Dreyfoos School of the Arts

The Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts is committed to providing a world-class arts and academic education with excellence and equity to empower each student to reach their highest potential. We are committed to allow our students to find their own identity, while remaining part of a diverse community. We are also committed to attracting and... retaining a highly qualified and professional staff who work each day to foster the knowledge, innovation, creativity, and ethical behavior within our students that will be required for responsible citizenship and a productive career. We, at Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, believe that: We have a unique student population selected on the basis of artistic talent in communication arts, dance, digital media/ photography, music, theatre or visual arts. The major function of our school is to provide our students with the tools necessary to pursue the arts at the college, conservatory or professional level. The student's primary focus should be on the arts. Strong art and academic programs stimulate excellence in artistic and intellectual endeavors. All faculty, parents and students see art as a common purpose in all classes. The School of the Arts fosters a life of appreciation and support of the arts. stimulate excellence in artistic and intellectual endeavors. All faculty, parents and students see art as a common purpose in all classes. The School of the Arts fosters a life of appreciation and support of the arts. In the 1980s, a group of arts teachers proposed to the School District that a school of the arts be developed in Palm Beach County. A survey was sent out to gauge community interest in the development of a school of the arts. The communitys response was overwhelmingly positive. It was also at this time that the School District was looking to magnet programs to further integrate their schools. The Palm Beach County School of the Arts opened on the campus of the old North Shore High School in 1990 with an enrollment of 250 students in grades 7-9, ...Read More