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Schools vary in the attention given to the fine arts. Prep schools until after world War II had a strong games (sports) focus with only limited attention to the fine arts. The arts did not fit into the public school ethos at the time. In fact many children who were not sports-oriented did not fit in and often did not enjoy their school years. There are many indiviual memoirs whuch reflect this. At most modern schools threre has been an increase in the attention given to the arts. School fine arts programs are persued both within and outside the classroom. We suspect that many of the adults who describe in their menoirs how much they hated their schools would be much happier at modern prep schools.
All children have Art and Music lessons on their time tables .... Music, Drama and Art, so important in developing self-expression, are given every encouragement. Many children begin to learn an instrument, or to sing in the choir, and take part in concerts given by the School as a whole. The Music department is adjacent to the Lower School. There is a weekly Drama Workshop and an annual School Play, as well as various Form Plays and visits to the Royal Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, etc.
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