A few weeks ago, it was announced that the World Surf League would be partnering up with Farrington High to develop a different kind of curriculum for the Farrington Business Academy.
For their first project in the Sports Industry Focus program, students teamed up with WSL mentors Jodi Wilmott and Bert Ishimaru to organize a school-wide ceremony honoring Carissa Moore and Ben Aipa.
WSL Hawaii partnered with fifty Farrington Highschool students who are involved in the Sports Industry Focus program to include real-world experiences into it. “This partnership has allowed our business management lessons and teaching to become much more relevant for our students,” said Ronald Oyama, Vice Principal of Farrington High. “The students are learning from our business management/leadership teachers, and then with the WSL experts and applying it to a real-world sports related engagement. WSL’s expertise and knowledge in supporting the best athletes and surfers in the world has amazed our students and opened up a whole new world to them.”
Students learn exactly how the WSL operates, including managing events, security, media and communications, and sales, among other things.
“WSL Hawaii provides our students with a close inside look at the world of surfing, the operations, logistics and business aspect that occurs behind the scenes in support of the top surfers in the world,” continued Oyama. “Because of this, our students have a rare opportunity that very few have access to, and we have a chance to work with, learn from, and be mentored by such high-quality professionals within the WSL and business/sports world.”
