The California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA) is a prestigious, state-sponsored residential summer program that offers intensive arts training to high school students across eight disciplines: animation, architecture and environmental design, dance, film, music, theater, visual arts, and writing. Students spend several weeks living and studying on the Pomona campus, working alongside professional faculty and visiting artists while participating in field trips and cultural events. CSSSA is one of the most selective and rigorous arts programs available to high school students in California, offering a conservatory-level experience that few summer opportunities can match.
Crafting original stories, poems, or scripts that express ideas and imagination.
Creating drawings, paintings, or other visual work to express ideas and observations.
Planning, filming, and editing video content from concept to final cut.
Performing music live or recorded, alone or as part of a group.
Writing original musical pieces, from melodies to full arrangements.
Portraying characters convincingly through voice, movement, and emotion on stage or screen.
Students study animation as a dedicated field of study at the summer school.
Film production is offered as a core field of study with hands-on creative training.
Music is a primary field of study with performance and composition instruction available.
Theater is offered as a dedicated field of study with performance-focused training.
Writing is a core field of study providing instruction in creative and literary work.
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