Students may work in the art rooms and photography darkrooms. All students take at least one trimester of studio art and two music courses. Instruction in piano is available from one of the most highly acclaimed pianists in the area. Voice lessons are also available. This one-trimester course studies the development of the visual arts from earliest times until the present.
Students view art in slides and text to better understand the principles being studied.
This trimester course is an introduction to handbuilding techniques in clay. Students learn basic glazing and firing. In this course the disciplines of architecture are considered, with emphasis on project work. The course consists of drafting, simple design projects, slides and visits to examples of well-designed buildings. An advanced course is also available.