Thursday, June 28, 2007

INTERLOCHEN ARTS ACADEMY - MICHIGAN

The Story of Interlochen above, where now stands one of the most premier fine arts boarding high schools. The school has a 1,200 acre wooded campus near Traverse City, Michigan.
Del, a couple from Minnesota, and Teri are listening to our tour guide. She just graduated from the high school and we were able to see the school from a student's perspective.
Del, Mary Ann, and Teri are standing in front of the flags of nations whose talented young artists are attending 6 week summer sessions at Interlochen.
If you double click on the picture, the country names can be seen. This picture only shows half of the flags that were flying.

Students in the summer session range from 8 years old to 18 years old. This young student found an innovative way to get around this large campus.
The inside of the buildings are a beautiful as are the outsides.

The campus is lovely with its trees, flowers, walkways, and its very rustic feeling.
This is where outdoor concerts are held. When in the audience, the lake can be seen behind the artists on the stage. It is quite unique. Students perform here as well as well-known artists.


The bricks beside this walkway are engraved with names, sayings, and tributes from alumni and others interested in buying a spot on the brickway.
This room is set up for creative writing today. The students will come in and read their compositions and then will be critiqued by the others. The room is also used in other disciplines.

This is the summer uniform for visiting students and regular students. There are four colors of socks and each class at the high school has its own color. The regular high school session runs for 151 days a year. The school day is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday with 50 minute classes in the individual arts and college preparatory program.
This is a common sight around campus--student and instrument.

The new school center for film studies.
This class was learning facial expressions for acting.

One of the indoor theaters.
Complicated tubing to achieve the right length resonant frequency.

Mother bear and youngster. The students have a fondness for this statue.
This area of Michigan has black squirrels. These cuties are larger than gray squirrels and really are a dark, like charcoal, black.

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