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Explore & Express Your Creativity at Every Level

SMPREP supports all of our student artists, from those just beginning to Upper School students preparing college portfolios.

Getting involved with the arts at SMPREP presents you with many possibilities. It is a chance to create something — whether bringing an image to life on canvas or a character to life on stage. It is also an opportunity to acquire something — new skills, new tools for creative problem-solving and new opportunities to explore your creative side. 

Performing Arts

Acting

Students who want to be immersed in the world of acting can work either on stage or behind the scenes in our annual fall play, spring musical or occasional smaller productions. They can take a variety of acting classes from scene study to monologues. 

Dance

Recognizing dance as an outward expression of culture, our programming reflects a diverse array of techniques and methods, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.

Music Production

Music Production invites students into the art of shaping sound — where instinct meets structure, and expression finds its form. As they create and refine their own work, students listen closely to how music moves, both within the self and across cultures.

 

 

From my very first day in first grade, this school has nurtured my love for the performing arts — surrounding me with talented peers and a community that inspires me to grow, take risks and shine. Each role I’ve performed and every note I’ve sung has been shaped by this incredible environment, and I carry the joy and lessons of this journey with me always.

- Scarlett S. Class of 2026

 

 

Visual Arts

Fine Arts

Through the fine arts, students learn to see with fresh eyes, to listen closely, and to express ideas by shaping how they understand and interpret the world around them. Along the way, they deepen their appreciation for different perspectives and sharpen their ability to reflect, respond and make meaning from what they create and experience.

Media & Film Production

Students explore filmmaking as a creative and expressive craft, learning to shape compelling visual stories through camera work, editing, lighting and sound. From concept to final cut, they develop original projects that reflect both technical skill and artistic vision. As they grow, students take on more complex productions, using industry-standard tools to deepen their understanding of cinematography, animation and post-production.

 

 

The film program at Saint Monica Preparatory has changed my life. After taking a film class freshman year with the amazing Mr. Holmes, I’ve been hooked. The program has helped me realize that filmmaking isn’t just a dream, but my future. At the heart of the program lies its principles: creativity, ambition and collaboration. These principles allowed me to win UCLA’s Open Mind Film Festival, be selected for the Tarzana International Film Festival, and, hopefully, many more to come, all on the back of a film I made at SMPREP with my fellow classmates as my actors and crew.

- Tomas O. Class of 2026

 

 

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