Comprehensive Curriculum
Lake Highland Arts offers a complete visual and performing arts curriculum for prekindergarten to 12th-grade students. By instilling a sense of creative exploration at a young age, Highlanders can discover new interests through nearly 30 different visual and performing arts classes and programs. Our expert faculty guide students to develop and showcase their talents in fields such as performing arts, visual arts, and film.
The arts program at Lake Highland allowed me to explore so many new things within the arts. I participated in several arts organizations and discovered my love for performing arts and leadership, leading me to start Harriett’s Helpers, a club centered around theatre house management. All of this helped me find my passion in life, and I am now earning a degree in stage management. My hope is to become a professional stage manager, start my own performing arts company, or become a teacher in technical theatre. Lauren Rench
Class of 2022
Music
Beginning in PreK, students are immersed in musicianship through singing, listening, dancing, improvising, analyzing, and creating music. Starting in fourth grade, students can participate in chorus, band, and orchestra.
Dance
Lake Highland's Dance curriculum provides a transformative experience that elevates student confidence through movement.
Theatre
Lake Highland’s Theatre Arts program instructs students in all aspects of theatre, including acting, dramaturgy, playwriting, and technical theatre.
Visual Arts
Visual arts students develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills while also learning the joys of self-expression through the creative process, using various art media and techniques.
The Harriett
A crown jewel of our campus, the $15 million Harriett Coleman Center for the Arts comprises 30,000 square feet of performance, rehearsal, and instructional space. “The Harriett” features a 775-seat proscenium theater, the Johnny Holloway Blackbox Theatre, a scene shop, a green room, art galleries, a costume-design studio, and state-of-the-art audiovisual capabilities.
The Arts District
This dynamic center will be the new home for Highlander musicians. The Arts District will feature extensively renovated spaces for orchestra, band, chorus, and private music lessons.
Prepared for College & Beyond
Our programs are designed to equip students with the necessary skills, knowledge, and experience to excel in their chosen artistic fields. With a Lake Highland Arts education, students can confidently pursue their artistic passions in college and beyond, knowing that they have the skills and preparation to succeed. Recently, Highlander student-artists matriculated to the following colleges:
Pre-Med and Music Double Major
Zoology Major and Art Minor
Medicine Major and Art Minor
Entrepreneurship and Art
Screenwriting
Art and Art History Double Major
Film
BFA Acting
Tisch School of the Arts
Radio/Television/Film
Computer Science with concentration in Video Game Creation
Dance
Creative Producing
Art
Film Production
Music Business and Song Writing
Musical Theatre
Graphic Design
Photography
Acting
Film and Media Studies
Music Management
Music
Broadcast Journalism
Art Practices