2014-15-Undergraduate-Catalog

Professional Development and Community Programs • 362PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ANDCOMMUNITY PROGRAMSShenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy (SCAA)Jennifer Green-Flint, DirectorJohn Kerr Building, (540) 665-4602Purpose and Mission StatementThe Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy (SCAA) was founded in 1977 with twopiano teachers to provide enrichment opportunities in the fine arts for area students of allages. Today, SCAA has over 80 faculty members of professionally trained musicians, dancers,artists and educators with many faculty members serving on both the ShenandoahUniversity Conservatory faculty and the faculty of SCAA. The student body of SCAAincludes over 1,100 students weekly. Instruction serves two purposes; communityintroduction and outreach in the arts for students of all levels and ages who may not haveart instruction as part of their K-12 education and serving students who have a desire topursue the performing arts in a conservatory collegiate environment.Central to the SCAA mission is developing the next generation of performers, artseducators, arts patrons and audience members. Many SCAA students enter the Academyas young children and remain active students until they graduate from high school. SCAAstudents not only attend Shenandoah University in the performing arts disciplines, but alsoin the health sciences, liberal arts fields, business and nursing. The Arts Academy is anavenue for adult learners as well, whether they are re-visiting an instrument from their past,or exploring one for the first time.SCAA offerings during the academic year (September- May) meet weekly in dance, theater,fencing, fitness, youth choirs and orchestras, chamber music and ensemble classes. TheAcademy also offers applied instrumental and vocal instruction in over 35 instruments. TheEarly Childhood Music program fosters a love of arts and music instruction for life in manyof the Academy's youngest learners. Summer instruction (June- August) focuses on danceand theater intensives as well as light-hearted musical exploration classes designed for alllearners with a passion for the arts. Performing opportunities on the campus ofShenandoah University and in the community are numerous.Learn more about the Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy by visiting the website atSCArtsAcademy.org or by visiting our facility at 203 South Cameron Street in downtownWinchester.