Nashville is called the “Athens of the South” because of its acclaimed tradition of supporting education, culture, and the arts, especially music. At St. Cecilia Academy, we share our city’s impassioned dedication to excellence in the fine arts, inspired in large part by our patron, St. Cecilia, and her love for all that is good, true, and beautiful.
Starting in seventh grade, students are exposed daily to the arts whether dance, music, visual arts, and voice. By freshman year, students deepen their appreciation for the arts through the Visual and Performing Arts (VAP) program. Students are required to take two credits of fine arts, which allows many to take advanced classes in the arts and discover interests and talents they did not even know they had. In their classes, students gain the skills to analyze and critique their works, as well as those of classmates and those of the great artists of history. Each discipline emphasizes hands-on formation in skills and technique as well as opportunities for public performance or display. St. Cecilia students gain an appreciation of beauty, growth in confidence and poise, and recognition of the dedication to excellence and self-discipline that the fine arts demand.