Will Smith’s New Village Academy school under fire for Scientology ties…

L. Ron Hubbard Middle School Not An Indoctrination Center, Says Scientologist Founder Will Smith [Hives]

Posted 6/30/2008 on Defamer

As we noted last month , the New Village Academy is a private school in Calabasas set to open its doors Sept. 3, founded by Will Smith and wife/appearances-upholder Jada Pinkett Smith. It has become a source of much controversy for having several Scientologists on its staff, who espouse a number of L. Ron Hubbard-advanced learning concepts in the curriculum: among them, the meaninglessly ...

Will Smith's New School: For Scientologists In Training?

Posted 6/30/2008 on X17 Online

Will Smith's New Village Academy has sparked some controversy due to the fact that several teachers are members of the Church of Scientology, and teaching methods developed by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard will be used at the private...

Will Smith Denies New School is Xenu Academy

Posted 6/30/2008 on StarBlogs.net

It's been reported that the private school being founded by Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett have ties to Scientology. The couple are said to be dissatisfied with education option for their kids, so they started the exclusive re-education camp New Village Academy. The trouble is, the school will use instructional methods similar to those developed by former sci-fi pulp writer and ...

Will Smith: Not A “Scientology School”

Posted 6/30/2008 on Seriously McMillan's "She So Ghetto"

You all know about Will Smith and his $1 Mil dollar donation to a school that will include teachings by The Church Of Scientology. You can read that post here. The New Village Academy plans to use some teaching methods developed within the Church of Scientology and has hired a team of Scientologists to put them into action. Pinkett-Smith, who currently home-schools the couple’s two ...

Closet Scientologists

Posted 6/30/2008 on Bossip.com

Posted by Bossip Staff Why O Why must they deny? The Smith’s say their new “academy” is not a Scientology institution, but it sure sounds like one: Called the New Village Academy, scheduled to open Sept. 3, the Calabassas, Calif.-based school will offer a curriculum of literacy and math, living skills, Spanish, karate, yoga, robotics, technology, etiquette and art ...

Will Smith’s School Not Scientologist, Despite Everyone Saying So

Posted 6/30/2008 on Hecklerspray

Will Smith has reached the pinnacle of his career - acting exclusively in films where he gets to save the world - and now he wants more. Which is why he's decided to open a brand new private school to give the youth of today the best shot at a high quality education. Will Smith's New Village Academy is set to open in September. And it definitely isn't a Scientologist school, OK? True, ...

Will Smith's Academy Not a Scientology School

Published 6/30/2008 on OK! Magazine :: News Feed

But the New Village Academy will use teaching methods by L. Ron Hubbard. Will and Jada Pinkett Smith ’s new school is not a Scientology institution, but it will feature Scientology-based classes, according to...