There are just a handful of private schools in the United States which are devoted exclusively to the arts and the performing arts. They combine artistic training with serious academics. One of them might be an option for your child.
Adda Clevenger Jr. Prep & Theater School, San Francisco, CA
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Religious affiliation: Nonsectarian
Grades: K-8
School Type: Coeducational, day school
Comments: Recent Adda Clenvenger graduates have gone on to prep schools such as The Branson School, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Lick - Wilmerding, Jewish Community High School, St. Ignatius College Preparatory, School of the Arts (SOTA), Stuart Hall, Urban, and University, among others.
Grades: K-8
School Type: Coeducational, day school
Comments: Recent Adda Clenvenger graduates have gone on to prep schools such as The Branson School, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Lick - Wilmerding, Jewish Community High School, St. Ignatius College Preparatory, School of the Arts (SOTA), Stuart Hall, Urban, and University, among others.
Parents choose Adda Clevenger because their children have artistic talents which thrive in supportive environment and community the school offers. As day school tuitions go, the school is much more affordable than other similar schools.
Baltimore Actors' Theatre Conservatory, Baltimore, MD
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Religious affiliation: Nonsectarian
Grades: P1-12
School Type: Coeducational, day school
Comments: Helen Grigal founded The Conservatory in 1979. It is Baltimore's only college preparatory school for musicians, dancers and actors. Graduates of The Conservatory have gone on to the best institutions at home and abroad.
Grades: P1-12
School Type: Coeducational, day school
Comments: Helen Grigal founded The Conservatory in 1979. It is Baltimore's only college preparatory school for musicians, dancers and actors. Graduates of The Conservatory have gone on to the best institutions at home and abroad.
Boston Boy Choir School, Boston, MA
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Religious affiliation: Nonsectarian
Grades: 5-8
School Type: Coeducational, day school
Comments: Boston Boy Choir School educates its students musically as well as academically. It also develops each child to the fullest extent socially, emotionally and spiritually. Students are highly sought after by the area's leading prep schools.
Grades: 5-8
School Type: Coeducational, day school
Comments: Boston Boy Choir School educates its students musically as well as academically. It also develops each child to the fullest extent socially, emotionally and spiritually. Students are highly sought after by the area's leading prep schools.
The Chicago Academy for the Arts, Chicago, IL
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Religious affiliation: Nonsectarian
Grades: 9-PG
School Type: Coeducational, day school
Comments: The Chicago Academy for the Arts was founded by a group of individuals who felt that Chicago young people desiring a career in the arts should not have to leave their city to receive that specialized training. Afternoons are devoted to one of these arts disciplines: Dance, Film & Writing, Music, Musical Theatre, Theatre, and Visual Arts.
Grades: 9-PG
School Type: Coeducational, day school
Comments: The Chicago Academy for the Arts was founded by a group of individuals who felt that Chicago young people desiring a career in the arts should not have to leave their city to receive that specialized training. Afternoons are devoted to one of these arts disciplines: Dance, Film & Writing, Music, Musical Theatre, Theatre, and Visual Arts.
The Crowden School, Berkeley, CA
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Religious affiliation: Nonsectarian
Grades: 4-8
School Type: Coeducational, day school
Comments: The Crowden School was founded by violinist Anne Crowden in 1983. Its goal is to produce "virtuoso children," not virtuoso musicians. In other words the school tries to balance the demands of an artistic training with the academic work necessary to succeed in later life.
Grades: 4-8
School Type: Coeducational, day school
Comments: The Crowden School was founded by violinist Anne Crowden in 1983. Its goal is to produce "virtuoso children," not virtuoso musicians. In other words the school tries to balance the demands of an artistic training with the academic work necessary to succeed in later life.
Idyllwild Arts Academy,Idyllwild, CA
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Religious affiliation: Nonsectarian
Grades: 9-PG
School Type: Coeducational, day school
Comments: Idyllwild Arts Academy offers a performance-based curriculum for young people aspiring to a career in the arts. The campus is located in the San Jacinto Mountains which makes it free from the usual sort of city distractions. The faculty lists like a who's who of top professionals. Because of its proximity to Los Angeles the opportunities to see and hear concerts and exhibits are first-rate.
Grades: 9-PG
School Type: Coeducational, day school
Comments: Idyllwild Arts Academy offers a performance-based curriculum for young people aspiring to a career in the arts. The campus is located in the San Jacinto Mountains which makes it free from the usual sort of city distractions. The faculty lists like a who's who of top professionals. Because of its proximity to Los Angeles the opportunities to see and hear concerts and exhibits are first-rate.
Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, MI
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Religious affiliation: Nonsectarian
Grades: 9-PG
School Type: Coeducational, boarding/day school
Comments: Interlochen Arts Academy provides a variety of college preparatory courses designed to expand students' thinking and develop the skills necessary to succeed at college level studies. This complements the students' studies in their chosen arts discipline.
Grades: 9-PG
School Type: Coeducational, boarding/day school
Comments: Interlochen Arts Academy provides a variety of college preparatory courses designed to expand students' thinking and develop the skills necessary to succeed at college level studies. This complements the students' studies in their chosen arts discipline.
The Professional Children's School, New York, NY
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Religious affiliation: Nonsectarian
Grades: 6-12
School Type: Coeducational, day school
Comments: The Professional Children's School offers flexible, concentrated schedules so that its students can pursue their professional careers and/or training. For example PCS students also pursue studies at institutions such as The Juilliard School, the School of American Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, Manhattan School of Music, the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, Mannes College of Music and the Skating Club of New York.
PCS has been around for over 90 years. PCS can tailor a rigorous college preparatory program to accommodate your child's busy professional schedule.
Grades: 6-12
School Type: Coeducational, day school
Comments: The Professional Children's School offers flexible, concentrated schedules so that its students can pursue their professional careers and/or training. For example PCS students also pursue studies at institutions such as The Juilliard School, the School of American Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, Manhattan School of Music, the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, Mannes College of Music and the Skating Club of New York.
PCS has been around for over 90 years. PCS can tailor a rigorous college preparatory program to accommodate your child's busy professional schedule.
Walnut Hill School for the Arts, Natick, MA
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Religious affiliation: Nonsectarian
Grades: 9-12
School Type: Coeducational, boarding/day school
Comments: Walnut Hill School for the Arts was founded in 1883 as a private girls school. In 1970 the school became coeducational with a major arts emphasis. Today WHSA has one of the finest arts programs of any school anywhere. It offers a rigorous college preparatory curriculum combined with an exciting artistic training.
Grades: 9-12
School Type: Coeducational, boarding/day school
Comments: Walnut Hill School for the Arts was founded in 1883 as a private girls school. In 1970 the school became coeducational with a major arts emphasis. Today WHSA has one of the finest arts programs of any school anywhere. It offers a rigorous college preparatory curriculum combined with an exciting artistic training.
