<h2>Introduction</h2> <p>The School of Art sponsors two pre-college programs for high school students: an academic year program which meets on Saturday mornings, and a six-week full-time summer program. Pittsburgh regional high school students from 9th through 12th grades have been active in the academic year program for over 70 years. A broad spectrum of students from across the country has participated in the summer program over three decades.</p> <p>The Pre-College programs introduce high school students to the spirit and substance of the School of Art&#8217;s undergraduate curriculum, preparing them to apply to and work within a college-level art program. Both the academic-year program and the six-week summer program introduce students to an art school culture and environment. There are several underlying objectives for these high school programs:</p> <ul> <li class="main-small">stimulating artistic growth and development,</li> <li class="main-small"> emphasizing exploration, analysis and discovery,</li> <li class="main-small"> establishing a connection between creative and intellectual development,</li> <li class="main-small"> exposing students to contemporary and historical perspectives,</li> <li class="main-small">presenting a broad spectrum of both new and established media processes and technologies, and</li> <li class="main-small"> stimulating creative development through independently generated projects.</li> </ul> <p>The Pre-College faculty consists of professional artists and educators who exhibit locally, nationally and internationally and who are committed to helping emerging artists develop their visions. A low student/teacher ratio allows for much individual attention as class sizes typically range from 12 to 16 students.</p> <p>For information on the Saturday Pre-College Art Program or the summer program, contact Janice Hart at (412) 268-3852 or (412) 963-7442.<br> Email: precollegeart@cmu.edu<br><br> <b>Saturday Program:</b> <a href="http://www.art.cfa.cmu.edu/programs/academic/pre-college/saturday-program">http://www.art.cfa.cmu.edu/programs/academic/pre-college/saturday-program</a><br> <b>Summer Program:</b> <a href="http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/pre-college/art.html"> http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/pre-college/art.html </a><br></p> precollege to view the school of art precollege website please click a classlevel_1 hrefhttpprecollegeartcfacmueduherea script selfsettimeout8220windowlocation 8216httpprecollegeartcfacmuedu82178221 0 script 2007-09-24T07:22:24-04:00 7 false 6 0 pre-college 2008-04-10T16:12:07-04:00 0dG9Df6cXNnUO1il4eDFu9LpzGamsAnPZGsH6Uru http://precollege.art.cfa.cmu.edu