Forman School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory school for boarding and day students with identified learning differences. Forman develops the whole student, based on each individual’s learning profile, so that all graduates become educated, confident self-advocates throughout life.
Performing Arts
Train with the best—then share your passion with peers.
Be it in studios, rehearsal spaces, or the stage, our Performing Arts Program empowers every student to make magic without judgment. Classes invite dynamic inquiry and experimentation, integrating learned techniques and public performances. Some faculty members are working actors and musicians, infusing their classes with invaluable industry experience.
Music
Discover a world of musical possibilities. We offer weekly classes in instrumental and vocal music, theory, and composition. (For an additional fee there are private lessons, too). Our music ensembles—who perform on campus and in the local community—span multiple genres: rock, blues, and jazz, plus vocal ensembles.
Classes available:
Music theory
Rhythm workshop
Electronic music production
Instrumental ensemble
Guitar ensemble
Vocal ensemble
Dance
Set your body in motion. Forman’s dance offering runs six days a week—during the sports block on school days. In a mirrored studio, dancers sharpen techniques and learn modern and contemporary choreography.
Theater
Build confidence and amplify your unique voice. We run six theater classes, alongside three full-scale co-curricular productions—a comedy, a drama, and a musical—with auditions open to all students. For the productions, rehearsals are held during sports block, with major performances staged in the Jake Cloobeck ’16 Theater.
Classes available:
Acting
Improvisation
Character study
The art of one-act play
The art of conversation
The art of monologue
