New York City Secondary Art Schools
The cultural diversity of New York City, combined with the concentration of artistic talent, makes it an ideal place to offer educational opportunities in the arts that are not available at a typical high school. Secondary art schools in New York City are available to kids who have the desire to develop their dance, art, music or theater skills in preparation for a career in the arts.
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LaGuardia Arts
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Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School -- also know as LaGuardia Arts -- is the most widely recognized secondary art school in New York City. Former Mayor LaGuardia created LaGuardia Arts, then known as the High School of Music & Art, for New York's most gifted public school students in the performing arts. The High School of Music & Art absorbed the School for Performing Arts in 1961 and moved to Lincoln Center, where it became LaGuardia Arts. LaGuardia Arts was the first free, publicly funded art high school in the nation. In addition to the general education curriculum of math, science, English, foreign languages and physical education, LaGuardia Arts also offers extensive courses in music, art, dance and theater.
Art and Design High School
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The Art and Design High School is a public school that offers programs for students interested in commercial arts. Students complete the typical required high school subjects, while also taking classes in professional studios or at agencies where they work on graphic design and art suitable for professional commercial use. The school partners with the Graphic Arts Institute, NY Advertising Club, Abigail Adams Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art.
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The Beacon School
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The private Beacon School in Manhattan offers a traditional high school education with an emphasis in the arts. During freshman and sophomore years, students can choose to study photography, choreography, computer animation, creative writing, digital filmmaking, music, art or drama. Juniors and seniors may choose among additional subjects, including hip-hop and jazz, musical productions, theatre ensemble, and advanced and honors levels of arts subjects.
Bread and Roses
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Bread and Roses is a public school in Northern Manhattan where students are encouraged to pursue artistic expression and learn about social justice, in addition to completing a rigorous high school curriculum in preparation for college. Students are taught to envision through art what is possible for their communities and for themselves, instead of focusing on their current situations. The school adds coursework in Afro-Caribbean drumming, dance and chorus to a demanding academic schedule.
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