The Foreign Service Journal, June 2004

76 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / J U N E 2 0 0 4 S CHOOLS S UPPLEMENT F ROM THE J UNE 2000 S CHOOL S UPPLEMENT Ani Stoyanova, “So Your Kid Is an Aspiring Artiste?” “I f you decide that a boarding school specializing in the performing arts is right for your child, you should know that three American boarding schools are often cited for their high quality: Idyllwild Arts Academy ( www.idyllwildarts.org ) in California; Interlochen Arts Academy ( www.interlochen.org ) in Michigan; and Walnut Hill School ( www.walnuthillarts.org ) in Massachusetts. “All three institutions combine intensive training in the arts with college-preparatory academic curricula and boast a high percentage of international stu- dents. Graduates of all three schools have gone on to the Juilliard School, the Peabody Conservatory of Music and Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Others have attended Yale, Columbia, Cornell and New York University. “For more information, contact the International Network of Performing and Visual Arts Schools ( www.artsschoolsnetwork.org ) .”