George and friends launch LA film and tv production high school

So what 3 languages do his children speak? I know they speak English and Italian fluently but what is the other? I'm guessing French since Amal speaks it but I don't know for sure?

Mm, well, Amal is fluent in French - went to school in France I think, and I think French is spoken in the Lebanon so that could be the third. And of course they've got the French house now..

[size=34]George Clooney launches new specialized film and television production high school in Los Angeles with Don Cheadle and Mindy Kaling[/size]

By BRIAN GALLAGHER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 21:31 EDT, 14 September 2022 | UPDATED: 23:35 EDT, 14 September 2022

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With classrooms opening all across the country, George Clooney opened a brand new school in Los Angeles on Wednesday, aimed at helping future filmmakers.
The 61-year-old actor and filmmaker helped open the Roybal School of Film and Television Production Magnet in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday.
He was joined by fellow actors and Roybal Advisory Board Members Don Cheadle and Mindy Kaling for the school's launch.
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Future: With classrooms opening all across the country, George Clooney opened a brand new school in Los Angeles on Wednesday, aimed at helping future filmmakers
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Don and Mindy: He was joined by fellow actors and Roybal Advisory Board Members Don Cheadle and Mindy Kaling for the school's launch
Clooney stepped out with a navy blue polo shirt and light blue jeans for the event on Wednesday.
He rocked his typical salt-and-pepper beard while completing his look with grey shoes.


Clooney joked during the ceremony, 'When you think of actors, you don't think of education, in general. I mean, you look at me, you just think, "Oh, he's just the best Batman of all-time.'

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George's look: Clooney stepped out with a navy blue polo shirt and light blue jeans for the event on Wednesday
He also spoke with ET at the launch about why he thought creating this school in Los Angeles was so important. 
'We're excited about this. We feel like there’s a real opportunity here, and it’s something that I think we missed in our industry, and I think it’s something that it’s pretty obvious what the solution is — and it’s starting earlier,' he said.
'I just felt like, if you see a hole, you try to fill it, and this is one that it just seemed like — I was in London, and we were staffing up, and because it’s been a very busy time in the industry, it’s hard to find crew, and we need to do a lot better about inclusivity,' he mentioned.
When asked if he would actually teach a class at the magnet school, Clooney said he would most certainly be stopping by.
[size=18]George and Amal arrive at the premiere of 'Ticket to Paradise'




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Excited: 'We're excited about this. We feel like there’s a real opportunity here, and it’s something that I think we missed in our industry, and I think it’s something that it’s pretty obvious what the solution is — and it’s starting earlier,' he said
'Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm gonna come in. And listen, this is below-the-line guys, right? So, I'm not really gonna come in and talk about directing or acting, but I can come in and sit down with the kids when they're editing and stuff like that, so, something like that,' Clooney explained.
When asked about how he'd feel about his own children - 5-year-old twins Alexander and Ella - pursuing a showbiz career, Clooney joked they're already smarter than him.
'They can do whatever they want. My guess is that they're a little smarter than me, so, they'll probably do something -- they already speak three languages, so, I'm still working on English,' Clooney quipped.





[size=18]George Clooney and Julia Roberts star in Ticket to Paradise




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Chat: George Clooney and Mindy Kaling chat with Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer at the opening of the Roybal Film and Television Magnet
The Roybal School of Film and Television Production Magnet was first announced in June in conjunction with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).
Clooney and his production partner Grant Heslov teamed up with Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner, Cheadle, Kaling and others like Kerry Washington, Nicole Avant, Eva Longoria, Working Title Films founders Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner and Creative Artists Agency (CAA) Co-Chairman Bryan Lourd to form the school
The school is described as, 'a specialized academy housed within the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center,' which will provide, 'Los Angeles Unified teachers with access to renowned storytellers, along with industry professionals and experts, and support students with a robust academic education and practical training, establishing a clear pathway to good-paying jobs.'
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Launch: Alberto M. Carvalho, Superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District, and George Clooney, Founder of Roybal Film and Television Advisory Board, and Bryan Lourd, Partner & Managing Director of Creative Artists Agency, attend Roybal Film and Television Magnet Open House
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All smiles: CAA's Bryan Lourd shakes hands with Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer as George Clooney and Mindy Kaling lookon
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Mindy and Don: Mindy Kaling and Don Cheadle attend the launch of the Roybal Film and Television Magnet
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Mindy and Don: Mindy Kaling and Don Cheadle take the stage at the Roybal Film and Television Magnet Open House
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Bruce, Mindy and Bryan: Bruce Bozzi, Mindy Kaling and Bryan Lourd look on at the Roybal Film and Television Magnet Open House

This is a great idea. There are so many kids who want to be something in the entertainment industry but haven't got a clue what it's really about or what they need to know or do. Sounds like this school will give them the skills they need and teach them what to expect when they finally get out in the real world.

I wonder if George "coming in" signals that he'll be spending more time in LA, or if he'll just pop in when he's in town. It's just about time for the twins to start school, so I guess they'll have to decide where home base s going to be - unless they home school them with tutors. It's hard on kids not to have a stable school environment where they see the same friends and live by the same norms and rules.

You're right, Lizzy, but there's another way of thinking that says it's not so bad to miss school for a few days when they're little. I do know of parents who take holidays and/or need to see parents overseas during term time., tho I never did.

   They seem to have been there for multiple things  - the school, the Jim Jordan thing, maybe Ticket to Paradise promotion in the US. As it happens schools here are closed tomorrow for obvious reasons - and for all we know they could be back in London! Private schools here only went back this last week

.......also George seem to have both his manager and Don Cheadle involved too!

Do you know if the twins have already started school? Kids here usually start kindergarten at age 5 (although a lot of kids go to pre-school classes) - but kindergarten isn't mandatory. Grade 1 (@6yrs old) is when most kids start school full time.

If they're going to go to school here, there's still time for them to travel around without disrupting the twins education. Once they're in school full time though, pulling them out a couple of times a year can create problems. Every time they come back from time away they're playing catch-up with their classmates. I'm not saying it can't be done - I've seen it many times - just that it puts an extra burden on the kids.

Children here start main stream school at what they call the Rising Five stage i e if you were born in, say, December you would start that Autumn term - as you would if you were born in June, July or even August. So young! But no idea what their parents have decided to do. I would take a guess they would be in school just for the normality. 

I see that Amal is delivering a talk at Salem University tomorrow....

I remember George saying that friends of  his actors I can't remember their names, said their kids went to school in Britain
and America when they are here. I think it was Emeily Blunts husband.

I guess they could enroll them in schools in both the UK and the US, but I know from experience that it can be very disorienting for the kids. They have to make new friends and the curriculum may not be the same. They may be ahead in some areas (which leads to boredom) or behind in others (which leads to the stress of trying to catch up as the class as a whole keeps moving ahead). It is done, but it isn't easy.

There are schools that specialize in teaching children who travel with their parents, so that might be what you heard about. Generally, though, I think it's better for the kids to be in a familiar, stable environment - both socially and educationally.

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[size=36]George Clooney tours LAUSD's Roybal Learning Center[/size]

Actor George Clooney came to visit the school program he helped found at the Roybal Learning Center along with Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff.