  • Use of shared camera gear — no expensive equipment needed
  • Founding priority & locked place in the four-year build

Or $5,000 for the full year.

Pay for all three semesters upfront at $5,000 and save $400 over paying semester by semester ($1,800 × 3 = $5,400).

Founding families lock in priority and pricing for the years that follow — you'll always see exact numbers before any future year.

What's the weekly commitment?
3 hrs
Classroom, per week
8–10 hrs
Field work (per semester)
3–6 hrs
Homework, per week
Good questions

The things parents actually ask.

Who is it for — what ages?
High-school students who love sports and want to learn media: photography, video, editing, storytelling, social, and brand-building. No experience or gear required — we teach from the ground up, and any grade can start at Year 1.
What does my child actually do?
Learn a real media skill in each unit, apply it through field work covering live sports as a team, publish real content, get honest critique, and finish with a personal portfolio and the foundations of a personal brand.
What's the "NIL" part?
NIL means Name, Image & Likeness — how athletes build a personal brand. Students learn what it is and how to build the brands of the athletes they cover, as a media skill. Important: it's taught as education, not business — students don't sign deals, manage money, or enter contracts.
Who teaches it, and is it safe?
A contracted instructor with a media background leads the cohort and reviews everything students publish. The instructor is background-checked. Safety is built in: supervised field work, athlete media-consent honored, and instructor review before anything is posted.
Is there travel involved?
Yes — there will be some travel to tournaments across California for field work. Parents and guardians are responsible for getting their student to and from venues. We'll share the schedule and locations as early as possible so families can plan ahead.
What about Years 2–4?
The full four-year program is built around a six-thread curriculum that deepens each year — Foundations, Craft, Production, and Mastery & Brand. Each year runs three semesters (Fall, Spring, Summer). Students advance year over year, building toward a professional portfolio and a capstone.
I'm on the waitlist — what happens next?
You're in line for a founding spot. As we lock the fall details, waitlisted families hear first, with the chance to confirm a place before we open more widely. No payment is due to hold your spot on the list.
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The founding cohort is small and starts this fall. Join the waitlist and you'll be first to hear when enrollment opens.

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