Will Smith Opens Scientology School
Written by Infernanon on May 16, 2008
“New Village Academy will lead the world in identifying innovative learning styles, educational best practices and the ingredients for enduring prosperity.” This quote is from the Vision Statement of the new school being funded and founded by Will Smith. Some of the “innovative learning styles” are Montessori, the Constructivist Model, and L. Ron Hubbard Study Tech, among others.
Study Tech was “developed” by L. Ron Hubbard and is used worldwide by the Church of Scientology. It is also promoted by a group called Applied Scholastics, a known Scientology front group. It combines common sense with learning techniques that have been around since the dawn of language, and gift wraps it in a shiny new package — with only 4% of the total income as the cost.
New Village Academy, along with using the Study Tech, as well as promoting L. Ron Hubbard on their Glossary page, has 6 staff members who have been confirmed to have studied Scientology. A post at the Operation Clambake Message Boards listed that Andrea Beckham, Sigrid Burket, Tasia Jones, James Oliver, Marcia Perkins, and Sisu Raiken have all taken Scientology courses between 1990 and 2006 (using the Scientology Service Completions tool from the Truth About Scientology website).
Another noteworthy aspect of the NVA is that they have a large section of their curriculum outlining the importance of learning “Ethics” (a very Scientology term). The NVA website states that “A well-established ethics system is used to help students who have made poor choices learn to make better ones.” It also says that “Our faculty, specifically teachers who are trained to work with our children on ethics, are available to students when they are having difficulties in any situation.”
The Staff who are known to have Scientology training will be, among other things, the “Education Enrichment Program Supervisor”, “Director of Qualifications” (Qualifications, or ‘Quals’ will be the program to make sure that students have a 100% understanding of things, and if they don’t they will be retaught gently what they don’t know), “Director of Learning”, as well as a position of training the teachers.
65 Responses to “Will Smith Opens Scientology School”
Posted: May 16th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Aww we lost good old Will
No longer the prince of bel-air, but rather a slave of Hubbard.
Posted: May 16th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
R.I.P Will Smith, we knew ye well T-T
Posted: May 16th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Will Smith, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is dead.
In his place we now have Woll Smoth, Braindead Scientologist of Clearwater.
Posted: May 17th, 2008 at 11:01 am
You need to read http://fn4u.com
Posted: May 17th, 2008 at 11:04 am
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Posted: May 17th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Will, it’s ok, these people will walk across the Bridge to Total Freedom someday.
-Peaceful OT Level 3+
Posted: May 17th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Shana na na na na na - Hey.
Cults rule
Posted: May 17th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
scientology, as dangerous as christianity and every other delusional religion
Posted: May 17th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
what a dumbass
Posted: May 17th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
whata sucker mc
Posted: May 17th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
can I get a source to confirm this that isn’t a blog?
Posted: May 17th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Do you Scientologists actually understand that you sound like a bunch of lunatics when you discuss specifics about your beliefs? You know the Hari-Krishnas that kept getting plowed over in the movie Airplane? Sadly, thats the image you’re relagated to as others see it. Once you hit Level 2 or 3, you can kiss the rest of this world good bye. It doesn’t mean someone won’t love you, it’s just that you may lead them to believe that you need to see a real psychologist or psychotherapist. Will.. Philadelphia has not disowned you yet bro. Just don’t go jumpin on couches anyday soon and I’ll be a steady patron at any movie you put out (except another Hitch).
Posted: May 18th, 2008 at 12:52 am
Forget him. Actors are loved for the roles they play, not the peope they really are, just like Tom Cruise. Will Smith I didn’t think would be stupid enough to believe in Xenu aliens.
Posted: May 18th, 2008 at 1:11 am
Dammit, here comes that urge to kill again.. What a douchebad, I hope he gets cancer!
Posted: May 18th, 2008 at 1:14 am
Care to support your equation of scientology and Christianity? Don’t be an idiot.
