Both Morning Encounter and Outdoor Adventure take advantage of the beautiful 65-acre Cochran Sanctuary on the campus of Phillips Academy. Please note that music and voice lessons are not major or minor courses. Music lessons are extracurricular, individual and private. The music faculty is made up of musicians from the New England area, most of whom teach regularly at schools such as Phillips Academy, Longy School of Music and New England Conservatory of Music. Coached chamber music is also available for an additional fee.
Small groups meet regularly and perform a concert at the end of Summer Session.
Students audition and are matched with other students at their level. Phillips Academy's music building contains concert spaces, chamber music rooms, practice rooms and the music listening library. A special feature of the Summer Session is the college counseling program, organized and staffed by professional college counselors. The cornerstone of the program, an afternoon workshop series, brings to campus an outstanding collection of experts on various issues surrounding the process of selecting and applying to college. Working from general to specific topics, college counselors from Andover's winter session and admissions representatives from some of the finest colleges in the Northeast offer a comprehensive and detailed plan for applying to college.