Coronado School of the Arts, a public school arts conservatory in San Diego, welcomes prospective students and families to a preview night on Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. at the Coronado Performing Arts Center.
The preview night is open to all San Diego students who will be in grades 9-12 for the 2025-2026 school year. In addition, students can begin the audition process by visiting CoSASanDiego.com.
Current Coronado School of the Arts (CoSA) students will prepare performances and show off projects so the community gets a snapshot of the quality of work created by CoSA students. The event will be an educational period to learn more about CoSA, with its six different conservatories, as well as the audition and application process.
“We’re excited to show prospective students what CoSA artists are up to,” said Shane Schmeichel, director of special projects for the Coronado Unified School District. “Our CoSA Preview Night in December welcomed dozens of young artists and their families, and we are expecting even more guests at our final preview event of the year on Feb. 25.”
CoSA is home to more than 175 scholar artists grades 9 through 12. The school provides an intensive, pre-professional arts education to students from Coronado and from all over San Diego, who are admitted after an application and audition process.
All CoSA students attend Coronado High School, most of whom spend the first three periods of block scheduling in academic courses, then attend CoSA classes for two and a half hours for arts instruction.
With a curriculum designed by professional artists and educators, students are immersed in their chosen specialty in one of six conservatories: classical and contemporary dance, digital arts (animation, filmmaking, and graphic design), instrumental music, musical theatre & drama, theatre production, design & management and visual art.
“Our students have the most amazing opportunities with this pre-professional program,” said Linda Edison, president of the CoSA Foundation. “It gives them creativity in doing something they love and fosters responsibility and leadership skills within a community of like-minded students. They have so many opportunities to shine!”
