People often describe The New School as creative. It’s true, we greatly value the arts, and we offer classes and extracurriculars in drama, dance, music, photography, film, digital arts and fine arts. Every student here practices the arts in some form.
At The New School, we believe that when the arts inform students’ lives, they are not only more introspective and skilled in craft, and more balanced in their lives, but more dynamic and innovative in their academic work as well.
So much of what we do at The New School involves creativity. Our program focuses on critical thinking–using one’s mind well–which for us means expressing an informed opinion, problem solving, and synthesizing information, rather than simply absorbing facts. At The New School, critical thinking is creative thinking.
Sample Classes within the Arts
- Visual and Digital Arts
- Graphite Drawing
- The Art of the Graph
- Digital Photography
- Architectural Design
- Performing Arts
- Musical Ensemble & Performance
- Voice
- Dance
- Film and Theatre
- Filmmaking & Editing
- Tech Theatre
- Films that Changed Cinema
Yearly Activities within the Arts
- Middle School Play
- Set design
- Costume design
- Acting
- Spring Showcase and Talent Showcase
- Artwork, writing, projects, and more
- Variety of student performances
- High School Theater Performances
- Set, props, and lighting design
- Costume, hair, and makeup design
- Directing and acting
- Stage managing and crew
Scenes From Past New School Productions
“I love the New School for its creativity, freedom and bringing fun into learning.”
STUDENT, CLASS OF 2027