PROGRAM MISSION

With support from the Eugene M. Lang Foundation, ETA’s Lang Arts Scholars program provides 15 students from ETA's NYC Partner Schools with fully-funded, intensive training in the performing arts, coupled with a wrap-around, college and career preparatory curriculum. Students participate during after-school, weekend, and summer hours for three, consecutive years.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Artistic Development

  • Make technical progress in chosen artistic craft through sequential training.

  • Develop critical insights about art form and the means to express self through writing, speaking, and performance skills.

College Readiness & Career Preparation

  • Set short and long-term goals for academic career by participating in a curriculum focusing on college prep and career readiness.

  • Explore on and offstage career options in the performing arts.

Personal Growth

  • Gain better understanding of wellness practices and self-care before entering college and/or career.

  • Develop positive relationships with peers and adult mentors in an inclusive, supportive, and welcoming environment.

HOW TO APPLY

APPLICATIONS FOR 2024 ARE NOW CLOSED

After the application window closes we invite selected applicants to audition and interview for placement in the program in late March/April.

To be eligible for the Lang Arts Scholars Program you must be:

  • On track to pass all of their 9th-grade classes at an ETA Partner School

  • Proficient in dance, music (instrumental/vocal), or theater, and still developing

  • Eager to commit to weekly, after-school arts training throughout the school year in grades 10, 11, and 12 and to attend Saturday sessions, once each month, for college prep and career readiness support 

  • Available for short-term summer programming after grades 10 and 11

  • Otherwise unable to afford to participate in this level of artistic and college prep programming

  • Not already in a pre-college intensive

  • Fully vaccinated for Covid-19 by the day of their audition, if they are selected

ARTS TRAINING

Lang Arts Scholars offers students three years of fully-funded lessons in their art form to refine their performance skills and advance their artistry in one of the following disciplines (Note: Students can only train in one performing arts discipline):

  • Music (Instrumental or vocal) students receive private lessons once per week.

  • Dance students attend two dance classes each week.

  • Theatre students attend sequential acting classes every semester.

Our Lang Arts Scholars have taken classes at the following partner organizations: 

SCHOLAR SATURDAY PROGRAMMING

ETA's Lang Arts Scholars will gain exposure to New York City's cultural landscape and artistic industry one Saturday per month. Our Saturday curriculum will include viewing music, dance, and theatre performances; museum visits; conversations with influential professionals in the performing arts; local college visits; writing workshops through an arts lens; standardized test prep; and explorations of career options on and off stage.

Scholars went to see the Broadway play Oklahoma! (2020)

Watching Ballet Hispanico at New York City Center (2023)

Attend music, dance, and theatre performances!

Touring multiple exhibitions and engaging in a workshop at Museum of Arts and Design (2023)

Scholars went to tour Hunter College and listen to an admissions panel (2019)

Visit museums and colleges!

Creative Workshop with Disney Theatrical at Pearl Studios (2019)

Costume Workshop at New York Theatre Workshop (2023)

Workshops in writing and more!

Talk back panel with cast of “A Man of No Importance” at Classic Stage Company. (2022)

Meeting Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE dancers after the show. (2023)

Talk with leading arts professionals!

COLLEGE PREP

Whether students decide to apply for college, conservatory, or go into the workforce, this program will help them make informed choices that fit their educational and personal needs.

Program Curriculum

  • Rigorous standardized test prep including a diagnostic exam for the SAT/ACT

  • Critical writing skills workshops beginning in 10th grade

  • Researching and creating a list of programs and colleges

  • Applying to a range of schools

  • Understanding and applying for financial aid (including 1:1 counseling during 12th grade)

  • Building a resume and activity sheets for the application

  • Interview prep (including mock interviews)

  • Writing the personal statement and supplemental essays

  • Preparing for college auditions

  • Information sessions and tours with colleges

  • Identifying and applying for scholarships

SUMMER PROGRAMMING

There are two summer programs that are mandatory for Lang Arts Scholars.

  1. The summer after 10th grade, students participate in a two-week arts intensive on a local college campus.  Scholars will continue learning about their art form while getting a feel for what it means to study the arts in college.

  2. The summer after 11th grade, Scholars will participate in a paid, project-based internship, which could include work experience at a local arts organization or audition coaching for those applying to school for onstage careers.

TESTIMONIALS

 
 

Is this program the right fit for you? Don’t forget to sign-up for email or text notifications for when applications open!