Not Rocket Science: Writing the College Essay
The college essay’s importance is suggested by the fact that some high school composition instructors spend weeks teaching it. That’s for two pages of writing that requires no research and doesn’t need to be a literary masterpiece. Without trying to…
Message from the President and Head of School
Greetings, There is a chill in our mountain air which means that the school year is well underway. Students are planning for their first performances and exhibits and our Enrollment Management team is already recruiting for next year’s class. It…
Newsletter | January 2018
EYE ON ALUMNI: Clay Alexander Drop into a Starbucks and there's a pretty good chance you'll run across something invented by Clay Alexander, who graduated from Idyllwild Arts Academy in 1994. Nearly 4,600 Starbucks stores carry the temperature control Ember Ceramic…
Newsletter | October 2017
Student Spotlight: Vela Perez Casiano Someone who didn’t know Vela Perez Casiano might have misinterpreted her first words at the Idyllwild Arts Academy Music Department’s Songwriters Concert, held outdoors on a perfect evening on September 29. “I have good news:…
The Nomadic Artist: Week 8
Above: Hexagon paintings from Planet’s satellite imagery for large-scale puzzle installation. PC: Planet.com & Richelle Gribble The universe is a self-organizing, intelligent, creative, trial-and-error learning, participatory, interactive, non-locally interconnected and evolving system. — Dr. Edgar Mitchell, NASA astronaut It is my…
The Nomadic Artist: Week 7
Pictured Above: Deployment of two dove satellites made at Planet! PC: Astronaut Jeff Williams Planet is an Earth-imaging company that makes satellites that are sent to space. Building satellites happens in-house, as does all communication, tracking, and testing of satellites.…
Changing Lives
Amber Pairis, whose work in protecting America’s natural resources has won a national award, will appear with Idyllwild Arts Academy’s alumni panel on Oct. 21, at 3 pm in Stephens Recital Hall, in one of the highlights of the school’s Oct. 20-22 Family…
Newsletter | August 2017
FACULTY FOCUS: Maygen Sandrini “I only attended UC Santa Cruz for two years. It was so beautiful that I couldn’t concentrate.” Yet Maygen Sandrini has found concentrating to be easy enough during her four years of teaching English as a…
The Nomadic Artist: Week 3
Pictured Above: A view from my window. Wow! To give an accurate depiction of this residency experience, it is crucial to recognize an unforeseen gift of the program: the people. The talent, generosity, and connections made during this program is…