Our Programs - 2024-2025
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Exploring imaginative expression and creative career pathways, students learn design fundamentals, examine commercial artwork and their producers, and create and replicate prints and textiles. Students experiment with various media in hands-on projects with papercraft, block printmaking, and fabric printing.
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Students embark on an upbeat journey through the world of dance, beginning with the fundamentals of ballet. Mastering essential vocabulary, safe body practices, warmup techniques, and coordination, students engage in technical exercises and movement combinations to build grace, balance, flexibility, and strength. Introducing musical theatre elements exposes students to complementary fields of acting and singing. Students explore the vibrant styles of jazz, hip-hop, and other classical and modern styles, understanding their cultural, historical, and societal significance.
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An exploratory introduction to the Art of self-expression, students engage with various media such as painting, charcoal, and collage. Using 2-D and 3-D Art as a gateway, students develop their technical knowledge, are exposed to healthy and cathartic methods of emotional expression, and build confidence in their Artistic abilities and themselves.
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A class for curious music makers, students learn how to play the guitar while studying the musicality of folk, classical, and modern music. Driven by the students' tastes and preferences, they write their own lyrics, create their own music, and perform original works.
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Learning the story elements of staged drama, students explore Singing, Dancing, and Acting to amplify self-expression. As an ensemble, students dive into character work, blocking, and stage presence culminating in a celebratory performance of choreography and songs.
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Stimulating an appreciation for analog and digital Photography, students also experiment with camera-less processes to understand the fundamental role of light in imprinting an image. Exploring the history of photography and pioneer photographers, students build a portfolio of various styles, including self-portrait, still-life, collage, photomontage, and experimental landscape.
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*After-school only. Invitation after application and audition process.*
A one-of-a-kind, immersive Theatre program, students explore the work and history of two of the most important and accomplished playwrights of all time: August Wilson and William Shakespeare. Inclusive of all skill levels and Acting backgrounds, the Wilson ‘n William program aims to enhance the Artistic while endeavoring to be holistic through heart-centered Acting coaching.
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Building critical thinking, reading, and comprehension skills, the Young Actors Club focuses on providing elementary-aged students the opportunity to perform modern and classical monologues and scenes while allowing them to improvise and develop expressive Acting skills through fun Theatre games. Centering on holistic development, students journal, meditate, and practice relaxation exercises to increase their social and emotional wellness.