Posted: May 18th, 2008 at 2:27 am
what is this fucking level shit?
is scientology a martial art?
ju jitsu > scientology
balee dat
Posted: May 18th, 2008 at 3:24 am
will smith…. was my hero…. *throws posters and all of will smiths movies in trash*
Posted: May 18th, 2008 at 7:12 am
hello Will
goodbye Will
Posted: May 18th, 2008 at 7:18 am
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Posted: May 18th, 2008 at 7:33 am
will smith has officially gone down the pooper.
Posted: May 18th, 2008 at 8:46 am
Mr. Smith.. you disappoint!
Posted: May 18th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Please read http://fn4u.com
Posted: May 18th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Every single scientologist should be loaded up onto DC8 jet and flown to a planet where they’re placed around a volcano and blown up with a hydrogen bomb.
oh wait, say what? - that already happened?
dumbass shits.
Posted: May 18th, 2008 at 11:12 am
et tu, Wil?
Posted: May 18th, 2008 at 11:22 am
Does anyone here have good reading skills?
Gaf am total fail. Idiots.
Posted: May 18th, 2008 at 11:46 am
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Posted: May 18th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
None of you idiots actually read the (biased) article, did you?
““New Village Academy will lead the world in identifying innovative learning styles, educational best practices and the ingredients for enduring prosperity.” This quote is from the Vision Statement of the new school being funded and founded by Will Smith. Some of the “innovative learning styles” are Montessori, the Constructivist Model, and L. Ron Hubbard Study Tech, among others.”
Christ almighty READ
This is to neogaf too, who is having a shitty argument made by idiots who can’t read.
Posted: May 18th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Bel Air= Fail.
Posted: May 18th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Damn you Woll Smoth!
Posted: May 18th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
I will discontinue my support of Will Smith’s works
Posted: May 18th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Are Scientologists the only people who believe in ethics?
Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 12:24 am
Ya, Will Smith movies and Tom Cruise films are off my viewing list. I do not want my money used to help promote this cult. How many have to die before people come to terms with the reality of this vicious cult?
Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 3:33 am
Gizmo kaka! Will Smith kaka!
Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 6:11 am
Gee, I don’t know what I’ll do if any actor I actually cared about joined the scientologits. Tom Cruise and Will Smith I can easily give up, their movies are crap.
Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 9:07 am
Will Smith = meh
Tom Cruise = meh
John Travolta = Damn
Jason Lee = NNNOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Can’t someone please reach out to him via DJ Jazzy Jeff?!
Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
it actually angers me. why do such awsome ppl have to be pricks?
Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
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Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
^^^^^ I agree, Jason Lee is the only one that bums me out that he’s in $cn
Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
WHAT
WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
COME BACK WILL
THE DARK SIDE SHALL DO YOU NO GOOD
Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Sure wish someone would abolish this “church” business. I think scientology has some attributes. The confusion of wrapping it into a church / religion / cult. is really cutting their own throats.
Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
[...] there is more. Apparently, this school is very expensive, and it has quite a bit of Scientology influence. Whatever one’s opinion is of Scientology, it has a bad reputation and is generally mocked on [...]
Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 10:34 am
wooo well… Scientology may be a weird religion that was pulled outa some guys ass, but hey at least he’s not becoming a Christian… those bastards look down on every religion and are totally “full of themselves”
Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 11:24 am
“wooo well… Scientology may be a weird religion that was pulled outa some guys ass, but hey at least he’s not becoming a Christian… those bastards look down on every religion and are totally “full of themselves””
This isn’t about religious beliefs, its about Scientology’s dangerous history. Their crazy policies like “fair game” and “disconnection.” Crazy government infiltrations such as “Operation Snow White.” The fact tons of people die/get murdered in Scientology such as Lisa McPherson.
Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
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Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Don’t you mean ‘The Dangerous Cult of Scientology’
Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Don’t you mean ‘The Dangerous Cult of Scientology’?
