LIHSA Summer Arts Academy
Long Island High School for the Arts, 239 Cold Spring Rd, Syosset, NY 11791
About
LIHSA Summer Arts Academy offers specialized training in areas such as Technical Theatre, Film & TV, Theatre Performance & Acting, Dance, Visual Art, Animation, Music, Junior Musical Theatre, Junior Dance, and Visual and Media Arts. Students can take part in focused courses including Film Techniques, Concept to Creation, Musical Theatre Production, Broadway Theatre Dance, LIHSA Dance Academy, Animated Storytelling, The Art of the Band, Studio Recording and Production, Photography & Social Media, and Scenic Construction. The film course culminates in a film screening and post-film discussion with the filmmakers, the Musical Theatre Production course culminates in a final performance, and the Scenic Construction course designs and builds the entire set for the LIHSA Summer Arts Academy musical for the show on July 24th.
• Ages: 7–17 years old
• Schedule: Specialized training during July in two-week and four-week sessions, with Session 1 running June 29–July 10 (no class on 7/3) and Session 2 running July 13–July 24
Students in grades 7–12 may select from any course offering, while younger children in grades 2–6 may select from Junior Musical Theatre or Junior Dance options. Two-week and four-week long sessions are available, depending on the course, and programs include independent projects and field trips. Teachers are accomplished artists and performers, and world-class artists conduct master classes and work with students throughout each semester. The Long Island High School for the Arts, which runs the Summer Arts Academy as a program of Nassau BOCES, reports 50 years of excellence, more than 15 productions each year, 100% of students going on to 4-year colleges, and 100% of students being eligible to earn college credit. Camps run in partnership with Hofstra University, registration is managed through Hofstra University, and The Joel Foundation provides scholarships for music and musical theatre students, with fifteen talented students registering for Music or Musical Theatre selected to attend all four weeks on full scholarship through an application and audition process.
The leadership and support team includes Principal Lindsay Rogan; Guidance Counselor Melissa Lopez Stencel; Social Worker Jacqueline Collard; Nurse Geraldine Kearns; Performing Arts staff L’aura Bagdziunas, Christopher Brick, Kimberly Larkin, Natalie L’Etoile, and Alex Vietheer; Arts Exploration Skills teacher Melissa Dorcemus; Visual Arts teacher Kevin Edwards; 3D Animation teacher Christopher Fedorczak; Computer Game Design teacher Michael Minvera; Multimedia TV and Film teacher Robyn Morgan; Production Managerial Arts teacher John Vaiano; and Student Support Services staff member Jerry Nobile. The program’s mission states that emerging artists get the opportunity to explore and refine their talents in a one-of-a-kind, master apprentice, arts-centered community, and that students learn in a safe and supportive environment where they can pursue their artistic passion and discover who they are as individuals and as artists. A testimonial from Billy Joel notes, “I didn’t go to a school like this. It would have been really helpful to know there are other people who wanted to do this similar kind of thing and who are trying to learn all the skills necessary to do this.”
Last updated February 7, 2026.
• Ages: 7–17 years old
• Schedule: Specialized training during July in two-week and four-week sessions, with Session 1 running June 29–July 10 (no class on 7/3) and Session 2 running July 13–July 24
Students in grades 7–12 may select from any course offering, while younger children in grades 2–6 may select from Junior Musical Theatre or Junior Dance options. Two-week and four-week long sessions are available, depending on the course, and programs include independent projects and field trips. Teachers are accomplished artists and performers, and world-class artists conduct master classes and work with students throughout each semester. The Long Island High School for the Arts, which runs the Summer Arts Academy as a program of Nassau BOCES, reports 50 years of excellence, more than 15 productions each year, 100% of students going on to 4-year colleges, and 100% of students being eligible to earn college credit. Camps run in partnership with Hofstra University, registration is managed through Hofstra University, and The Joel Foundation provides scholarships for music and musical theatre students, with fifteen talented students registering for Music or Musical Theatre selected to attend all four weeks on full scholarship through an application and audition process.
The leadership and support team includes Principal Lindsay Rogan; Guidance Counselor Melissa Lopez Stencel; Social Worker Jacqueline Collard; Nurse Geraldine Kearns; Performing Arts staff L’aura Bagdziunas, Christopher Brick, Kimberly Larkin, Natalie L’Etoile, and Alex Vietheer; Arts Exploration Skills teacher Melissa Dorcemus; Visual Arts teacher Kevin Edwards; 3D Animation teacher Christopher Fedorczak; Computer Game Design teacher Michael Minvera; Multimedia TV and Film teacher Robyn Morgan; Production Managerial Arts teacher John Vaiano; and Student Support Services staff member Jerry Nobile. The program’s mission states that emerging artists get the opportunity to explore and refine their talents in a one-of-a-kind, master apprentice, arts-centered community, and that students learn in a safe and supportive environment where they can pursue their artistic passion and discover who they are as individuals and as artists. A testimonial from Billy Joel notes, “I didn’t go to a school like this. It would have been really helpful to know there are other people who wanted to do this similar kind of thing and who are trying to learn all the skills necessary to do this.”
Last updated February 7, 2026.
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