BELLMORE-MERRICK BROADCASTING PROGRAM
The purpose of the Bellmore-Merrick Broadcasting Program is to enrich the educational experience of young people in the Bellmore and Merrick communities through an innovative curriculum which focuses on the different aspects of the broadcasting field. The Bellmore-Merrick Broadcasting Program will capitalize on student interests, provide real world skills and experiences, and offer even greater college and career opportunities for our students. Housed at Mepham High School, the Bellmore-Merrick Broadcasting Program is available to students throughout the district. Students will have the opportunity to work with high-tech professional equipment in the district’s brand new top of the line broadcasting studio. Program participants will enroll in a number of course offerings that focus on experiential learning.
Below are brief descriptions of courses in the Bellmore-Merrick Broadcasting Program:
Broadcasting Communications I (BC I)
This full year course taught to students new to the program is an introduction to communication theories and tools. This hands-on course will teach the students to use broadcasting equipment both in the field and in the studio through discovery of broadcast media’s growth in America. Broadcasting Communications II (BC II) This full year course will introduce students to broadcast journalism. Students will construct video news packages for use on shows across the BMB channel and they will engage in projects intended for air as they master the different elements used in digital storytelling. Broadcasting Communications III (BC III) This full year course will include instruction in advanced digital storytelling as students refine their broadcast journalism skills and begin to harness the power of broadcasting for use in the narrative world, film, and television. Broadcasting Communications IV (BC IV) In the culminating full year course of the Broadcasting program, students will explore what it means to be a director and a producer as they lead teams out into the field to produce live events for use on the BMB channel. Students will end the year creating and sharing their own self produced short film. Foundations of Art/Broadcast Graphics (FOA/BCG) This half year elective taught on alternating days in Sophomore year, along with Foundations of Music/Broadcast Audio, takes the place of students’ New York State Arts credit. Foundations of Art/Broadcast Graphics focuses on the shot composition, lighting, and the creation of graphics for the screen. Foundations of Music/Broadcast Audio (FOM/BCA) This half year elective taught on alternating days in Sophomore year, along with Foundations of Art/Broadcast Graphics, takes the place of students’ New York State Arts credit. Foundations of Music/Broadcast Audio focuses on the recording and editing of sound for use in a broadcast production. |