Posted: May 22nd, 2008 at 7:53 am
[...] Dezembro passado ele dizia coisas acertadas e agora parece que descambou completamente, estando a inaugurar uma escola da “igreja” da cientologia. É uma pena. R.I.P. [...]
Posted: May 24th, 2008 at 11:31 am
He’s dead to me now. No son of mine.
Posted: May 24th, 2008 at 11:56 am
You guys are funny
Posted: May 27th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
nooooooooooo. why will???????? whyyyyyyy
hes dead to me now!!!! de chet de off the movie lists
Posted: May 28th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Apparently, that is the only way you can make it in Hollywood. Another lamb lost, BOO-F’in- HOO!
P.S. Indiana Jones SUX!
Posted: May 29th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
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Posted: Jun 13th, 2008 at 2:55 am
I want to answer to all those people who are criticizing Will for his choice, have you ever read a Scientology book…No? That’s why you talk like that. You don’t know nothing about, have you got a better solutiion for a dying planet? Maybe your friend George W.Bush will save you, oh by the way did you thta his grandfather was the one who financed Hitler?
Posted: Jun 13th, 2008 at 3:09 am
Well this sucks.
Posted: Jun 13th, 2008 at 3:10 am
Who ever wrote that Indiana Jones sucks can kiss my ass.
Posted: Jun 21st, 2008 at 3:56 am
To “Anonymous” that poster “I want to answer to all those people who are criticizing Will for his choice, have you ever read a Scientology book…No?…”
Why yes, I have, Have YOU? I have read about Scientology “Scientology: A New Slant on Life Scientology” and also “Dianetics”, (plus the bible, the satanic bible and the Koran {it is the online version of the Qu’ran before you say anything}). You do realize that Ron L Hubbard was a SciFi writer? He was a short story writer that could never find fame or fortune. The ENTIRE base of his pseudo-religion was based on a story he wrote. Scientology is a cult that was created to play on peoples fear of the unknown and the afterlife for financial gain. In all of his “teachings” he preaches what everyone with any decency and compassion already feel and believe. At least with mainstream religions, they don’t ask their members to slowly cut themselves off from society. You shouldn’t be flaming those that think ill of this farce, you should be trying to help those that have fallen victim to this financial and spiritual trap.
Posted: Jun 27th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Fantastic! Well done Will Smith! Good for you! People who slam Scientology either don’t know what it is or don’t like it when people get better - because it SCARES THEM!!!!!!
Posted: Jun 28th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Gonna have to steal hancock
Posted: Jul 9th, 2008 at 12:17 am
You guys make me sick. Disgrace to society. Have more depths in your minds. Stop filling them with minuscule junk… it’s called black media. Has anyone stated something true about Scientology? I think NOT. Ignorance is a crime. It is incumbent to do some research retaining REAL FACTS before you sound like a dumb ass…. And for the “Anonymous” that posted Your knowledge of this so called “cult” it’s no story hun…neither is it a psuedo-religion when it gives scientific data about the study of the mind. BAM THAT’S ALL IT IS. I’m sorry you’re not spiritually intact…
I’M PROUD OF YOU WILLLLLLLL!!!!!
Posted: Jul 10th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
I have lost all respect I had for the guy.
Posted: Jul 12th, 2008 at 11:33 am
To each his reach will. Keep reaching for knowledge and understanding.
G.Gadsden NY
Posted: Jul 13th, 2008 at 9:51 am
willllll!!! whyyy?????
Posted: Jul 13th, 2008 at 9:52 am
you WAS my favorite actor
yes why do you do this???? thats the false way 
Posted: Aug 3rd, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Wealthy blacks should know a STREET HUSTLE when they see it !! Especially the Lovely Jada and Kewl Will.
Now they’ve been brainwashed…….OH ! The Humanity of it all !
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