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About:
The Dreyfoos School of the Arts provides each student specialized, advanced level educational opportunities in an art domain, supported by a strong academic program. We prepare exceptionally talented and highly motivated students for entry into an appropriate college, conservatory, or institute. We offer arts training for students in grades 9 - 12 in one of eight major art domains: Communication Arts, Dance, Band, Keyboard, Strings, Vocal Music, Theatre, or Visual Arts.

School Spirit:
School colors are white, black and old gold. Our mascot is The Jaguar.

Location:
Dreyfoos School of the Arts is located in downtown West Palm Beach, behind the Kravis Center and just west of City Place. From I-95, take Okeechobee Blvd. east to Tamarind Avenue (at the railroad tracks); turn left. Go two blocks to Fern Street and turn right. Our parking lots are on the right between Tamarind and Sapodilla Avenues. Meyer Hall is on the west side of the campus closest to Tamarind Avenue.

 

Communication Arts
The Communication Arts Program is the first of its kind to exist anywhere in the United States. It offers a multi-strand curriculum that includes speech, writing for production, creative writing, desktop publishing, graphic design, television, audio, and radio production. This program prepares students to be communications leaders who will direct, channel, and maximize the media’s impact on society.

Dance
The Dance Program provides intensive training in different styles and techniques of ballet, modern dance, and jazz with an emphasis on understanding dance as an art form. Students also study the basics of choreography and dance history. There is a strong emphasis on positive self-esteem and self-discipline.

Music
Recognized internationally, the Music Program offers extensive study in four different areas of concentration: Band, Keyboard, Strings, and Vocal. Courses include seven levels of music theory and music arranging. More than twenty different student ensembles, ranging from classical to jazz, are rehearsed and performed throughout the year.

Theatre
The award-winning Theatre Program provides students with the literary, performance, and technical theatre educational experiences necessary to enter prestigious universities, conservatories, and the professional theatre market. Upper level students may choose from two areas of concentration - performance or technical theatre.

Visual Arts
The Visual Arts Program encourages its students to explore personal visions through a variety of mediums and materials. Sculpture incorporates welding and casting as well as non-traditional three-dimensional techniques. Painting and drawing classes have the opportunity to work from live models. Extensive classes in black and white photography, digital photography and printmaking are also offered.