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EDUCATION CORNER: SPOTLIGHT ON G-STAR

G-Star High School of the Arts in Palm Springs was recently featured in the latest issue of Venue Magazine, a contemporary art and luxury magazine. The article, featured in Issue 44, focuses on elevating education at the intersection of art and technology. Greg Hauptner, G-Star’s Founder, believes “the antiquated system of teaching doesn’t apply in the augmented age.” G-Star requires productions renting out space to have students work on their projects. The after-school program allows G-Star’s students to work as interns on live sets, gaining hands-on, real-world experience.

Over the years, students have worked on several major projects. Currently, there are twelve feature films playing on Netflix, Disney Channel, and Amazon Prime that were shot at the G-Star Studios and/or on location. The projects include: Parker, This Is It, Critical Thinking, The Prince and The Pauper, Ned Venture, Dream Factory, Bart Got A Room, Boynton Beach Club, Finding Joy, Hiding Victoria and USS Seaviper. Every movie had G-Star students acting or working on the sets. The 84,000 square foot facility, featuring the 25,500 square foot G-Star Motion Picture Studio facility, is set on three-acres and includes a 17,000 square foot warehouse for shooting and set construction. Another 8,500 square feet of space consists of 12 furnished offices and conference room. To learn more, visit gstarschool.org.