Communications Academy

The Communications Academy at Nease allows students to explore the fields of television production and digital design. Through hands-on experience and unique field trip opportunities, students gain real-world skills as they prepare for college and careers.

Academy Highlights:

• Produce Wired, an award-winning daily TV newscast using professional equipment and technology
• Film high school athletic events and edit ESPN-style highlight reels
• Create graphic design projects for print and electronic distribution using the Adobe Creative Suite of software. Students learn the use of these programs for digital bitmap and vector based images, animation and web page authoring.
• Create a professional digital portfolio
• Earn industry certifications in the Adobe Creative Suite, including Premiere Pro, Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop

Instruction

Our Academy is proud to have highly-qualified instructors who bring a wealth of experience and passion into the classroom. These teachers integrate their working knowledge of the industry into the classroom, giving students an excellent foundation for the future.

Partners

The cornerstone of career education is work-based learning and our Academy is fortunate to partner with PGA Tour Entertainment, WJXT Channel 4, Leonards’ Studios, Flagler College, University of North Florida and other leaders in the communications industry. These generous companies provide our program with industry guidance as well as opportunities for internships, job-shadowing, field trips, mentoring, guest speakers and other special events.

Our success depends on partnerships with local businesses along with community support. Please contact us for more information.