About Ïã¸ÛÂí»á¿ª½±Ö±²¥
As a boarding arts high school, we give our artists an exceptional pre-professional education, and we also recognize their art is just the beginning of who they will become–and what they will do– as Citizen Artists.
Ïã¸ÛÂí»á¿ª½±Ö±²¥ emboldens and cultivates the artist as:
An Interdisciplinary Thinker
Master teachers guide the practice of creativity and connectivity within and across all subject areas, instilling in students a well-honed and nuanced ability to think critically and holistically and to problem-solve with agility and imagination.
When I was in college, my classes were unrelated to one another but informed each other, and that’s the interdisciplinary curriculum at Ïã¸ÛÂí»á¿ª½±Ö±²¥. There are a lot of crossed paths in my life and my thinking, and my work thrives because of that.
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An Individual
Idyllwild’s intimate size, scale, and deliberately secluded location provides a sanctuary for self-discovery, maintaining the space for students to undertake the journey of self-recognition, while nurturing their independence and originality.
This is a place where anyone can be themselves.
Student
A Partner
Ïã¸ÛÂí»á¿ª½±Ö±²¥ actively curates an environment promoting collaboration over competition to move beyond mere conservatory prep. At Ïã¸ÛÂí»á¿ª½±Ö±²¥, each student is uplifted and supported by their peers and expected to do the same in return.
Ïã¸ÛÂí»á¿ª½±Ö±²¥ is a community that supports not just what the teachers are doing, but every single student. Every single day in every way. I’ve never been a part of something like this before. It really is extraordinary.
Faculty Member
A Citizen
As an international, multicultural community representative of authentic and multilayered diversity, Idyllwild members engage in the earnest dialogues about identity that prove integral to becoming both world-focused citizens and their fuller selves.
My child is becoming a citizen of the world–all discovered at Ïã¸ÛÂí»á¿ª½±Ö±²¥ on a mountaintop.
Parent
An Apprentice to Nature
Inspired by the Cahuilla land on which the community dwells, Ïã¸ÛÂí»á¿ª½±Ö±²¥ embraces the sacredness of all spaces, both within and without. All members respect and seek the human-nature relationship daily as one rich in lessons and vital to personal and societal evolution.
The ever-presence of nature is a driving force for so many lessons. It’s grounding. It’s connection. It’s a part of understanding our human purpose.
Faculty Member
Jacob Reed
AEL – InterArts Fall/Spring Intern
InterArts Department
951.659.2171
jreed@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Staff
Timothy Collins
Production Designer
Film Faculty
Film & Digital Media
951.659.2171
tcollins@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Jeff Bell
Musical Theater Faculty and Music Director
Dramatic Arts
951.659.2171
jbell@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Lindsey March
Arts Enterprise Laboratory Intern
AEL
Fashion Design
lmarch@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Staff
Jason Hallowbard
Head of School
Music Faculty
Music
951.659.2171 x2224
jhallowbard@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Leadership
Alexander McLaughlin
Music Faculty & Jazz Program Director
Music
alexanderm@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Dr. Daniel Bassin, PhD
Director of Orchestras
Dorm Head
Music
dbassin@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Staff
Denis McCourt Stryjewski
Dramatic Arts Chair
Dramatic Arts
951.659.2171 x2206
dstryjewski@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Jeanette Knight
Dramatic Arts Faculty
Dramatic Arts
951.659.2171 x2208
jknight@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Tom Hynes
Music Faculty & Jazz in the Pines Summer Director
Jazz Guitar
Music
thynes@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Isaac Webb
InterArts Chair & Faculty, Creative Writing, Film & Digital Media
Creative Writing, Film & Digital Media, InterArts
iwebb@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Catalina Alcaraz-Guzman
Film & Digital Media Chair
Film & Digital Media
catalinaag@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Andrew Leeson
Music, Dramatic Arts and Creative Writing Faculty
Dorm Parent
Dramatic Arts, InterArts, Music
aleeson@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Staff
Cristie Scott
Parks Exhibition Center Manager
Visual Arts Faculty
Visual Arts
951.659.2171 x2251
cristies@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Staff
Andrew Moss
Director of College Counseling
Dramatic Arts Faculty
Dramatic Arts
andrewm@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Braden Diotte
Music Faculty
Music Technology
Music
951.659.2171 x2313
bdiotte@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Kirt Wackford, PhD
Mathematics and Science Chair
Dorm Parent
kwackford@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Staff
Shaunna Lehr
Visual Arts and InterArts Faculty
InterArts, Visual Arts
slehr@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Maygen Sandrini
World Languages Faculty
English for Academic Communication
msandrini@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Minnie Walters
Fashion Design Faculty
Fashion Design
951.659.2171 x2437
mwalters@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Dr. Marshall Hawkins
Music Faculty
Jazz, Bass and Piano
Music
951.659.2171 x2302
mhawkins@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Dr. Doug Ashcraft, DMA
Music Faculty
Piano
Music
951.659.2171 x2370
dashcraft@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Kim Henderson
InterArts Faculty
Creative Writing
Creative Writing, InterArts
951.659.2171 x2314
khenderson@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Hai Cohen
Dance & Musical Theatre Faculty
Dance, Dramatic Arts
951.659.2171 x2235
haicohen@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Jonathan Sharp
Dance & Musical Theatre Faculty
Dance, Dramatic Arts
951.659.2171 x2236
jsharp@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Jeanette Louise Yaryan, dMA
Assistant Head of School
Music Faculty, Piano
Music
951.659.2171 x2373
jlyaryan@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Staff
Dimyana Pelev
Dramatic Arts Faculty
Dramatic Arts
951.659.2171 x2208
dpelev@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Trevor Holmes
Dramatic Arts Faculty
Dramatic Arts
951.659.2171 x2241
tholmes@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Todd Carpenter
Dramatic Arts Faculty
Campus Technical Director
Dramatic Arts
951.659.2171 x2242
toddc@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Abbie Bosworth
InterArts Chair and Faculty
Creative Writing, InterArts
951.659.2171 x2379
abosworth@idyllwildarts.org
Faculty
Bonnie Carpenter
Dramatic Arts Faculty
Dorm Head
Dramatic Arts
951.659.2171 x2208
bonniec@idyllwildarts.org
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