Freshmen enter A3 as full members of the community. They become part of the theatre & media arts core, working alongside juniors and seniors. Freshmen & sophomores take core Humanities and Math/Science I classes; as juniors & seniors they will take Humanities & Math/Science II courses. All students take two years of Spanish sometime during their four years of high school

All students will build up a foundation of movement and design skills in theatre & art electives and, during the junior & senior years, will be expected to take advantage and seek out experiences to broaden and deepen their craft. The senior year at A3 should end with a bang, not a whimper. As a culminating experience of their high school education, seniors will be expected to finish strong academically, of course, and pursue their arts focus at greater depth.

Finally, seniors are encouraged to take on the Areté project.* This senior project creates opportunities within a student’s daily schedule to pursue a personal, well-defined goal. The Areté project, an individualized plan designed by each student with the help of appropriate faculty, and approved by a panel of staff and community members, may take the form of an internship, an exhibition, a research or community service project, or a production.
*Areté [Greek]: excellence, virtue; akin to the idea of “personal best” in athletics