Noodles Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 My husband met a couple on a plane recently and their grand daughter goes to a residential school in Idylwild, CA. They told him that there are only 7 residential schools in the US. Can that be true? I tried to do a google search but it got quite confusing and I wondered if someone here could clue me in? Thanks :-) Quote Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted January 3, 2014 Administrators Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Harid, Kirov Academy, NCSA, Walnut Hill, Nutmeg, Interlochen, Idylwild Academy. Have I forgotten any? Quote Link to comment
Administrators mom2 Posted January 3, 2014 Administrators Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I think SAB counts? Other than that you've thought of more than I remembered Ms Leigh! Quote Link to comment
Guest tiptoemom Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Rock has a residence program. Quote Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted January 3, 2014 Administrators Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Yes, I think Rock has a residential program, but not sure about Bossov, in terms of housing and academics. Quote Link to comment
luvmiballerina Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities is a residential school. Quote Link to comment
dixie Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Of the U.S. residential schools, do any of them have a strong focus on modern? More than just once or twice a week? Quote Link to comment
threegirlpileup Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 NCSA has a strong contemporary program. Quote Link to comment
vrsfanatic Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 South Carolina Governors School has a very fine modern program. The director, Josee Garant is one of the best modern teachers I know. She is magnificent. I am not sure they take students outside of S. Carolina though! I could be incorrect. Does anyone know? Quote Link to comment
luvmiballerina Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Technically, the SC Governor's School is for residents of the state of SC only. However, I personally know of many out of state students, particularly in the dance department. Exactly how they were able to get around that requirement though, I do not know. I would also add that the academics at the school are top notch. It was recently ranked as the 59th best high school in the nation. Quote Link to comment
Missmary Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 The Rock does have a residential school. My granddaughter's close friend, a dancer at their year round school, is training at The Rock's residential program. I can't give any first hand info other than that she is indeed in their year round program. Quote Link to comment
dcns Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Bossov does have a residential program. The ballet program is now part of Maine Central Institute, the high school. Quote Link to comment
Noodles Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Fascinating! Somehow I assumed there were more than that. San Francisco wasn't mentioned, they don't have a residence program? Where would an under age(-18) student live if the family was not there? Quote Link to comment
dancemaven Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 I don't think SFB has an academic component in place, which is one of the criteria we use to define a 'residential program'----i.e., one that has not only ballet training, but an academic program in place, along with a housing component in place. If one has to create one or more of these components on their own, then the program is not a true 'residential program'. Quote Link to comment
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