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Lower School Arts

Development. Confidence. Creativity.

LIFE IMAGINED



The arts program introduces boys to the visual and performing arts while encouraging creativity and confidence. From their earliest years, students are immersed in hands-on experiences that nurture imagination, expression, and joy.

Performing Arts

Through music and movement, boys build creativity and confidence. Performances, singing, and classroom activities help them express themselves while learning collaboration, public speaking, and joyful musical exploration.

Visual Arts

Students develop artistic confidence through hands-on exploration in drawing, painting, and mixed media. Lessons foster creativity and growth, with student artwork showcased throughout the school and annual exhibits.
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Homecoming 2025: One for the Storybooks
Homecoming 2025: One for the Storybooks

​​​​​​​Spectacular fall weather set the stage for a breathtaking Homecoming 2025, as alumni, students, parents, and friends flocked to Edwards Campus for a weekend filled with thrilling athletic contests, joyful connections, and heartfelt reunions.

Impossible Foods Leader: ‘Dial Back the Rhetoric’
Impossible Foods Leader: ‘Dial Back the Rhetoric’

Peter McGuinness, the CEO of Impossible Foods, spoke to Upper School students about the $1.4 trillion meat industry — as he also outlined efforts to “dial back the rhetoric” and invite more people to incorporate “delicious, nutritious” plant-based meat in their diets.

Visiting Author: Great Art Is ‘Bedrock of the Human Story’
Visiting Author: Great Art Is ‘Bedrock of the Human Story’

Patrick Bringley, a New York Times bestselling author, spoke to Upper School students about grief — and the solace and meaning he ended up finding through his decade of work as a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.