Program areas at NMS
Nms is a community School for the arts providing Music, dance, drama and film lessons and classes to nearly 2,500 students ages 6 mos. To 100+ from 80 towns and cities across the state. Through high quality artistic training, students develop life skills, while building a diverse community of people from different races, backgrounds, economic means and learning styles. Popular programming includes one-on-one Music lessons, early childhood and suzuki Music classes, a piano lab, chamberensmebles, jazz bands, regional orchestras, a wide range of chorus' of chorus', 8 genres of dance, ayoung artist diploma program, dance for pd(r), steel pans and so much more. Activities run sep-june.
Nms offers a wide variety of comprehensive full-day summer programming, including audubon arts (focused on musical theater) and summer jazz. In addition nms offers summer cellos, lessons, classes and ensembles.
Nms offers two full-day primary schooling programs. The preschool and toddler program offers children ages two through five a state-licensed, arts-based preschool experience. Atlas middle School students direct their own learning by running all aspects of a theatre company, using the theatrical process to explore essential questions in literature, science, history, math and beyond.