Center for Creativity

InspirationAbounds

The arts have an inspiring home at Shore. Inside the 30,000-square-foot Lawrence A. Griffin Center for Creativity, completed in 2012, inspiration abounds for students, faculty, families, and visitors to the energy epicenter of the campus. Take a look inside, along with Head of Lower School Sara Knox, in the video below.

FORMER HEAD OF SCHOOL LARRY GRIFFIN

“Creative education takes creative space, and that’s what we’ve built here: a place where Upper and Lower School students, faculty, parents, and visitors can explore and discover new inspiration and ideas that cross all academic boundaries. It’s really what this school is all about.”

Named after Larry Griffin, Shore’s long-time Head of School and the driving force behind its planning and construction, the Center for Creativity houses the state-of-the-art, 375-seat Trustey Family Theatre, which rivals many university and professional facilities; two expansive, light-filled studio spaces fully equipped for a full range of visual and ceramic arts; Upper and Lower School music rooms outfitted with traditional Zimbabwean marimbas and Orff and electronic instruments; a digital audio production studio; private music practice rooms; the grand Kiva gathering space and gallery; and the extraordinary Innovation Lab, where students from every grade explore subject areas as diverse as science, history, and music through hands-on work with professional equipment and materials ranging from wood and metal to carbon fiber and circuit boards.

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Visual Arts
In two sun-filled studio spaces in the Center for Creativity, Shore’s dedicated faculty strive to instill in students a deep appreciation of the visual arts through exposure to various media, artists, and the art traditions of different cultures.
Drama
With access to Shore’s 375-seat theater as well as dedicated rehearsal classrooms, all Shore students enjoy a wide range of expressive opportunities through the Drama Department.
Music
The Music Department at Shore stretches every student through experience with a full range of musical opportunities.
Innovation Lab
Visiting faculty and staff come from schools around the region to tour Shore’s Innovation Lab, a dedicated facility for exploration, discovery, and invention.
S.A.I.L.
Pre-K through Grade 3 students experience art and science curricula integrated in a signature program called S.A.I.L. (Science and Art Integrated Learning)

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545 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA 01915

(978) 927-1700

Shore Country Day School’s mission is to provide an education that inspires a love of learning and encourages children to embrace academic challenge. We seek to build character, cultivate creativity, and value diversity as we help our children become healthy, compassionate citizens of the world.

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