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About Youth & Teen Programs

Develop a talent or advance in study while experiencing life in a university setting. The New School offers summer college courses for high school students as well as programs for children four and up in music, art, and design year-round in our weekend and after-school programs.

Students leave prepared to enter top art and design, performing arts, or liberal arts colleges; gain greater confidence in their strengths and abilities; and make connections that last for life.

Benefits

Classes are kept small, encouraging one-on-one attention and instruction.
Young artists, designers, writers, and musicians build meaningful friendships with like-minded peers.
Students receive mentorship from experienced faculty, which nurtures talent and collaboration.
City as Classroom: Programs in New York and Parsons Paris use their unique position in cultural hubs to enhance the classroom experience.

Art & Design with Parsons

Benefit from access to an internationally recognized design school while building a strong creative foundation.

Summer Intensive Studies: New York

Take advantage of the resources of New York City and deepen your knowledge with academically rigorous and creatively stimulating study in art and design.

Summer Intensive Studies: Parsons Paris

Deepen your knowledge and develop your skills while you explore many facets of art, design, and fashion firsthand in Paris.

Parsons Pre-College Academy

Get inspired by Parsons faculty who create exciting opportunities to explore art and design in Saturday and summer classes.

Performing Arts

Budding musicians and thespians take command of the stage with programs at Mannes School of Music and the School of Drama.

Mannes Prep

Give your child a warm and supportive environment in which to grow as a musician and make friends for life. Mannes Prep welcomes students ages 4–18 at all levels of proficiency and individually tailors each student’s curriculum.

The School of Jazz and Contemporary Music Summer Intensive at Mannes Prep

Join us for our first-ever weeklong Summer Jazz Intensive at Mannes Prep with the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music.

Mannes Prep Summer Chamber Music Intensive

Join us for a brand new Summer Chamber Intensive this August, featuring a uniquely personalized experience for young musicians!