Week 1 of 10
Welcome to the team. 🔥
Monday, June 2, 2026 · Kansas City Public Library
Next event
Grounds & Hounds
Saturday, June 6 · 10AM–3PM
Role Assignment Due
Videographers Shot list submitted to Program Producer Thu Jun 4
Strategist 2 story angles for Saturday + caption drafts Wed Jun 3
Growth Lead Document starting follower count before Saturday Fri Jun 5
Production Asst Confirm giveaway supplies + arrive 10AM Saturday Fri Jun 5
Prog. Producer Approve shot list + Osmo charged + arrive 10AM Fri Jun 5
All roles Personal video — min 3 min, "me" centered, your story Sun Jun 7
📅 Attendance — Monday meetings + Saturday events are required
💬 Communication — contact Ten before, not after
📂 File naming — YYYY-MM-DD_Event_Type_Desc_Initials
🛡️ Protection — Academy is always the client contact
Log hours — within 48 hours of doing the work
🎬 Saturday — everyone arrives by 10AM sharp
Week 1 Monday Meeting
Welcome to the Team
Monday, June 2, 2026 · 90 min · Kansas City Public Library
0–15 min
Icebreaker — camera roll exercise
Open your camera roll. Find the last photo or video you actually care about. Show it. Answer: what is it and why did you capture it?
15–25 min
Welcome + program vision
Why this program exists, what it opens, what you're building this summer
25–40 min
Role breakdown + how the team works
Your role, your craft, how every role connects in the weekly flow
40–55 min
The client + target audience + summer goals
Doggie Social Club — who they are, who we're reaching, what we're building toward
55–65 min
Tech setup
Google Drive access · File naming convention · Portal login · Comms vote (group text vs Discord)
65–75 min
First assignments
Saturday capture goals by role · Week 1 personal video brief
75–85 min
Program agreement + laptop inventory
Non-negotiables read aloud · Private laptop intake form
85–90 min
Closing ritual
Go around the table — one word for how you're leaving today. Program Producer films it.
This week's assignments
RoleAssignmentDue
VideographersShot list to Program ProducerThu Jun 4
Strategist2 story angles + caption draftsWed Jun 3
Growth LeadStarting follower count documentedFri Jun 5
Production AsstGiveaway supplies confirmedFri Jun 5
Prog. ProducerApprove shot list + printed materialsFri Jun 5
All rolesPersonal video — min 3 min, your storySun Jun 7
Lesson covered
Posted after the Monday meeting by Ten or the Production Assistant.
The one thing
Coming after Week 1 meeting — June 2
Ideas selected this week
Posted after Week 1 pitches
Decisions made
Posted after Week 1 meeting
Attendance
Posted after Week 1 meeting
Week 1 Lesson
Welcome — What You're Building This Summer
All roles · 20 minutes
You are running a real digital media operation for a real Kansas City brand. The audience doesn't know you're in high school — and that's the point.
  • Social media managers earn $19/hour starting out and $43/hour with experience — that's a $2M lifetime earnings difference
  • Your role is your craft for 10 weeks — you master one thing instead of dabbling in four
  • The Program Producer documents everything from Day 1 — the awkward first meeting is the documentary
  • You leave with a portfolio, a certificate, real references, and skills that pay
  • Ten is your instructor, your advocate, and your agent — her job is to protect you and develop you
⬇ Download reference card
1
Welcome & Orientation
June 2, 2026 · Current week
2
Content Bank & Shot Planning
June 9, 2026 · Upcoming
3
Week 3 — TBD
June 16, 2026
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Week 4 — TBD
June 23, 2026
5
Personal Brand Brainstorm
June 30, 2026
Weeks 6–10 unlock each Monday morning
📂 All raw footage goes in Team Drive. Use the file naming convention every time — no exceptions. YYYY-MM-DD_Event_Type_Description_Initials.ext
Submit shot list 🎥
Content duo only · Due by Thursday evening each week
Shot list submitted!
The Program Producer will review and approve by Friday afternoon.
Shot list timeline: Submitted by Thursday evening → Program Producer approves by Friday afternoon → Team reviews Friday night → Saturday ready to shoot.
Monday meetings (1.5 hrs) and Saturday events (5.0 hrs) are pre-logged by Ten. Only submit your midweek work, personal video time, and any extra hours here.
Log your hours ⏱
Submit within 48 hours · These go on your graduation certificate
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The more specific your description, the stronger your certificate. "Edited a reel" is weak. "Edited the Week 2 Grounds & Hounds reel — 47 clips, 3 music cuts, captions on every clip" is proof.
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Hours logged!
Ten will verify within 24 hours. Keep doing the work.
hours submitted