Idyllwild Arts Academy | |
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52500 Temecula Road Idyllwild, California 92549 United States |
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Type | Private, day and boarding Specialist arts school |
Established | 1946 |
Opened | 1986 (current school) |
President | Pamela Jordan |
Dean | Justin Barrett (Students) Marianne Kent-Stoll (Academics) |
Head of school | Pamela Jordan |
Grades | 9–12, Post-Graduate |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | 311 (2015) |
Campus size | 205 acres (83 ha) |
Campus type | Rural, San Jacinto Mountains |
Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
Affiliations | The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) |
Website | www |
Idyllwild Arts Academy is a private school located in Idyllwild, in the San Jacinto Mountains and San Bernardino National Forest, within western Riverside County, California.
It offers a college preparatory program for grades 9–12 and post-graduates, with training in music, theater, dance, visual art, creative writing, film, and interdisciplinary arts. An audition or portfolio is required for admission.
The Academy is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
It was the first independent boarding high school for the arts in the western United States.
In the television series The Fosters the character Brandon Foster attends a summer program in piano composition at Idyllwild.
Coordinates: 33°44′06″N 116°44′54″W / 33.73498°N 116.74847°W