The Classical Academic Program or CAP is an academic program designed for the individually motivated resident student at the Nutmeg from grades eight through twelve. It attracts a committed and dedicated group of young dancers whose passion for dance is coupled by a unique college preparatory curriculum. The accredited program provides flexibility in scheduling and individual support from Keystone instructors as well as two-fold preparation for artistic careers and higher education. Students move at a pace suited to their individual abilities and can earn both high school and college credits. Students take supervised CAP classes from 8:30 - 12:30,
5 days a week with a 15 minute break. Students are encouraged to take PSATs and SATs exams in preparation for entrance into colleges and universities.

Keystone National High School

The Classical Academic Program is a relationship between the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts and Keystone National High School. Keystone is an accredited high school degree granting program designed to provide an alternative to traditional public and private schools, and most importantly, to meet the needs of young pre-professional students. Students utilize textbooks, distance-based technology, and individual instruction to learn at a pace suited to their needs. CAP facilitates access to Keystone National High School with the close supervision and guidance of a Principal/Dean of Admissions in conjunction with Keystone administers and instructors.

Accreditation

While all Dance Training Programs at Nutmeg are accredited through the NASD (National Association of Schools of Dance), the Academic Program is also accredited through the Keystone National High School which is licensed by the State Board of Private Licensed Schools, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and accredited by the following bodies: Commission on Schools and Colleges of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges and Universities, The Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training. For more information on the academic portion of Nutmeg Programs we encourage you to visit www.keystonehighschool.com

With over twenty years of public school teaching experience, Principal Ronald Alexander (read Ron’s bio), views Nutmeg’s CAP affiliation, through the Keystone National High School, as a forerunner of success for these talented young people. “These students would succeed in any educational atmosphere, but to see them creating their own study timelines, and monitoring individual boundaries and goals is extremely rewarding. Each day their levels of self esteem and decision making steadily increase allowing them to grow ‘so far out of the box’- their potential is magnified and their opportunities are limitless. The marriage of the Art, the Body & the Mind is what Nutmeg is all about, and everyone from the student to staff to administrator feels it and lives it whole heartedly.”