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THE ARTS

COME SEE THE DIFFERENCE

collaboration + critical thinking

woodlawn arts program

Our curriculum in the Lower and Middle Schools is, in many ways, arts-driven; dance, music, theater, and visual arts are integrated across disciplines and often anchor our project work. In the Upper School, students have opportunities to pursue the visual and performing arts through application projects in their core classes and through various elective offerings, student clubs, and school programs. It is during this time that many discover their creative talents in the art room.

ARTISTIC EXPRESSION

ARTS ABOUND

Where inquiry, collaboration, critical thinking, problem-solving, self-evaluation and reflection intersect.

These skills are the cornerstones of our arts programs at Woodlawn. From its inception, Woodlawn has recognized the arts not as an “extra,” but rather as a fundamental component to our students’ experience. This is because we understand and value what the arts intrinsically provide to our students: The opportunity to be challenged in entirely new ways, to think critically, to integrate and apply what they have learned in math, English, science, or history, to learn theoretically and practically, to gain self-awareness, and to better connect to the human experience.

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!

PERFORMING ARTS

At Woodlawn, all students are actors, musicians, speakers, and dancers. We celebrate the performing arts, appreciating how they challenge and affirm students, and find ways to integrate various forms of performance into academic core classes. 

ENTER STAGE LEFT

A BLANK CANVAS

VISUAL ARTS

When a seventh grader is given the task of designing a tiny home for a client, or a tenth grader is charged with bringing Shakespeare to life; when a fifth grader curates a cultural museum exhibition, or an eleventh grader performs modern dance in front of his peers, lifelong learning happens.

PAINT THIS WAY

NOW PLAYING 

MUSIC

Musical theater and music class are both offered as enrichment courses in lower school. All students in lower school participate in an annual musical theater production every spring. In middle school and upper school, students have multiple elective offerings in music, theatre, and dance as well as opportunities throughout the year to share their talents. Students are involved in all aspects of production: direction, design, acting, technical direction, and stage management.

ENCORE!

DIGITAL + PRINT MEDIA

STUDENT PUBLICATIONS

Woodlawn students in the Upper School oversee the design and publication of our annual yearbook. The student staff plans the theme, design, page layouts and works as a team to collect images, write copy and more to create and publish a yearbook that is both full of memories, and joyful work.

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ATHLETICS

Woodlawn encourages Scholar Athletes with dozens of “no-cut” athletics teams including cross country, track, soccer, volleyball, golf, tennis, basketball, and more. Our campus features the best track and gym facilities in the region. 

LET'S GO 'BLAZERS!
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WOODLAWN ALUMNI

Learning how to be resilient is one of the key factors Woodlawn taught Neal during his eight years as a Trailblazer. He says that and the small class sizes and relationships with his teachers are the three big things that helped him navigate medical school and the process of getting into medical school successfully. While at Woodlawn, Neal was a member of the first varsity golf team. Interestingly enough, his senior capstone project centered around medicine.

– Neal B. ’12

University of the South (Sewanee) ’16
Medical Student at UNC Chapel Hill

ENJOYING NATURE

OUTDOOR LEARNING

Woodlawn School prides itself on providing outdoor learning spaces for our students. Our patio areas, rope course, and organic garden are just a few of the ways we bring lessons to the outdoors. 

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THE WOODLAWN EXPERIENCE

Get an inside look at the Woodlawn Way and our
Project Based Learning approach.

Woodlawn is a private school providing a project based learning curriculum for early explorers preschool, lower, middle, and upper school academics. Our historic 61-acre campus is located just north of Charlotte, NC in beautiful Mooresville, and within driving distance of Davidson, Cornelius, Huntersville, North Mecklenburg, and Concord.

Woodlawn School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation, or national, ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

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