Weist Barron Hill, Acting for Television and Film

One of the benefits to a performing arts school is time, depending on the program you choose, training and classes all happen during the school day or just after. Parents and students save time and effort by not having to travel after hours.

We offer acting classes that will not only improve your acting skills, but help you understand what a director wants. Theatre is a spectacle in which we want you to excel.

Tools and experiences that help a person get up in front of an audience and present an idea have life long value. Learning how to master this as a child is a wonderful asset to have.

Does your child display an attitude for the performing arts that isn’t being cultivated by their school? By sending them to us, we can help them build from their natural talents.

Does your child beg you to watch Fame a hundred times a week? Or watch American Idol religiously, hoping to become an Idol one day? If so, he or she may truly benefit from a chance to do what they love, and a performing arts school may be the ideal base for them to build on.

Did you know that students who study the arts tend to achieve higher grades in high school? Recent studies have also shown them to be more successful on standardized tests such as the SAT.

Performance arts education is valuable for budding artists of all ages. Even at a very young age, children can benefit greatly from learning the fundamental skills of their art. This also has the added advantage of catching any bad habits before they become difficult or impossible to correct.

Many of the valuable skills learned from performing arts schools are above and beyond the skills of the art itself. Students must learn to work as a team, and they also learn about leadership, sportsmanship, and the value of hard work.

It’s important to remember that piano lessons alone won’t be sufficient to give your child proficiency on the keys. For best results, daily practice is best. Even if your child can only spare a half hour each day, he or she will be amazed at how quickly he or she can improve.

Did you know that a study of Chicago schools in very poor areas showed schools that participated in the Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education made huge strides in closing the gap between high- and low-income students’ academic achievement?

An arts education helps to develop your child's creativity. Kids with a performing arts background tend to be more innovative and able to adapt to uncomfortable or different situations.

Do you ever regret that you didn’t stick with your piano lessons when you were a child? It’s not too late. If you still have an interest in learning to play the piano or enhancing your skills our teachers are always ready to help you.

When children are involved in a collaborative project, they understand the notion of accountability and the way in which their actions have an impact on other people. For example, children learn that when they are late or unprepared that they are harming other people.